6:30 LRN Newscast December 15

Senator Bill Cassidy is pushing Congress to approve a 748-billion dollar coronavirus aid package that would restart 300-dollar federally boosted unemployment checks, another round of P-P-P, and more. Cassidy says this bill reflects weeks of good-faith negotiations from Republicans and Democrats…
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The legislation does not include another stimulus check for Americans. It remains unclear if the bill can be approved this year.

The attorneys for Aaron Bowman spoke on the steps of the state capitol yesterday seeking justice for Bowman who was allegedly beaten with a flashlight in the head by a State Police trooper outside of his him in Monroe. Last week State Police announced the arrest of trooper Jacob Brown, but Bowman’s personal attorney Donecia Banks-Miley says there were other officers involved…
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center wants to get to the bottom of why exercise helps some people a lot more than others. Matt Doyle has the story.
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