News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Exclusive | "I just want to find 11,780 votes": In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the vote in his favor https://t.co/NTT3hTvcrR
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 3, 2021
Several high-ranking Senate Republicans over the weekend attacked plans by their own colleagues to object to certifying 2020 election results, calling the effort ineffective, dangerous or lacking in evidence. https://t.co/GXLdOJAVRF
— Axios (@axios) January 3, 2021
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 350,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. has by far the most reported coronavirus deaths in the world, and experts fear another surge stemming from holiday gatherings. https://t.co/Zfxn8gvj6U
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 3, 2021
A Milwaukee pharmacist who admitted to intentionally spoiling more than 550 Moderna vaccine doses told investigators he knew "that people who received the vaccinations would think they had been vaccinated against the virus when in fact they were not."https://t.co/iZCEO5D6Wm
— NPR (@NPR) January 3, 2021
On lagging COVID-19 vaccinations in the U.S., Dr. Anthony Fauci tells @martharaddattz: "We are not where we want to be, but I think we can get there."
— ABC News (@ABC) January 3, 2021
"We got to get interaction between the federal government and the states." https://t.co/rNGGy483On pic.twitter.com/0bp70WQaLB
A top official of Operation Warp Speed on Sunday floated the idea of halving the dose of each shot of Moderna's vaccine to potentially double the number of people who could receive it and gain some immunity. https://t.co/wPjGgS4Ywd
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 3, 2021
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic loomed large over every aspect of Sunday’s opening day of the 117th Congress, with fears of spreading the virus front and center and lawmakers fighting over masks on the floor of the House https://t.co/SlPbF4alku
— POLITICO (@politico) January 3, 2021
As tensions with Iran ratchet up during the final days of President Trump’s presidency, thousands of Iraqis gathered in Baghdad's central square on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the US killing of a top Iranian general. https://t.co/4ZKmnxaP9i
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 3, 2021
One person was killed and multiple people injured in a shooting at a church in Winona, Texas, Gov. Abbott says. A suspect is in custody, according to the sheriff's office.https://t.co/CGzVPLR6Gn pic.twitter.com/gHjyBkpRgY
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 3, 2021
Nashville bombing suspect may have believed in lizard people, aliens – source https://t.co/WUmsjpN0Jj pic.twitter.com/3Pkqel91Qj
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 3, 2021
