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A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Breaking: Speaker Nancy Pelosi vetoed two of Kevin McCarthy’s picks to serve on the Jan. 6 committee, a move guaranteed to spark major backlash among House Republicans https://t.co/w07Ydqpssz
— POLITICO (@politico) July 21, 2021
JUST IN: McCarthy pulls all Republicans from January 6 Select Committee after Pelosi rejects two picks https://t.co/o4D97H9fF0
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 21, 2021
Two days ahead of the #Olympics, Tokyo’s COVID-19 infections have surged to a six-month high. Experts noted that cases among younger, unvaccinated people are sharply rising as Japan’s inoculation drive loses steam.https://t.co/Al5lvCvjfe
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 21, 2021
Life expectancy in the United States fell by a year and a half in 2020 primarily due to increases in death due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to early data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://t.co/HJwtsegeEG
— CNN (@CNN) July 21, 2021
Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican, got vaccinated on Sunday after months of waiting, citing the rise of the Delta variant and increasing cases and hospitalizations, primarily among are unvaccinated.https://t.co/fYpyIur1wL
— NPR (@NPR) July 21, 2021
Tom Barrack is an extraordinarily successful private equity and real estate investor who had past dealings with Harvey Weinstein and Arif Naqvi — and walked away from both unscathed.
— Axios (@axios) July 21, 2021
His relationship with Trump, however, landed him in jail.https://t.co/RJI6f4g7zZ
DEVELOPING: At least 25 people have died in floods in China's central Henan province, authorities say, after what some experts say is the region's heaviest rain in 1,000 years. https://t.co/sFbHpBCfCH
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 21, 2021
Federal judge blocks Arkansas law that would ban nearly all abortions https://t.co/MVTQYV83zX
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 21, 2021
The Pentagon is taking a rare look at whether it is prepared to deal with the theft or compromise of the “nuclear football." https://t.co/Dt8ZdS7qEH
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 21, 2021
Firefighters battling the Bootleg Fire in southwest Oregon helped save a World War II memorial that was threatened by the flames.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 21, 2021
The Mitchell Monument marks the deaths of six people who were killed by a Japanese bomb.https://t.co/pIkS0v1Odx
How to watch President Biden's CNN town hall tonight https://t.co/jNq6BVXLhf
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 21, 2021