Coronavirus news, stimulus updates & more: What’s trending today

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Travelers walk through the arrivals area at LaGuardia Airport Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in New York. Tuesday's snowfall comes as residents of the New York City region are digging out from under piles of snow that shut down public transport, canceled flights, and closed coronavirus vaccination sites. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)AP

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Read more about the latest stimulus bill talks, check out coronavirus news and see more stories trending online today.

Top stories

Report: Democrats Open To Capping Income For Stimulus Checks At $50,000 A Year For Individuals (Forbes)

Poll: Voters say stimulus checks should be prioritized in COVID-19 relief bill (The Hill)

You could be owed more stimulus money this tax season – what to know (Fox Business)

McConnell slams Democrats for using the same mechanism to force through COVID-19 stimulus that he used to pass the 2017 tax cut (Business Insider)

Here’s how American stimulus checks stack up to other countries’ Covid relief (CNBC)

Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick lies in honor at Capitol; Biden, others pay respects (Fox News)

In Rare Public Statement, Congressional Aides Call for Trump’s Conviction (NY Times)

Every US state will see below freezing temperatures over the next week (CNN)

Biden creates task force for separated families, orders review of border and immigration policies (CBS)

Coronavirus news

Covid-19: Study showing Oxford vaccine slows virus spread ‘superb’ (BBC)

Biden administration to begin shipping vaccine doses directly to pharmacies (Politico)

Worrisome coronavirus mutation seen in U.K. variant and in some U.S. samples (Washington Post)

Russia’s Sputnik V Covid vaccine appears effective, study finds (NBC)

Post-vaccination deaths don’t mean the COVID-19 vaccine is deadly, experts say (ABC News)

Other trending headlines

Jeff Bezos To Step Down As Amazon’s CEO (NPR)

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to call regulator meeting on GameStop volatility, seeks ethics waiver (CNBC)

SpaceX’s Prototype Mars Rocket Crashes in Test Flight (NY Times)

Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny handed jail term, prompting protests across Russia (CNN)

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