
News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Anthony Fauci’s pandemic emails from March and April 2020, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, offer a peek into his world during the frantic early days of the coronavirus crisis. https://t.co/PWm2Kiep7j
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 1, 2021
Moderna seeks full FDA approval for its COVID-19 vaccine https://t.co/F0v07XH1Gt
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 1, 2021
The WHO is going to start assigning Greek letters to each new coronavirus mutation.
— NPR (@NPR) June 1, 2021
The move is a bid to simplify how we talk about variants — and avoid stigmatizing the places where new ones are discovered.https://t.co/M8fXQQboAh
Even with a majority of the population vaccinated, the removal of pandemic precautions could lead to an increase in virus spread, the researchers report. https://t.co/NCNokYfuUY
— CNN (@CNN) June 1, 2021
Pres. Biden departs for Oklahoma to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, putting the national spotlight on one of the worst acts of racial violence in America that was largely whitewashed and omitted from history books. https://t.co/87ltcBP3np pic.twitter.com/cFTozcvLgn
— ABC News (@ABC) June 1, 2021
Pope Francis issues the most extensive revision to Catholic Church law in 4 decades, insisting that bishops take action against clerics who abuse minors and vulnerable adults, commit fraud or attempt to ordain women. https://t.co/Qcu1qjzbl9
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 1, 2021
Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn denied suggesting that a Myanmar-like coup should occur in the U.S, despite appearing to endorse the idea at a conference hosted by QAnon supporters.https://t.co/bORNlaX6xL
— Axios (@axios) June 1, 2021
Derek Chauvin is scheduled to appear in federal court on charges that he violated George Floyd's civil rights by pinning the Black man to the pavement with his knee. The ex-Minneapolis officer awaits sentencing for his murder conviction in Floyd’s death.https://t.co/EeshXF40tn
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 1, 2021
The Supreme Court said that it won't review a lower court opinion that awarded a $2 billion verdict in a case brought by a group of women who sued J&J after developing ovarian cancer they say stemmed from exposure to asbestos in the company's talc powder. https://t.co/L6gr3ciqAO
— CNN (@CNN) June 1, 2021
Amazon is getting pushback for its plan to automatically connect Amazon devices to a network that opens people’s broadband connection to shared use.https://t.co/PRfAPbx4pM
— Axios (@axios) June 1, 2021
A 17-year-old wasted no time fending off a huge bear, pushing it off a wall, before it could get to dogs—including her mother's service dog—in her backyard. https://t.co/5rjCTRJ8uH pic.twitter.com/6dJ14fLy2y
— ABC News (@ABC) June 1, 2021