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News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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"I believe… this historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country."
— ABC News (@ABC) March 11, 2021
Pres. Joe Biden signed into law the sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill passed by Congress. https://t.co/SllbsDzTaV pic.twitter.com/CVWrmxbOvV
Dr. Fauci tells @TODAYshow that had he known a year ago what the death toll from Covid-19 would be, "it would have shocked me completely," and blamed the politicization of safety measures and "mixed messages" for the massive number of fatalities. https://t.co/FRO2WjTY7i
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 11, 2021
BREAKING: The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 712,000, the lowest total since early November, evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs. But 9.6 million jobs remain lost to the pandemic. https://t.co/FUFULk8XFT
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 11, 2021
A newly revealed phone call shows Trump asking a Georgia law enforcement official to find evidence of fraud — the latest revelation in his bid to overturn the state's election results.
— NPR (@NPR) March 11, 2021
"Whatever you can do, … it would be — it's a great thing," he said.https://t.co/memuCq3bnh
A Minnesota judge has granted prosecutors' request to reinstate the charge of third-degree murder in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 11, 2021
CBS News legal expert @rikkijklieman joins CBSN to explain the significance of the ruling. pic.twitter.com/4Wxs4VMZ0k
All suspects detained in Washington, D.C., on charges stemming from the Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol are being treated as "maximum security" prisoners and are held in "restrictive housing" https://t.co/miYQHS1ndc
— POLITICO (@politico) March 11, 2021
The House passes a pair of gun control bills that would expand background checks and close a loophole tied to the 2015 Charleston church shooting https://t.co/VSzZrEfiwj
— CNN (@CNN) March 11, 2021
With a moment of silence, prayers, and anti-nuclear protests, Japan mourned the victims of a massive earthquake and a tsunami that struck the country 10 years ago triggering nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima https://t.co/4Q5NHR7n3g pic.twitter.com/oB1zMujvBs
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 11, 2021
The actor, whose home state is Texas, says he is thinking it over and that it may be what he wants to do with the next chapter of his life. https://t.co/v2XmiaxkVn
— CNN (@CNN) March 11, 2021
On this day in 1918, what were believed to be the first confirmed U.S. cases of a deadly global flu pandemic were reported among U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas.
— ABC News (@ABC) March 11, 2021
The 1918 flu pandemic killed an estimated 50 million worldwide. https://t.co/Y0eUlg0yQf pic.twitter.com/4hucgIA7aH