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Apr 13, 2020

Tracking those $1,200 checks

The IRS says it has started distributing emergency aid payments. Public health advocates call for limits or bans on the sale of tobacco products during COVID-19. Some are buying firearms for the first time right now.

The $1,200 per person is part of the federal government's effort to take some economic pressure off individuals in this pandemic. — The $1,200 per person is part of the federal government's effort to take some economic pressure off individuals in this pandemic.
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Who’s getting the $1,200 COVID-19 checks first?
by David Brancaccio, Kimberly Adams and Alex Schroeder
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Those who filed taxes in the past two years and used direct deposit for their refunds will be the first to get the payments, the IRS says.
Should tobacco product sales be banned during the COVID-19 pandemic?
by Jack Stewart
Cindy Ord/Getty Images
Some health groups point to early research that indicates smoking and vaping can make COVID-19 symptoms worse.
With COVID-19 comes a surge in gun sales
by Jonathan Levinson
The FBI reports that background checks in March were up. Some of those purchasing guns are doing so for the first time.

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Tracking those $1,200 checks