News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Senate confirms Tom Vilsack to serve again as President Biden's agriculture secretary https://t.co/Lu9SBTqt4x pic.twitter.com/XktzlLMIUc
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 23, 2021
BREAKING: Senate confirms veteran U.S. diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield to serve as President Biden's United Nations ambassador. https://t.co/oOUrC2DCtl
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 23, 2021
An Iranian government newspaper warned that overly radical actions in the nuclear wrangling with the West may lead to the country’s isolation after a new law ended snap inspections by United Nations inspectors https://t.co/7itc0VzOt2 pic.twitter.com/igipGIEI5P
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 23, 2021
The former U.S. Capitol Police chief tells Congress that he learned this week about an FBI report that extremists could commit “war” on the Capitol on Jan. 6. The FBI field office in Virginia circulated the report the day before the insurrection. https://t.co/2xz5wg7CLd
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 23, 2021
“None of the intelligence we received predicted what actually occurred,” former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund told senators who are investigating security failures related to the Jan. 6 attack. “These criminals came prepared for war,” he said. https://t.co/YKd40hn3HP pic.twitter.com/Ni2n6f3ZLX
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 23, 2021
FDA to allow Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to be stored at higher temps: NYT https://t.co/SdjQJsUaWf pic.twitter.com/3RjE4bbYwv
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 23, 2021
Dr. Fauci says he expects CDC guidance for people fully vaccinated for Covid-19 will be coming out soonhttps://t.co/UkvZIIixGY pic.twitter.com/qBBpaXF3Pj
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) February 23, 2021
Lucia DeClerck, the oldest resident of a New Jersey nursing home, beat the coronavirus after she tested positive on her 105th birthday.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 23, 2021
Her tips for living a long and healthy life? Prayer, avoiding junk food and eating nine gin-soaked raisins each morning.https://t.co/e427XvSogT
The wife of drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera was arrested at Dulles International Airport in Virginia and faces numerous drug trafficking charges, the Justice Department sayshttps://t.co/j4EPNoaJUb
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) February 23, 2021
Facebook v Australia: Who blinked first? https://t.co/67w1gk9z8k
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 23, 2021
Rebels deny killing Italian ambassador to DR Congo https://t.co/FFRsypVezB
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 23, 2021
The first gorilla born at Berlin Zoo in 16 years appeared at ease in a video released by its keepers eight days after the primate's birth pic.twitter.com/xEFiThAD73
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 23, 2021