News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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French President Macron thanked President Biden for their earlier informal discussion, when they met in person for the first time. He also heaped praise on Biden as being "part of the club" following a more fraught relationship with former President Trump.https://t.co/ZEIqrYiETG
— CNN (@CNN) June 12, 2021
President Biden will hold a solo press conference following his summit in Switzerland with Russian President Putin on Wednesday. https://t.co/JkklRsn3zs
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 12, 2021
As the Delta variant of the coronavirus spreads in southeastern China, doctors say they are finding that the symptoms are different and more dangerous than those they saw when the the virus started spreading in late 2019 in Wuhan. https://t.co/gk5yaw8oDz
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 12, 2021
YouTube has temporarily suspended Sen. Ron Johnson for violating its policy on medical misinformation after he posted a video promoting hydroxychloroquine and other alternative therapies for treating COVID-19.https://t.co/Vijvi3WL42
— Axios (@axios) June 12, 2021
The cost of buying a fake vaccine card online — $12.99.
— NPR (@NPR) June 12, 2021
The cost of actually getting a COVID vaccine and a legitimate vaccination card — free. https://t.co/ae7mdGYrop
Biden returns $2 billion in funds Trump had diverted from Pentagon to use for border wall https://t.co/Ww4Z8q3Xeg
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 12, 2021
Crew members and passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight subdued a man after he assaulted two flight attendants and, according to Oklahoma City police, said he was "going to take the plane down."https://t.co/V423EQjQEq
— CNN (@CNN) June 12, 2021
BREAKING: A currently unidentified bidder won the auction for a seat aboard Blue Origin's first human space flight, with a top bid of $28 million.
— ABC News (@ABC) June 12, 2021
The New Shepard is set to take its first human flight on July 20. https://t.co/nx6a845ACB
Richard and Mildred Loving's marriage was deemed illegal because she was Black and Native American and he was white. Their case went all the way to the Supreme Court. And on June 12, 1967, the couple won. "Loving Day" celebrates the historic ruling. https://t.co/Gie3MFliTM
— NPR (@NPR) June 12, 2021
National Geographic says it is officially recognizing the body of water surrounding the Antarctic as the Earth's 5th ocean: the Southern Ocean. https://t.co/YYMpMTpNSm
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 12, 2021
