Biden tells Democrats he's willing to compromise on stimulus checks
Biden's bigger $1,400 payments would extend to higher income levels, up to $300,000 for some families. Biden proposes $170 billion for schools, compared to $20 billion in the Republican plan.

House Set to Vote on Greene's Committee Assignments
Adam Kinzinger, the Republican Jewish Coalition and several prominent members of the party to take action against Greene". Seems kind of hard to argue with, doesn't it? There are certainly political calculations at play here as well.

January Services PMI Accelerates To 52.8; Firms Continue To Shed Jobs
Still, the headline figure remained below its long-run average of 53.3 and was consistent with a moderate pace of growth. The economic survey has estimated economic growth at 11 per cent for FY22.

Apple investing $3.6 billion in Kia for Apple auto production, report says
Apple is investing 4 trillion won ($3.6 billion) in Kia Motors in a collaboration to built an electric auto . That certainly fits with a planned 2025 launch.

Serena sizzles after Barty, Kenin script hard-fought wins
At the All-England Club in 2018 she was dismissed 6-3 6-3 by Angelique Kerber and a year later humbled 6-2 6-2 by Simona Halep . Barty will play Rogers on Thursday afternoon after the American world number 60 scored a 7-6 (1) 6-3 win over Petra Martic.

Microsoft backs Australia's proposed media laws, eyes expansion
Microsoft shows its full support to Australia where the government announced the ambitious plans to make Google pay for news.

Mourinho hopes heart-to-heart with injured Alli does the trick
Villas-Boas' outburst follows the deadline day signing from Celtic of Olivier Ntcham, a move the Portuguese manager was against. Villas-Boas added he was also informed very late of the departure on loan to Hertha Berlin of Serbian winger Nemanja Radonjić.

Alberta reports 57 variant cases of COVID-19 virus, daycare, schools affected
More than 1,000 doses of vaccine were administered on Monday, with Alberta Health reporting 107,438 total shots given. Hospitalizations remain below 600, the threshold for the first step of reopening expected to take effect February 8.

'Jeopardy!': New Celebrities Added to Guest Host Roster
Executive producer Mike Richards shared the news in a press release to welcome the new names in the roster of guest hosts. Gupta looked back on his childhood years watching " Jeopardy! " with his parents and now with his own family.

S&P: Budget broad effort to shore up economic recovery
She added that the expenditure further increased once the health situation stabilised as the government spent to boost demand. According to her, the fiscal deficit in Budgetary Estimates for 2021-2022 is estimated to be 6.8 percent of the GDP .

White House reviewing Trump's access to intelligence briefings
Referred to by President Trump as an "early warning system", the object searches and detects missiles through satellites. Her reaction to the Space Force question suggests Biden has probably not given much thought to the Space Force .

Nokia 5.4 may be launched in India this month
Considering this, the Nokia 3 .4 will pack a 6.39-inch HD+ display with 1600 X 720 pixels resolution and 19:5:9 aspect ratio. As far as its specifications are concerned, the Nokia 1 .4 features a punch-hole cut-out display with a thick bottom bezel.

Move Omar Sheikh to rest house in two days: SC
A graphic video showing Pearl's decapitation was delivered to the USA consulate in Karachi almost a month after he was kidnapped. The US government has asked Pakistan government to ensure that those involved in murdering Pearl should be punished.

Biden Won't Accept Scaled-Down Covid Aid Package: White House
The New York Times said Biden aides had indicated the income-based eligibility for the direct payments was up for negotiation. The president spent almost two hours on Monday discussing his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 plan with 10 Republican senators.

Russian opposition leader Navalny sentenced to 2.5 years in prison
Western powers have meanwhile called on Russian Federation to free Navalny, with some threatening fresh sanctions. With time already spent in detention he will spend another two years and eight months behind bars.