News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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President Biden pushed faith at today's National Prayer Breakfast as the prescription for the "dark, dark times" he said the nation is suffering.
— POLITICO (@politico) February 4, 2021
"For so many in our nation, this is a dark, dark time. So, where do we turn? Faith," the president said. pic.twitter.com/sDcEcvT9j8
JUST IN: House impeachment managers are requesting former President Donald Trump testify before or during his Senate impeachment trial https://t.co/FjnOInj1tF
— CNN (@CNN) February 4, 2021
Pelosi blasts GOP for not punishing Marjorie Taylor Greene, pointing out they removed Rep. Steve King from committee assignments in 2019 for racist remarks
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 4, 2021
"You would think the Republican leadership in the Congress would have some sense of responsibility to this institution" pic.twitter.com/FFLGZTI086
Marjorie Taylor Greene took to the House floor to distance herself from her record of promoting conspiracy theories, but stopped short of apologizing.https://t.co/KPP9P7mQ9s pic.twitter.com/Xz1yWnPZQw
— POLITICO (@politico) February 4, 2021
A voting technology company swept up in baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election has filed a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News, some of the network's star hosts, and pro-Trump attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell. https://t.co/1JuQBiXjYo
— CNN (@CNN) February 4, 2021
U.S. considering targeted sanctions after Myanmar coup: Sullivan https://t.co/1cFP3zcMcS pic.twitter.com/2qtjXqQkPI
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 4, 2021
JUST IN: Weekly jobless claims fall to 779,000, levels that are still four times higher than the pre-pandemic average for jobless claims. https://t.co/o1pNa9LE3s
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 4, 2021
NEW: Pres. Biden "I'm approving an executive order to begin the hard work of restoring our refugee admissions program."
— ABC News (@ABC) February 4, 2021
"It's going to take time to rebuild what has been so badly damaged—but that's precisely what we're going to do." https://t.co/q83jvfohUB pic.twitter.com/pTEnN78Vzn
US coronavirus data for Wednesday, Feb. 3:
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 4, 2021
• 122,251 cases, lowest case count (excluding Christmas) since Nov. 5
• 3,743 deaths
Can I take painkillers before or after a COVID-19 vaccine? It's best to avoid them, unless you routinely take them for a medical condition. Find out more in @AP's “Viral Questions” series: https://t.co/lBv0RhDeRhhttps://t.co/KtkyewSWZ5
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 4, 2021
