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The House of Representatives approved the massive economic aid plan along partisan lines, with no Republicans voting in favour. This sixth Covid-19 relief bill is a major legislative win for Mr Biden. The final bill includes one-off direct payments worth $1,400 to be sent off to most Americans. It extends weekly jobless benefit payments of $300 until September. It also allocates $350bn to state and local governments, some $130bn to school reopening, $49bn for expanded Covid-19 testing and research, as well as $14bn for vaccine distribution.

Staying in the US, President Biden鈥檚 nomination of Marcia Fudge was confirmed as secretary of housing and urban development, making her the first Black woman to lead the agency in more than four decades. We look at how unfair property taxes stop Black Americans from gaining wealth.

Also in the programme, we ask why is the game Roblox, which has just listed on the US stock exchange, so popular with children under the age of 12.

Plus, a group of musicians tell us how they are feeling about the prospect of performing and touring again.

And - we hear from Delphine Viguier-Hovasse - global brand president at L'Oreal Paris, on the importance of having women in leadership positions for the success of the company.

(Photo: Joe Biden. Credit: Getty Images)