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A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Senate Republicans are set to block Democrats’ sweeping elections and ethics reform bill today, a top priority for Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosihttps://t.co/XMz9d4mYzI
— POLITICO (@politico) June 22, 2021
President Biden's top coronavirus adviser will focus on new vaccination milestones at the White House as the country is expected to fall short of his stated goal of having 70% of US adults receive at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot by July 4 https://t.co/ddplp0JY2g
— CNN (@CNN) June 22, 2021
Dr. Fauci says there is a "real danger" of local and regional COVID-19 outbreaks this winter if 20-30% of the U.S. population remains unvaccinated, but he does not expect severe surges with 1,000 deaths per day like winter 2020 https://t.co/Nj065CIsxp pic.twitter.com/khPlXSohQv
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 22, 2021
Students at Indiana University filed a federal lawsuit, suing the school over its COVID-19 vaccination requirement. https://t.co/L1bdZEmEJv
— ABC News (@ABC) June 22, 2021
Just a day after announcing that local spectators would be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympic Games despite fears around Covid-19, the president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee says spectators could still be turned away. https://t.co/FwR888x7nn
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 22, 2021
Western sanctions bordering on a ‘declaration of economic war’, says Belarus https://t.co/zbnOq3EL5d pic.twitter.com/2os5721ovU
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 22, 2021
US federal appeals court puts on hold a judge’s ruling to overturn California’s 32-year-old ban on assault weapons. https://t.co/BD1C0NFFiw
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 22, 2021
A federal judge has dismissed claims that former White House officials conspired to forcibly remove peaceful protesters last year from D.C.'s Lafayette Square so that Trump could pose for a photo op.https://t.co/PMMIsKiqUQ
— NPR (@NPR) June 22, 2021
The Biden administration has endorsed a bill to end sentencing disparities for crack versus powder cocaine offenses, which have disproportionately affected Black Americans. https://t.co/TcGcXfgM9A
— Axios (@axios) June 22, 2021
Spain's government pardoned nine leaders serving prison sentences for their roles in Catalonia's failed 2017 independence drive, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced https://t.co/y0KRsQ2r9r
— CNN (@CNN) June 22, 2021
Trump asked Justice Department to look into SNL during his presidency: report https://t.co/PEFLxXrYlo pic.twitter.com/IQaBEAcxjy
— The Hill (@thehill) June 22, 2021