News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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NEW: The Biden administration is returning to the Pentagon more than $17 billion diverted by the Trump administration to build the wall at the southwestern border, and plans to cancel all related construction contracts, an official told ABC News. https://t.co/3XFvq4DwfJ
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) April 30, 2021
“What we are seeing is nothing short of an apocalypse,” says Dr. Farah Husain on the Covid surge gripping India.
— CNN (@CNN) April 30, 2021
“The second wave is extremely contagious, extremely aggressive, and it is affecting the younger population in a significantly different way that we had not expected.” pic.twitter.com/aFs2sal0M0
White House COVID response coordinator Jeff Zients says there will be enough vaccine supply for every adult American by the end of May. pic.twitter.com/e5lOsf8eGR
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 30, 2021
As India faced a growing crisis with COVID-19 spreading rapidly through the country, the first U.S. relief to help with the pandemic has began to arrive, including a planeload of badly needed oxygen supplies in New Delhi. https://t.co/6x34C5pBsV
— ABC News (@ABC) April 30, 2021
President Biden says he hasn't ruled out requiring all U.S. troops to get the coronavirus vaccine after the shots win final clearance from federal regulators, but cautioned that such a decision would be a “tough call”https://t.co/YB3ORyxvRn
— POLITICO (@politico) April 30, 2021
Joel Greenberg, a central figure in the ongoing investigation into Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, wrote in a letter obtained by The Daily Beast that he and Gaetz paid for sex with multiple women, including a minor who was 17 at the time. https://t.co/9BuE2UX8TV
— CNN (@CNN) April 30, 2021
"I never, ever represented a foreign national," Rudy Giuliani told Fox News host Tucker Carlson, a day after the FBI seized materials from Giuliani as part of an investigation that seems to focus on his work with Ukrainian officials and operatives https://t.co/ZvH8uEBqEQ pic.twitter.com/LQ1UliEE8D
— POLITICO (@politico) April 30, 2021
At least 45 people were killed and some 150 more were injured in a crush at a religious festival in northern Israel, where tens of thousands of people had convened.https://t.co/NkHV2kjkjv
— NPR (@NPR) April 30, 2021
3 more officers on leave over arrest of 73-year-old woman with dementia. https://t.co/hjMovUhhLi
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 30, 2021
NEW: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said she's suing the Biden administration for denying permission to hold a July 4 fireworks show at Mount Rushmore. https://t.co/DzgmbOtKZ7
— Axios (@axios) April 30, 2021
Major changes: Biden dog getting prepped for first feline's White House arrival. https://t.co/XTaenElfKl
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 30, 2021
