US Treasury Secretary Steve Munchkin excluded the possibility of extending the $600 per week employment benefits for Americans during the pandemic.

In an interview with the ABC's "This Week" on Sunday, Munchkin stressed that many unemployed US citizens were being "overpaid" and had no incentive to return to the job market.

According to him, the unemployment benefits are supposed to be wage replacement; therefore, they should be linked to some percentage of wages and not a flat fee. He explained that the government's outdated computer systems were the reason for having a flat fee now.

The Treasury Secretary noted that Republicans targeted "enhanced

In a recent interview with the Daily Caller, Sam Brownback, US ambassador of international religious freedom, made no attempt to pull any punches when he stated that the Communist Party of China was waging an all-out war on faith. China has even reportedly gone so far as to sanction those US officials who are shining a light on Beijing and their treatment of religious minorities.

Brownback explained the US's ongoing efforts to hold China's government to task for their alleged abuses of human rights aimed at Uighurs and other such Muslin minorities in the region of Xinjiang. The region has recently

California lawmakers are considering options to provide additional unemployment benefits with an extra USD 600 per week, funded by the federal government this month.

According to Democratic assemblyman Phil Ting, the chair of the legal working group, the Democratic lawmakers favor the idea. The financial aid for jobless Californians is considered if Congress failed to extend the federal pandemic benefit.

Ting, who is also serving as a chairman of the Assembly Budget Committee, highlighted that many locals rely on these benefits to pay rent and buy food. In his view, it is the state's job to intervene and help them.

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In an interview with the New York Times, Chris Rock blasted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her fellow Democrats for focusing too much on the impeachment, instead of limiting the negative consequences of the coronavirus.

As the first cases of the novel virus were confirmed in our country in the winter, the Democrats were indulged in President Trump's impeachment over the Ukraine scandal. They could have done more to prevent the crisis, Rock opined.

The ''Fargo'' season 4 star linked President Trump to a five-year-old kid. He referred to the 1987 movie "The Last Emperor," which featured a child ruler.

Rock noted

MGM Resorts International, one of the last Las Vegas Strip resorts to reopen after the coronavirus lockdown, will be the first to become smoke-free, the company announced in a news release on Monday.

Park MGM opens doors again on Sept 30, Anton Nikodemus, president and chief operating officer of the 3,000-room venue, said. Nikodemus noted that the policy change comes after ongoing requests by guests.

The property features the upscale NoMad hotel, which will welcome visitors again, and the 5,200-seat Park Theater, which will remain closed until further notice.

According to Nikodemus, moving to smoke-free is not risky, especially in Las Vegas,

The US government will end coronavirus screening of international travelers at airports in a bid to revive the anemic airport traffic.

The US started an enhanced screening of passengers arriving from Wuhan, China, where the virus was first reported at select airports in January. Over time, additional airports followed suit and started checking passengers from high-risk countries, including much of Europe, China, and Iran, among other regions. For a certain period, the screenings resulted in long lines and overcrowded airports.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed it would discontinue the program that directed all flights from high-risk nations to

President Trump has refused to condemn Russia over the poisoning of Putin's opponent Alexey Navalny, saying that Washington had not yet seen any proof.

According to the US President, what has happened to Navalny is ''tragic,'' and we should look at it ''very seriously.''

Trump also opined that everyone is always mentioning Russia, but in his view, China is a nation that we should be talking about much more than Russia.

Earlier this week, German chancellor, Angela Merkel, revealed test results conducted at a military laboratory, proving that the Kremlin critic had been poisoned with a nerve agent called Novichok. In her words,