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A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: Four additional victims recovered from Surfside building collapse, bringing death toll to 16, officials announce. https://t.co/8XEe1PX35B pic.twitter.com/WpLrJdXgRr
— ABC News (@ABC) June 30, 2021
Thousands of dollars have poured in to Surfside to support not only the families of those who are missing in the building collapse, but the survivors who are now grappling with the loss of their homes and most, if not all, of their possessions. https://t.co/M63jAHekrI
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 30, 2021
JUST IN: The House voted to create a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 riot.
— Axios (@axios) June 30, 2021
Just two Republicans — Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger — voted in favor. https://t.co/GSLESKmWZv
BREAKING: Manhattan DA’s Office expected to charge the Trump Organization with tax-related crimes on Thursday, 2 representatives of the company tell @NBCNews. https://t.co/LdwakB8fQd
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 30, 2021
Bill Cosby has been released from prison, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections https://t.co/RmVwqMn1Ep
— CNN (@CNN) June 30, 2021
Studies have found that Moderna's COVID vaccine is effective against several variants of concern — including the Delta variant, the company has announced.https://t.co/faY7dDkk2a
— NPR (@NPR) June 30, 2021
JUST IN: A divided Supreme Court has denied a request to block a CDC order that prohibits landlords nationwide from evicting certain tenants who fail to pay rent amid the Covid-19 pandemic https://t.co/4SIZHqFHYm
— CNN (@CNN) June 29, 2021
WATCH: Washington state lawmaker wears Star of David, compares COVID-19 restrictions to Nazi persecution https://t.co/LBJFDY1Qw9 pic.twitter.com/2UI4xO79yA
— The Hill (@thehill) June 30, 2021
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un chastised top ruling party officials for failures in anti-epidemic work that led to an unspecified ‘great crisis’ and put the safety of the country and people at risk, state media reports https://t.co/rFjGQQH0QY pic.twitter.com/VwAjf84IA4
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 30, 2021
NEW: The NSA issued a statement calling unfounded claims made by Fox News host Tucker Carlson that the NSA is spying on him "untrue."
— Axios (@axios) June 30, 2021
He claimed on his show that the NSA was monitoring his communications "in an attempt to take this show off the air."https://t.co/g7aIttPAQC
When she was 10 years old, she wrote a letter to the Yankees, asking to be a bat girl – but was denied. Sixty years later, she got an invitation that far exceeded her dreams. pic.twitter.com/krWOCj5npE
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 30, 2021