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A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: Biden announces Americans with disabilities from long-term COVID effects will have access to rights and resources of Americans With Disabilities Act, including school and workplace accommodations, "so they can live their lives with dignity and get the support they need" pic.twitter.com/34QWKUEPo3
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 26, 2021
Major medical groups call for employers to mandate Covid-19 vaccines for health care workers https://t.co/rcyTM2IYyO
— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) July 26, 2021
NEW: The US will not lift foreign travel restrictions due to concerns over the rise in Covid-19 delta variant cases, according to a White House official. https://t.co/HD07Qz4iqW
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 26, 2021
France has passed a law requiring people to have a special health pass to enter restaurants, trains, planes and other public venues.
— NPR (@NPR) July 26, 2021
To get it, you must have proof that you're vaccinated, recently tested negative, or recently recovered from COVID.https://t.co/7YtJbwhcvy
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said a private business’s decision to not admit unvaccinated patrons was tantamount to “segregation,” her latest use of inflammatory language while spreading anti-vaccine messages.https://t.co/jiAHErqvTR
— POLITICO (@politico) July 26, 2021
A group of rank-and-file House Republicans wants House Minority Leader McCarthy and GOP leadership to punish Reps. Cheney and Kinzinger for accepting a position from House Speaker Pelosi to serve on the select committee investigating the insurrection https://t.co/tGYjK8XBCh
— CNN (@CNN) July 26, 2021
The remains of the last victim of the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, were identified, a relative said, bringing the final death toll to 98. https://t.co/HHnU3DyK89
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 26, 2021
China shows no sign of toning down the harsh rhetoric with the U.S. during the visit of Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, who held “frank and open” talks with Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday
— POLITICO (@politico) July 26, 2021
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Civilian casualties in Afghanistan have reached a record high.
— NPR (@NPR) July 26, 2021
More women and children have been killed or injured so far in 2021 than in the first half of any year since the U.N. started tracking that data in 2009.https://t.co/3JchJJPRdQ
BREAKING: Tom Barrack, the chair of former Pres. Trump's inaugural committee, pleads not guilty to charges he used his connection to Trump to illegally lobby for the United Arab Emirates. https://t.co/Z3P3OtzGms
— ABC News (@ABC) July 26, 2021
Monsoon storms in Arizona caused major flash flooding around Tucson where on Sunday, the NWS said the city was having its wettest monsoon to date this year so far. https://t.co/2I1XHP8Ojy pic.twitter.com/htplWXnBzc
— ABC News (@ABC) July 26, 2021
Net favorability of GOP frontrunners among Republican voters:
— Axios (@axios) July 26, 2021
• Donald Trump Jr.: +55
• Ron DeSantis: +54
• Kevin McCarthy: +24
• Matt Gaetz: +17
• Marjorie Taylor Greene: +8
• Mitch McConnell: +2
• Liz Cheney: -43
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