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Evening Briefing: Biden’s huge infrastructure plan

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Plus George Floyd's final hour and the case for oak trees. View in browser | nytimes.com Continue reading the main story March 31, 2021 Your Wednesday Evening Briefing By Remy Tumin and Shelby Knowles Good evening. Here's the latest. Zack DeZon for The New York Times 1. $2 trillion for America's bridges, roads, rail lines and utilities. President Biden unveiled his plan to rebuild the nation's infrastructure and create jobs, in a proposal that would push federal investment in those areas to levels not seen since the 1960s. The plan would also address climate change with a shift to clean energy and would be paid for with 15 years of higher taxes on corporations . Among the proposals: Modernize 20,000 miles of highways and roads; repair 10,000 bridges; and build a network of 500,000 electric vehicle chargers . Here's what's in the plan . Above, under the F.D.R. in New York City. "It is not a plan that tinkers around the edges," Mr. Biden said. &quo

Daily Skimm: Don’t cry over spilled condiments

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Skimm'd while talking about leadership in crisis March 31, 2021 Read in Browser Skimm'd while talking about leadership in crisis Quote of the Day "The trials and tribulations of all mothers" – A woman's response to a video of a mama bear trying to gather her rambunctious cubs. A mother's job is never den. The Looking Glass The Story Scientists are looking at the past to prepare for the future . That's deep. Sure is. Yesterday, the World Health Organization released its report on the origins of COVID-19. For months, dozens of countries pushed China to let the WHO investigate how the pandemic got started. After