Newsy’s Latest Headlines

Newsy’s Latest Headlines

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The video covers three main topics: President Biden's $2 trillion COVID relief bill and the efforts to gain bipartisan support, the discovery of the South African COVID variant in the US, and an investigation revealing underreported COVID-19 deaths in New York nursing homes. The White House is open to suggestions for improving the relief package but will not split it. The South African variant is more contagious but not more severe. In New York, Attorney General Letitia James found that nursing home COVID deaths were undercounted, leading to criticism of Governor Cuomo's policies.

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What did the investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James reveal about nursing home deaths?

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What backlash did Governor Andrew Cuomo face regarding nursing homes?

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