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Victoria Murrell had her ducks in a row last winter. The 32-year-old from North Huntingdon had spent four years waiting tables and attending classes at Seton Hill University on a full academic scholarship. She was on track to graduate with a degree in human resources. Then the covid-19 shutdown hit. Suddenly, the single mother who has worked since 15 found herself unemployed, juggling college classes, homeschooling her daughter, Rilee, and wondering how they’d survive. CARES Act pandemic unemployment assistance — scheduled to expire for more than 9 million Americans this month — helped ...

AP “We still are in the worst part of the pandemic, and it’s likely to get even worse in the next couple of weeks. So Congress has to act,” Democratic Sen. Bob Casey said on a call with reporters Tuesday. Republican Sen. Pat Toomey said in a statement of his own that, while legislators remain deadlocked on some issues, “this should not stop the Senate from passing a bill where Republicans and Democrats largely agree.” The new framework, advanced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, consists of two parts. The first would provide $748 billion for popular ideas such as providing money...