News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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The US economy fared ever so slightly better in the fourth quarter of 2020 than initially thought. The nation's GDP grew at an annualized and seasonally adjusted rate of 4.1%, the Commerce Department reports. https://t.co/5ZA77kpk7L
— CNN (@CNN) February 25, 2021
Markets appear to be pricing in a spike of inflation in the medium term that ebbs later on https://t.co/fKsL23oG8P
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 25, 2021
UPDATE: Federal Reserve banking system back online after nationwide outage.
HAPPENING NOW: The electronic payment system used by the U.S. Federal Reserve bank to process transactions like home payments, mortgages and fundraising crashed Wednesday, sending ripples throughout U.S. financial markets, according to numerous reports. https://t.co/Tqu1Hq0cmC
— AJC (@ajc) February 24, 2021
The Biden admin. will release an intelligence report Thursday that concludes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, three U.S. officials familiar with the matter tell @NBCNews. https://t.co/XHGTCa7gXW
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 25, 2021
U.S. Senate CONFIRMS Jennifer Granholm to be Secretary of Energy, 64-35. pic.twitter.com/hxzlZvarUH
— CSPAN (@cspan) February 25, 2021
What does caring for the sickest Covid patients a year into the pandemic look like? Two I.C.U. nurses in Phoenix agreed to wear cameras to help us to understand.
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) February 25, 2021
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February is usually the peak of flu season, but not this year. Health officials say flu cases and hospitalizations have been at their lowest levels in decades. Experts say that measures put in place to fend off COVID-19 are a big factor. https://t.co/NejS7sRVhc
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 25, 2021
The first girls have become Eagle Scouts. It’s taken more than 100 years. https://t.co/8ZiYIKOqPf
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 25, 2021
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve—the country’s 63rd national park—is well-suited to welcoming adventurers in a pandemic https://t.co/6tfRv1oIe7
— National Geographic (@NatGeo) February 25, 2021
Australia’s parliament has passed the world’s first laws to make digital media giants including Facebook and Google pay news organisations for content https://t.co/v66whINmL3
— The Times (@thetimes) February 25, 2021
A German man has been charged with espionage for allegedly passing information on properties used by Germany's parliament to Russian military intelligence. https://t.co/VFkzAilaT6
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) February 25, 2021
Hundreds of buildings have been burned around a town in Ethiopia's conflict-hit northern Tigray region, according to a security research organization that analyzed satellite images https://t.co/L0F2LjcoWF pic.twitter.com/XzRX77swN8
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 25, 2021
African Union backs call to waive intellectual property rights on COVID-19 drugs https://t.co/M7Ix71BHVh pic.twitter.com/OQC58gt2ac
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 25, 2021
From @reuterspictures: Rare snowfall covers the Middle East in a white blanket https://t.co/CxLQ0d3jMt pic.twitter.com/eI0hoovNpa
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 25, 2021
VIDEO: 🇮🇹 Mount #Etna on the Italian island of Sicily spews lava and ash from two open vents inside its southeast crater, with the fountain of lava reaching over 400 metres #Milo pic.twitter.com/bybNbdQJfn
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 25, 2021
POWER OF THE POD: A very large group of dolphins keeps pace with a whale watching boat off the coast of Southern California. https://t.co/VN4EkuIjoi pic.twitter.com/viA2f8FdNN
— ABC News (@ABC) February 25, 2021