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Red Power Ranger Actor Charged With Fraud

Austin St. John, who played the superhero in the "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers," was one of 18 people charged in a federal indictment on Thursday.
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IRS Says It Caught COVID-19 Relief Scammers Stealing A Total Of Nearly $2 Billion

The IRS has investigated more than 660 cases of fraud related to stimulus funds intended to help small businesses and workers affected by the pandemic.
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These Billionaires Received Taxpayer-Funded Stimulus Checks During the Pandemic

Ira Rennert, worth $3.7 billion according to Forbes, did not appear to need the cash infusion.
By Paul Kiel, Jesse Eisinger and Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica

Supreme Court Sides With Alaska Natives In Coronavirus Aid Case

The question for the court was whether Alaska Native corporations, which are for-profit companies, count as “Indian tribes.”
By JESSICA GRESKO, AP

The Looming Showdown Over Unemployment Benefits

Federal benefits are going to expire, and Republican legislatures are looking to make cuts.
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Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s Husband Bought Stock In Sectors Set To Benefit From Then-Secret Bill

While Republicans privately drafted the CARES Act, Loeffler’s husband was buying shares in corporations that would reap millions, a HuffPost investigation found.
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Rep. Katie Porter Skewers Mnuchin On COVID-19 Relief

“You’re play-acting to be a lawyer.” The California lawmaker and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin got into a heated exchange over COVID-19 relief funding.
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Laid-Off Workers Lobby For Unemployment Benefits To Continue

Nearly 12 million Americans are set to have their benefits expire at the end of the year.
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Mitch McConnell’s Supreme Court Scheme

The Senate Majority Leader is moving quickly with plans to confirm whomever President Donald Trump chooses to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Getting COVID-19 Is Putting Americans On The Brink Of Economic Crisis

Most Americans who have been sickened by the coronavirus are facing serious economic hardship, a new survey shows.
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