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A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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The Biden admin. is accelerating investments in Covid-19 testing to combat a 4th wave of infections washing over states and regions with low vaccination rates, 3 admin. officials say. https://t.co/vqLj3DnSqR
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 22, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pledged that there would be no mask mandates in schools or Covid-related lockdowns this fall even as the virus surges in the state and across the nation https://t.co/kkfgyA4xhk
— POLITICO (@politico) July 22, 2021
If a National Football League game cannot be rescheduled and is canceled due to a Covid-19 outbreak among unvaccinated players, that team will have to forfeit and will be credited with a loss, the NFL said in a league-wide memo obtained by CNN. https://t.co/2nWYAIj0bx
— CNN (@CNN) July 22, 2021
BREAKING: The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic. The Labor Department said that jobless claims increased last week to 419,000 from 368,000 the previous week. https://t.co/jHISNKvOV8
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 22, 2021
Speaker Pelosi on rejecting two picks for Jan 6 committee: "They had made statements & taken actions that I think would impact the integrity of the committee. It's my responsibility to make sure we get to the truth on this. We will not let their antics stand in the way of that" pic.twitter.com/oZCYYPGwoD
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 22, 2021
A Capitol rioter who captured Ashli Babbitt's death on video became the 20th person to plead guilty for his involvement in the deadly January 6 insurrection https://t.co/JamPmjxaXy
— CNN (@CNN) July 22, 2021
NEW: Pres. Biden is sanctioning the Cuban defense minister and its special forces for the aggressive crackdowns on protests across the island nation earlier this month, the White House announces. https://t.co/HRFh0d4TH6
— ABC News (@ABC) July 22, 2021
Another condo evacuated in Surfside over safety concerns https://t.co/QPcUjndcKE
— The Hill (@thehill) July 22, 2021
96th and 97th victims of Florida condo collapsed identified: "It's hard because you knew the loss was preventable" https://t.co/ZGtDMfcXUR
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 22, 2021
The House has voted to expand a visa program to allow more Afghans who helped the U.S. military immigrate to the U.S. faster, as they face retaliation threats from the Taliban. https://t.co/TToNXpQarj
— Axios (@axios) July 22, 2021
The Bootleg Fire is now the third-largest fire in Oregon state history as firefighters try to limit its spread amid extremely dry conditions.
— ABC News (@ABC) July 22, 2021
The blaze had grown to nearly 400,000 acres in southern Oregon by this morning and was just 38% contained. https://t.co/QSEwNa2h3i