News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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The Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that he would join other top Republicans in opposing an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, calling House Democrats' plans "slanted and unbalanced." https://t.co/y4FnlBv31u
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 19, 2021
JUST IN: Netanyahu says Israel "determined to continue" fight against Hamas https://t.co/9JKUgcmiom pic.twitter.com/cRVLuVrey4
— The Hill (@thehill) May 19, 2021
The New York state attorney general's office has widened its probe into the Trump Organization to include an examination of possible criminal wrongdoing.https://t.co/Sw0fkNXh4X
— NPR (@NPR) May 19, 2021
BREAKING: The European Union will begin to ease travel restrictions, recommending that member states allow vaccinated foreign travelers to visit. https://t.co/5LLEnEyYFn
— CNN (@CNN) May 19, 2021
UK begins 'booster' shot trial of 7 different COVID-19 vaccines https://t.co/sIrfHJK0aN pic.twitter.com/loGrUD6T49
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 19, 2021
Anthony Fauci tells Axios that many Americans are "misinterpreting" the CDC's new mask guidance, "thinking that this is a removal of a mask mandate for everyone. It's not." https://t.co/z671NxqBAr
— Axios (@axios) May 19, 2021
The CDC recommends schools keep the current COVID-19 guidelines, including mask-wearing and distancing, for the remainder of the school year. https://t.co/bn6ec38DpD
— ABC News (@ABC) May 19, 2021
In exchange for its $4.4 million ransom payment to DarkSide, Colonial Pipeline received a decryption tool that ultimately did not immediately restore its computer systems, a person involved with the transaction told WSJ. https://t.co/8ybVfOcrh1
— Axios (@axios) May 19, 2021
Texas becomes largest state with a law that bans abortions before many women even know they are pregnant. https://t.co/L8yQPpb3cI
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 19, 2021
Auditors hired by the Arizona state Senate backtracked from claims about a key database — admitting in a hearing held by the Senate Republicans overseeing the audit that the data is intact and they'd been looking the wrong way https://t.co/rtWeL2v6ah
— CNN (@CNN) May 19, 2021
Bitcoin, ethereum plunge; crypto market cap losses nearly $1 trillion https://t.co/QXjyUgqFnC pic.twitter.com/CDdfGJyhI0
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 19, 2021
After raising employee wages to $15/hour, Klavon's Ice Cream Parlor in Pittsburgh received "well over 1,000 applications" for job openings.
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 19, 2021
Co-owner Jacob Hanchar says customer service has improved and he hasn't "noticed a difference on our bottom line."https://t.co/9GaJOSi7ef
