A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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President Biden is formally raising the cap on refugees coming into the U.S. this year to 62,500, according to a congressional aide. Biden had faced blowback after a delay in easing the limit set by former President Trump.https://t.co/8L1kDo8E6W
First lady Jill Biden makes the case for the American Families plan during remarks at a Virginia community college on Monday, saying: “there is no greater investment that we can make than in education.” pic.twitter.com/KDx63JEvf8
There have been more Covid-19 cases reported worldwide in the past two weeks than in the first six months of the pandemic, the World Health Organization says. https://t.co/Dny36fuNNg
For 12 straight days, India has reported more than 300,000 new COVID-19 cases, and the weekend brought a new peak in the death toll. And while aid is beginning to arrive from the U.S. and other countries, an already desperate situation is getting worse. @KeirSimmons reports. pic.twitter.com/KU0bW5Bnsq
As public demand teeters, Pfizer will begin distributing smaller packages of COVID-19 vaccine to states by the end of May to reduce potential waste. https://t.co/EJ5Bqph9s1
Four families separated under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy in 2017 will be reunited this week, DHS says. https://t.co/AoMcl2FdRY
Rep. Liz Cheney escalated her feud with former President Trump and his supporters in Congress today, issuing a less-than-subtle swipe at the former president’s latest attempt to claim the 2020 election was stolen from him https://t.co/NpNDUR6NB8pic.twitter.com/nrwKHpNn4C
A storm system that spawned an Atlanta-area tornado is on the move, and a new system forming over the Plains will trek East on Tuesday. https://t.co/S3398izTQH
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