President Donald Trump is attacking a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package approved by Congress, demanding higher direct payments to Americans that his fellow Republicans had opposed and complaining of "wasteful" spending elsewhere in the massive legislation. It's unclear whether Trump plans a veto, which would derail long-awaited aid to individuals and businesses unless lawmakers override his action. A 12-year-old boy from a secluded valley in Idaho became one of hundreds of children in the U.S. affected by a rare COVID-19 complication. DEATH TOLL: The U.S. death toll stands at 323,510 people, roughly the same as the population of Lexington, Kentucky. — Jennifer Brownlee, 34, a fisherman from Bayou La Batre, Alabama, who was waiting at the airport in Tampa, Florida, to fly to Oregon to see her mother, who just lost a leg.

Source: Daily Sun December 23, 2020 23:15 UTC