The cash-strapped federal government had loaned money to the states to help pay for long extensions in unemployment benefits. But it will not waive the interest that states owe … and expects to collect $20 million in interest payments from the Commonwealth. And as Virginia Public Radio’s Tommie
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From NPR News- The Invisible Children With Cancer August 23, 2019A study looks at the toll of cancer on children around the world. Co-author Dr. Lisa Force of St. Jude hospital says: "An important prognostic indicator for survival is where that child is living."
- Trade War Heats Up Again As China Sets Tariffs On $75 Billion In U.S. Goods, Autos August 23, 2019China says it will slap tariffs on autos and thousands of other U.S. goods. It's an escalation of a trade war that has rippled through the world economy and raised U.S. recession fears.
- Macron Urges G-7 Members To Put Amazon Fires At Top Of Agenda August 23, 2019In a tweet, the French president called the 2,500 active fires in the Amazon an "international crisis" and urged fellow G-7 members to "discuss this emergency first order" at their upcoming summit.
- As Texas Suburbs Diversify, Democrats See An Opportunity For 2020 August 23, 2019As Republican retirements stack up, Democrats are bullish about gains in Texas, with rapid demographic shifts among Hispanics and Asians. Plus, a backlash against President Trump.
- Meltdown On Main Street: Inside The Breakdown Of The GOP's Moderate Wing August 23, 2019House GOP moderates clashed with the Republican Main Street Partnership following the 2018 midterms, leading many lawmakers to sever ties with an outside group that's been a fixture since the 1990s.
- The Invisible Children With Cancer August 23, 2019
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- Amazon fires: France and Ireland threaten to block EU trade deal August 23, 2019Mr Macron says Brazil's leader lied to him as UK and German leaders voice concerns over the fires.
- The Amazon in Brazil is on fire - how bad is it? August 23, 2019Thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. How bad are they?
- PC Andrew Harper: Family tribute to 'hero' officer August 23, 2019Officers hold a silence for PC Andrew Harper as his parents pay tribute to their "superhero" son.
- Center Parcs Longleat: Boy dies after becoming ill at resort August 23, 2019An eyewitness says the boy's mother was screaming for him to wake up amid attempts to save him.
- First day at school: Mum's before-and-after photos of daughter go viral August 23, 2019Lucie's new school uniform is on the dishevelled side by the end of the five-year-old's first day.
- Amazon fires: France and Ireland threaten to block EU trade deal August 23, 2019
