News from the note…
A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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President Biden voices support for the protesters in Cuba, a day after thousands of people took to the streets in historic anti-government demonstrations. https://t.co/B4BeOabP7o
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 12, 2021
Estimates show the delta variant accounts for over 51% of all new cases nationwide. https://t.co/RhkZFpaPOn
— ABC News (@ABC) July 12, 2021
A 90-year-old Belgian woman died from COVID-19 after contracting the alpha and beta variants simultaneously.
— NPR (@NPR) July 12, 2021
It's one of the first known times that has happened, researchers say.https://t.co/dR5gsFT3GL
Psaki says the Biden administration intends to cover the cost of a third COVID-19 booster shot: "That certainly has long been in our planning, even in advance of knowing whether that will be a recommendation made by our health experts." pic.twitter.com/UW7apPQMo4
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 12, 2021
Death toll rises to 94 in Florida building collapse; 22 remain unaccounted for. https://t.co/NWOlE0Kpvt
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 12, 2021
A U.S. delegation traveled to Haiti yesterday to meet with the acting prime minister and national police force following the assassination of Jovenel Moïse.
— Axios (@axios) July 12, 2021
The visit came after Haitian authorities requested troops to help stabilize the country. https://t.co/ba6tz7m1qc
The Senate is moving full speed ahead on infrastructure, with Schumer confirming in recent days that his plan is for the chamber to vote in July on both a bipartisan infrastructure compromise and a budget resolution moving toward a larger reconciliation https://t.co/CJaIHmrpW4 pic.twitter.com/gmOApRcnnc
— POLITICO (@politico) July 12, 2021
A key House subcommittee just cleared a spending bill for the Department of Health and Human Services without including a decades-old rider prohibiting funding for abortions, kicking off what is likely to be a long and bruising fight. https://t.co/igYEkWJQJC
— The Hill (@thehill) July 12, 2021
Texas House Democrats are preparing to leave the state Monday in an effort to block Republicans from passing a restrictive new voting law in the remaining 27 days of the special legislative session called by Gov. Greg Abbott, sources say https://t.co/yoLBxyGp8r
— CNN (@CNN) July 12, 2021
Top U.S. general in Afghanistan steps down as military mission nears end https://t.co/ApSF1bO4Di
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 12, 2021
A grim prediction for Florida's manatees has come to pass: More manatees have died in the first half of 2021 than ever before in the state's recorded history. https://t.co/epu0QGTTzx
— CNN (@CNN) July 12, 2021
