News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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.@jonkarl asked whether Pres. Trump's "Fire Fauci" retweet was an indication he is sending Fauci a message—or if he no longer has confidence in him. The White House responded that Trump has followed the recommendations of Drs. Fauci and Birx. https://t.co/280IXWsTJm
— ABC News (@ABC) April 13, 2020
UPDATE: US Navy sailor assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt has died of COVID-19 complications. https://t.co/fqgknY9uQ3
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 13, 2020
Trump was warned — by health experts, by intelligence officers and by his own appointees who crafted the original pandemic plans.
— POLITICO (@politico) April 13, 2020
But officials who had prepared years for this moment ran into a problem they didn’t predict: A president who refused to act. https://t.co/Xt8roO9mYX
Three more members of the New York Police Department have died due to the novel coronavirus, according to NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea. The force has now lost 23 members. https://t.co/DtQop1mkPp
— CNN (@CNN) April 13, 2020
NY Gov. Cuomo explains how reopening the state will include easing isolation, increasing economic activity, recalibrating who is an “essential worker” and using more testing.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 13, 2020
"If you see [the infection rate start rising] … then you know you’ve opened the valve too fast.” pic.twitter.com/twnW2WAnLJ
The Supreme Court is adapting to the threat of the coronavirus by taking the unprecedented step of holding arguments via telephone in some cases https://t.co/h4SyP9OR2Z
— POLITICO (@politico) April 13, 2020
WATCH: In a CBS News interview three years ago, Bill Gates warned us about a "huge" and "fatal" epidemic — and said we wouldn't be prepared to handle it https://t.co/E5MG8KCvAV pic.twitter.com/K72DhU6g4v
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 19, 2020
A doorbell cam captured dramatic lightning in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as violent storms swept through the South on Sunday, leaving hundreds of thousands without power. https://t.co/tJY7mqYGvV pic.twitter.com/ZSi4LjTqx0
— ABC News (@ABC) April 13, 2020
Italian classical singer Andrea Bocelli gave a moving performance from an empty cathedral on Sunday evening. Ahead of the special set, Bocelli said he hoped to bring millions together during the global coronavirus pandemic — regardless of their faith. https://t.co/LvmgvCm5Pp pic.twitter.com/qyuZymTBin
— CNN (@CNN) April 13, 2020
