News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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NEW: Senate votes 51-50 to proceed on the $1.9T Covid relief bill, with VP Harris breaking the tie, officially starting consideration of the bill. pic.twitter.com/2dqoOA8HbG
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 4, 2021
Alabama's mask mandate is being extended to April 9. The governor says it has been "the right thing to do," but it won't go beyond that. https://t.co/bcp2kbxYwW
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 4, 2021
JUST IN: The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits edged higher last week to 745,000, according to the Labor Department. https://t.co/DLhMF6jQXB
— ABC News (@ABC) March 4, 2021
US Covid data:
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 4, 2021
• 28,894,635 coronavirus cases (per NBC)
• 521,278 coronavirus deaths (per NBC)
• 82,572,848 vaccine doses administered (per CDC)
• 54,035,670 have received at least one shot (per CDC)
• 27,795,980 fully vaccinated (per CDC)
Data as of March 4, 2021
US Capitol Police have requested a two-month extension of National Guard troop support at the US Capitol which is now under review at the Department of Defense, two defense officials say. National Guard support was previously scheduled to end on March 12. https://t.co/SWiK3LZZpz
— CNN (@CNN) March 4, 2021
The Arkansas man who was pictured with his feet on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk during the Jan. 6 insurrection had an outburst in court today, yelling at the judge and his own lawyers that it isn't "fair" he is still in jail. https://t.co/bUjmXCt2PN
— Axios (@axios) March 4, 2021
Grand jury expected to be seated this week in Fulton County, Georgia, to look into efforts by former Pres. Trump to overturn the 2020 election—signaling that the county's investigation into the former president is continuing. https://t.co/ZoS1Y1d2Bz
— ABC News (@ABC) March 4, 2021
House Oversight Cmte. investigates Texas power grid operator, seeking information and documents about the lack of preparation for the recent winter storm that caused millions of power outages and dozens of deaths across the state. https://t.co/kV9DfDANyg
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 4, 2021
The Biden administration is suspending steep tariffs imposed by Trump in 2019 on Irish and Scotch whiskies, English cheeses and other products, after reaching an agreement with the U.K.https://t.co/jmp5acRUkz
— NPR (@NPR) March 4, 2021
The fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says that world leaders should not maintain relations with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman https://t.co/ayr9e3XPP4 pic.twitter.com/NNGwnKKl3z
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 4, 2021
When sherrif's deputies responded to the home of an elderly woman in distress, they realized her wheelchair ramp was broken – and she was stuck inside. So, they got to work. pic.twitter.com/le01q4UTjw
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 4, 2021
