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<p><strong>By Charles Elmo</strong></p>



<p>Sports Writer&nbsp;</p>



<p>President Joe Biden and a group of Republican Senators agreed to hold additional negotiations on coronavirus relief, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/536861-biden-gop-senators-agree-to-more-covid-talks-after-excellent-first-meeting" target="_blank">according</a> to The Hill. </p>



<p>The group met with Biden at the White House for roughly two hours on Monday. The meeting was significantly longer than either side had expected, but it was productive, The Hill continues. </p>



<p>“It was a very good exchange of views,” Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) said outside the White House.&nbsp;</p>



<p>As the two sides look to craft a bipartisan agreement, Biden would not back down from his demand for a robust package. </p>



<p>Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion stimulus package has generally been met with resistance by Republicans, <a href="https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/biden-gop-meet-on-new-stimulus-bill-1k-checks-and-everything-else-in-600b-proposal/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">according</a> to CNet.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Despite the opposition, the meeting was described as “productive” and “substantive,” <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/536861-biden-gop-senators-agree-to-more-covid-talks-after-excellent-first-meeting" target="_blank">according</a> to the Hill. </p>



<p><strong>Meet The Greeks</strong></p>



<p>Monday-Thursday the Metro campus is holding the semester tradition of Meet the Greeks. Much like last semester, this event is completely virtual. Tonight, three organizations will present: Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc., Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity Inc. and Sigma Pi Fraternity, International. The event will start at 8 p.m. on <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://fdu.zoom.us/my/metromtg21" target="_blank">Zoom</a>.</p>



<p><strong>COVID-19 Numbers&nbsp;</strong></p>



<p>As of this morning, there was an increase of 3,515 positive COVID-19 cases in New Jersey, 356 of those cases were in Bergen County.&nbsp;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td><strong>Tues. 2/2/2021</strong></td><td><strong>&nbsp; Mon. 2/1/2021</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>New Jersey</strong></td><td><strong>700,346</strong></td><td><strong>&nbsp; 696,831</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Bergen County</strong></td><td><strong>67,609</strong></td><td><strong>&nbsp; 67,253</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<p>*Numbers according to <a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS893US893&amp;ei=hsUYYIK_Et-v5NoPy7WTyAo&amp;q=covid+19+numbers+new+jersey&amp;oq=covid+19+nu&amp;gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgBMgUIABDJAzIFCAAQkgMyBQgAEJIDMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADoFCAAQkQJQtwJYnRlg6CBoAXABeACAAcMBiAGdC5IBAzguNpgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrAAQE&amp;sclient=psy-ab" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Google Statistics</a>.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Stay tuned for more daily news updates tomorrow at 10 a.m. </p>



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