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Wisconsin controversially holds its presidential primary as planned despite a state-wide stay-at-home order and concern that the election could expose thousands of voters and poll workers to the coronavirus. IMAGES
Lisbon (Portugal), Jan 24 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Cynthia de Benito).- Polling stations opened on Sunday morning in Portugal for the first round of the presidential elections.FOOTAGE OF POLLING STATIONS IN LISBON.SOUNDBITES OF: -ISABEL RAMOS, VOTER:"I think everything is going very well, people are complying with the measures and they are completely secure. " -CRISTINA OLIVEIRA, POLL WORKER:"Regarding the measures that we have at this time, I believe that things were distributed and were specified in a way that allows everyone to vote safely. Including us, who are at the voting tables. We got a Covid-19 test yesterday to be sure that we are not going to infect anyone because we have to stay closer to each other for a long time. It is a table that has five people, and we all tested negative, so we are safe among us and also regarding the voters."
President Donald Trump faces a ticking clock with respect to the current proposed COVID-19 relief package. Trump has suggested he may reject the $900 billion package that Congress approved earlier this week unless lawmakers include $2,000 stimulus payments. Business Insider reports Trump could cost jobless workers a week of $300 federal unemployment benefits if he fails to sign the bill by midnight Saturday. Business Insider reports nearly 14 million Americans may lose all their unemployment aid this weekend if the bill doesn't pass. Labor experts say a two-to-three week gap in unemployment benefits is inevitable, as states need to recalibrate their computer systems to send the payments.
President-elect Joe Biden was publicly vaccinated against the novel coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. On television, Biden demonstrated that the shot is safe and necessary to protect the country from the virus. COVID-19 has led to the death of nearly 300,000 Americans. According to HuffPost, Biden received his first of the two doses required for the vaccine at ChristianaCare Hospital in Delaware. We owe these folks a lot. The scientists and the people who put this together, the frontline workers, the people that were the ones that did the clinical work. President-Elect Joe Biden
President Emmanuel Macron rides out the coronavirus in a presidential retreat at Versailles. While Macron routinely wears a mask and adheres to social distancing rules, he hosted or took part in multiple group meals in the days before testing positive Thursday.
"C'est une grosse surprise et une très belle reconnaissance. Je voulais montrer qu'on peut faire une cuisine différente, qui a du goût, qui a du sens" : à 41 ans, la cheffe Claire Vallée décroche la première étoile Michelin accordée à un restaurant vegan, pour son établissement ONA (Origine Non Animale) à Arès, en Gironde. Une consécration pour ce restaurant qu'elle a monté en 2016 grâce à une campagne de financement participatif, sans prêts bancaires classiques.
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