
News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Joe Biden on Monday said his administration is considering resuming sanctions on Myanmar after an apparent military coup https://t.co/wPYeduIvQ8
— POLITICO (@politico) February 1, 2021
Republican West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says "America's got to go to the higher number" on Covid relief https://t.co/MAufZLI58O
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 1, 2021
GOP senators unveil $618 billion coronavirus proposal ahead of Biden meeting https://t.co/ZOIhxSTv62 pic.twitter.com/08jzGhUyr9
— The Hill (@thehill) February 1, 2021
The White House defends the size of its $1.9 trillion Covid-19 proposal ahead of a meeting with GOP senators https://t.co/89z8TBsBtY pic.twitter.com/mSMTe4AkEY
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 1, 2021
The deadliest month of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. ended with signs of progress: cases and hospitalizations are down and vaccinations are picking up speed. The question now is whether the U.S. can stay ahead of the virus' fast-spreading mutations. https://t.co/DxGVCmGlMS
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 1, 2021
The $30 price of at-home COVID tests made by Ellume is expected to go down as mass production of them ramps up, White House COVID senior advisor Andy Slavitt says. He says "life does not change until we create more ubiquitous capability" for testing, treatment and vaccines pic.twitter.com/NkOriVLDAD
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 1, 2021
House Democrats aim to remove Majorie Taylor Greene from committees over violent comments https://t.co/ZfQgPQHowK pic.twitter.com/TXthtVOMKi
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 1, 2021
A new study shows evidence that conservative politicians and media received just as much — if not more — interaction on social platforms than their liberal counterparts.
— Axios (@axios) February 1, 2021
The GOP has long used unproven claims of censorship as a threat to regulate Big Tech.https://t.co/Yyc5rQIhNo
Officials in Rochester, N.Y., have released bodycam footage of police handcuffing and pepper spraying a 9-year-old girl.
— NPR (@NPR) February 1, 2021
"You're acting like a child," one officer is heard yelling.
"I am a child," she responds. https://t.co/L7pZMdvuc7
A pair of spacewalking NASA astronauts finished installing the last battery to modernize the International Space Station's power grid.https://t.co/EMSgAd8NFV
— AP Health & Science (@APHealthScience) February 1, 2021
Massive snowball fight on the National Mall as the D.C. area gets its biggest snowfall in two years. https://t.co/LAa6R3jeE0 pic.twitter.com/VIgFvIRoGL
— ABC News (@ABC) February 1, 2021