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Gage Jackson presents top stories, including the House's approval of Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, which includes $1400 stimulus checks but faces challenges in the Senate over a minimum wage increase. An FDA panel recommends the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine for emergency use, which requires only one shot. In Nigeria, 42 people were freed after a school abduction, while another mass kidnapping occurred. Armed gangs are suspected of carrying out these kidnappings for ransom and to pressure authorities.

How many people were freed after being abducted from a school in Nigeria?

What do authorities say is the reason behind the kidnappings in Nigeria?