
News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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In emotional testimony, witness to George Floyd arrest says, "There's been nights I stayed up apologizing…to George Floyd for not doing more, and not physically interacting, and not saving his life." https://t.co/ZeKOqVxgfH pic.twitter.com/DIDUGn2Cyp
— ABC News (@ABC) March 30, 2021
The NYPD is investigating what they say is a "hate crime assault" against a 65-year-old Asian woman who was punched and kicked Monday in midtown Manhattan by an attacker who allegedly made anti-Asian statements toward her, according to the police. https://t.co/zbGb3nQ0LL
— CNN (@CNN) March 30, 2021
SCOOP: Rep. Matt Gaetz has privately told confidants he's seriously considering not seeking re-election and possibly leaving Congress early for a job at Newsmax, three sources with direct knowledge of the talks tell Axios. https://t.co/dhlyDgvkqU
— Axios (@axios) March 30, 2021
JUST IN: Georgia Senate passes bill to repeal citizen arrests following Ahmaud Arbery's death https://t.co/Sx5HMCNibU pic.twitter.com/BaWLV4IjfE
— The Hill (@thehill) March 30, 2021
Florida may bar outside groups from giving food or water to voters standing within 150 feet of polling places. The provision is drawing comparisons to a much broader prohibition included in a contentious election bill recently enacted in Georgia. https://t.co/0Maw5HDvtI
— POLITICO (@politico) March 30, 2021
Federal prosecutors filed sex trafficking charges against Ghislaine Maxwell, the former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, alleging she recruited and groomed a 14-year-old girl to engage in sex acts with Epstein as recently as 2004. https://t.co/kSwp8KgE54
— CNN (@CNN) March 30, 2021
Experts boarded the massive container ship that had blocked Egypt's vital Suez Canal and disrupted global trade for nearly a week, seeking answers to a single question that could have billions of dollars in legal repercussions: What went wrong?https://t.co/f5vn2BZtnc
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 30, 2021
Donald Trump attacked Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx, his administration’s top coronavirus advisers, in a highly personal — and at times inaccurate — statement after the two criticized the administration for its response to the pandemic. https://t.co/f7qUgnpLuL
— POLITICO (@politico) March 30, 2021
Leaders of 23 countries and the WHO have backed an idea to create an international treaty that would help the world deal with future health emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/mjpkPS2mn8
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 30, 2021
A mobile vaccine bus is helping New Yorkers who've had trouble with vaccine appointments, stationing in a neighborhood for the community before moving on to the next one. https://t.co/2kpMBA2szc pic.twitter.com/YVKETYR7Bu
— ABC News (@ABC) March 30, 2021