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What’s in the new infrastructure bill — and what comes next

What’s in the new infrastructure bill — and what comes next

Apple News Today
Aug 3, 2021 13 min
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<p>On&nbsp;Sunday, Senate lawmakers&nbsp;announced a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan. Tony Romm of the <a href="https://apple.news/AiXmVbl-2Tlu7xpXAkjVQ1A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> breaks down what&rsquo;s in the package and where it stands now.</p> <p>In California, more than 20,000 people were sterilized before&nbsp;a eugenics&nbsp;law was repealed in 1979. Juliana Jim&eacute;nez writes for <a href="https://apple.news/AHh1idMwQSz2uRep1-5CQPw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> about the history of this practice&nbsp;and efforts to compensate some of the survivors.</p> <p>A few years ago, a study found that preschoolers who watched a lot of Disney princess movies were more&nbsp;hung up&nbsp;on gender stereotypes. But the <a href="https://apple.news/AScP7xg_oQAKEtdRZq64i8Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports that the research continued and has now led to a seemingly different conclusion.</p> <p>Simone Biles&nbsp;returned&nbsp;to Olympic competition, earning a bronze medal in the&nbsp;balance-beam&nbsp;final. <a href="https://apple.news/AJRw3z2DURyqK68_OXknG-A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Yahoo Sports</a> breaks down the results.</p> <p>Norwegian hurdler Karsten Warholm set a new world record&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;400-meter&nbsp;final. <a href="https://apple.news/AV-n3rgZsRZi19sl_kG6FOA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC Olympics</a> has the coverage.</p>

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