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WATCH: Biden tours energy lab, focuses on clean-energy plan

By Alexandra Jaffe, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is preparing to pitch his massive domestic spending package with a visit to a renewable energy lab in Colorado. Biden is highlighting how investments in clean energy will help combat climate change.

How restaurants have innovated to face the pandemic

By Justin Stabley

From QR code menus to the adoption of pickup and delivery options to total organizational shifts, food industry businesses and workers across America have had to change or innovate in the face of COVID-19 and its economic impacts.

Federal relief payments insulated families from economic disaster, Census finds

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, The Associated Press

The share of Americans living in poverty rose slightly as the COVID-19 pandemic shook the economy last year, but massive relief payments pumped out by Congress eased hardship for many.

Study says nearly half of defense spending for 9/11 wars went to private contractors

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

In the post-9/11 wars, U.S. corporations contracted by the Defense Department not only handled logistics like running fuel convoys and staffing chow lines but performed mission-crucial work like training and equipping Afghan security forces.

Florida governor threatens cities with fines for vaccine mandates

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

DeSantis said Monday that local municipalities potentially face millions of dollars in fines for implementing a requirement that their employees get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Democrats seek corporate, wealthy tax hikes for $3.5 trillion plan

By Lisa Mascaro, Hope Yen, Associated Press

The House released details on Monday as Congress speeds ahead to shape the far-reaching package touches almost all aspects of domestic life.

FDA delays decision on e-cigarette ban for vaping giant Juul

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

Parents, politicians and anti-tobacco advocates have pressured the FDA for years to ban Juul's high-nicotine devices, which many blame for the recent spike in underage vaping.

U.S., Mexico restart high-level economic talks after 4 years

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Top advisers to presidents Joe Biden and Andrés Manuel López Obrador are expressing eagerness to make headway on issues important to both nations, including infrastructure, trade and migration.

Lebanon to start paying cash aid to poor families next month

By Associated Press

The move comes at a time when the government is planning to end subsidies on vital products such as fuel and some medicines that is widely expected to increase prices of most products.

Farmers restore native grasslands to combat drying soil

By Tammy Webber, Associated Press

To avoid Dust Bowl conditions, more farmers are restoring native grasslands in areas where the nation's largest aquifer is drying up and rainfall is often scarce.