News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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NEW: Senior Trump administration officials are increasingly alarmed that President Trump might unleash — and abuse — the power of government in an effort to overturn the clear result of the election. https://t.co/rYJhRw7MKx
— Axios (@axios) December 19, 2020
President Trump downplays massive cyber hack on US federal government agencies after Secretary of State Pompeo links attack to Russia. https://t.co/JORdfqlUAJ
— CNN (@CNN) December 19, 2020
The massive monthslong hack of agencies across the U.S. government succeeded, in part, because no one was looking in the right place https://t.co/sSY3qAXjzW
— POLITICO (@politico) December 19, 2020
President Trump's campaign legal team sent a memo to dozens of staffers instructing them to preserve all documents related to Dominion Voting Systems and Sidney Powell in anticipation of potential litigation by the company against the pro-Trump attorney. https://t.co/PnhQEmum2I pic.twitter.com/AGP3XH2aCM
— CNN (@CNN) December 19, 2020
The "Guardians" of the galaxy — the newly-named members of the United States Space Force — are here to protect America's interstellar interests. https://t.co/Y7klnOMAT9
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 19, 2020
Less than 24 hours after it was authorized, Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is being packed and it will be ready for administering tomorrow. https://t.co/LOcOpImhnK
— ABC News (@ABC) December 19, 2020
The Army general in charge of getting COVID-19 vaccines across the U.S. apologized for what he called “miscommunication” with states over the number of doses to be delivered. Gen. Gustave Perna says he failed but he's pledging to “move forward.” https://t.co/8TKaCWW6ZS
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 19, 2020
LATEST: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a stricter "tier 4" lockdown for London and southeast England, citing a rapidly spreading new strain of COVID-19 detected by government scientists. https://t.co/MngRgbN6Zx
— ABC News (@ABC) December 19, 2020
Here's why flu numbers are down as COVID-19 cases surge in the U.S. https://t.co/A7MZaMS31Y
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 19, 2020
Santa Claus will be coming to town this year, Dr. Anthony Fauci says.
— CNN (@CNN) December 19, 2020
“I took care of that for you,” he says. “…I took a trip up there to the North Pole; I went there and I vaccinated Santa Claus myself. I measured his level of immunity, and he is good to go.” #CNNSesameStreet pic.twitter.com/CNJ520XTew
