News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Even before announcing that William Barr was stepping down as attorney general, Donald Trump began pressuring Barr’s replacement to have the Justice Department take up his false claims of election fraud, emails show.https://t.co/mdg9mpp6Vx
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 15, 2021
Charles Michel, President of the European Council: "Mr. President, dear Joe, we are so pleased to welcome you in Brussels. You are back in Brussels and America is back on the global scene. It's great news." pic.twitter.com/wuToK9t7fT
— The Hill (@thehill) June 15, 2021
The White House will host a 1,000-person gathering on the South Lawn on the Fourth of July, a display meant to signal that President Biden delivered on a promise that Americans could expect to return to some semblance of normal life by the holiday. https://t.co/t8pNZZfcyH
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 15, 2021
California has lifted most of its Covid-19 restrictions as part of a grand reopening in which the state will end capacity limits, physical distancing and — at least for those vaccinated — mask requirements. https://t.co/af3aMaRGcD
— CNN (@CNN) June 15, 2021
JUST IN: Deal reached between the U.S. and the E.U. to end a damaging dispute over subsidies to rival plane makers Boeing and Airbus and phase out billions of dollars in punitive tariffs, the U.S. trade envoy says. https://t.co/CMilVah8fd
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 15, 2021
NEW: The White House has released the first-ever "National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism," following a 100-day comprehensive review ordered by President Biden on his first day in office. https://t.co/T9NnyOI30j
— Axios (@axios) June 15, 2021
In a new warning to congressional lawmakers, FBI assesses that frustrated followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory could again turn from online talk of violence to causing real-world violence. https://t.co/I1zAKm7hkr
— ABC News (@ABC) June 15, 2021
Amid an intense Texas heat wave, the organization that operates much of the state's electric grid has issued a warning, asking residents to conserve as much energy as possible until Friday. https://t.co/l1iuVf1eZv
— CNN (@CNN) June 15, 2021
Shake Shack manager was held and “taunted” after NYPD union falsely claimed he poisoned drinks, lawsuit says https://t.co/LvmnFpBFl5
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 15, 2021
Galvanized by the racial justice protests and the coronavirus pandemic, charitable giving in the U.S. reached a record $471 billion in 2020. The Giving USA report says Americans gave more to charity last year than in 2019. https://t.co/WtGu4xsxRC
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 15, 2021
The Girl Scouts has 15 million boxes of unsold cookies after in-person sales took a hit. The impact will be felt by local councils and troops, who depend on the sales to fund programming, travel and camps.https://t.co/FfaswZ6Lfn
— NPR (@NPR) June 15, 2021
