
News from the note…
A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Jeff Bezos reaches the edge of space in Blue Origin rocket. https://t.co/fRKS9ynH60
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 20, 2021
Meet the new youngest and oldest persons to have traveled to space: 18-year-old physics student Oliver Daemen, and 82-year-old Wally Funk, who participated in NASA astronaut training in the early 1960s. https://t.co/IykADtDr4l
— NPR (@NPR) July 20, 2021
According to the CDC, getting vaccinated after recovering from infection leads to even stronger protection compared to infection alone. https://t.co/XoqKzn9iGu
— ABC News (@ABC) July 20, 2021
India's excess deaths during the pandemic could be 10 times the official Covid-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s worst human tragedy, study says. https://t.co/4oQYCIzPic
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 20, 2021
Dr. Fauci: "Senator Paul, you do not know what you are talking about, quite frankly. And I want to say that officially, you do not know what you are talking about." pic.twitter.com/ya6U1o7EGW
— The Hill (@thehill) July 20, 2021
A White House official and a senior aide to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, both fully vaccinated, have tested positive for Covid-19 https://t.co/cgI12pa2yH
— CNN (@CNN) July 20, 2021
An estimated 119,000 children in the U.S. have lost a primary caregiver due to COVID-19 associated death, according to data in an internal CDC document obtained by @ABC News. https://t.co/UbDGt4yDeb
— ABC News (@ABC) July 20, 2021
CDC says to "avoid travel" to UK amid rising COVID cases https://t.co/XqzVrApjc4 pic.twitter.com/skpHSAUjqY
— The Hill (@thehill) July 20, 2021
BREAKING: DEA agent arrested for participating in Jan. 6 Capitol riot by Trump supporters https://t.co/B965AoiHBz
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) July 20, 2021
The White House is reviewing whether social media platforms should be held legally accountable for publishing misinformation via Section 230, a law that protects companies' ability to moderate content https://t.co/1AY7F3dxNF
— CNN (@CNN) July 20, 2021
Tom Brady jokes at White House: Many people didn't believe the Buccaneers could win the Super Bowl — and 40% "still don't think we won."
— Axios (@axios) July 20, 2021
Biden responds: "I understand that." https://t.co/DP6Fshfaak pic.twitter.com/yoWvjMRzB9
33 sports. 339 events. The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to proceed on Friday, with a few preliminary events in the days before.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 20, 2021
Here’s the lowdown on every sport, including the Olympic debuts of surfing, skateboarding, karate and sport climbing. https://t.co/krq2YvXefY