News from the note…
A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Pres. Biden: "Please—please please please—if you're not vaccinated, protect yourself and the children out there. It's important." https://t.co/3J9jvfjcHJ pic.twitter.com/3xDx68ppWZ
— ABC News (@ABC) July 28, 2021
The CDC has revised its COVID-19 testing guidance for fully vaccinated people, recommending tests after exposure even if they don't show any symptoms.
— Axios (@axios) July 28, 2021
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Governments and businesses are scrambling to change course following new federal guidance calling for the return of mask wearing in virus hot spots amid a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases. Nevada and Kansas City moved to re-impose indoor mask mandate. https://t.co/nQdCvXI0ZL
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 28, 2021
Speaker Nancy Pelosi on comment about House GOP Leader McCarthy: “I said earlier in my comments, science, science, science…to say that wearing a mask is not based on science, I think, is not wise and that was my comment." https://t.co/1SlS2LIyjK pic.twitter.com/qELpmLETHg
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 28, 2021
Travelers from the European Union and the United States who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will soon be able to avoid quarantine when arriving in England https://t.co/jcqIIDr1u9
— POLITICO (@politico) July 28, 2021
President Biden: "We know that trickle-down economics has never worked. But when working families do well, everybody does well — including the wealthy." https://t.co/Nj065CIsxp pic.twitter.com/rPybUTU2WW
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 28, 2021
Minneapolis voters will decide whether to end their city's police department, replacing it with a new "Department of Public Safety." The city council last week signed off on language for a ballot question to change the city charter to create a new agency. https://t.co/TfPLkoN6xh
— NPR (@NPR) July 28, 2021
GOP negotiators announce they have an agreement on major issues in infrastructure deal https://t.co/YbkFYQWm4n
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 28, 2021
The maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has offered some of the victims' families nearly $33M to settle their lawsuit over how the company marketed the firearm to the public. https://t.co/eIsBpUldQr
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 28, 2021
The U.S. military has launched more than a dozen airstrikes in the past week in support of Afghan government forces. The strikes indicate stepped-up American support after weeks of battlefield gains by the Taliban as U.S. troops complete their withdrawal. https://t.co/PvcTtAM59P
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 27, 2021
WARNING: GRAPHIC LANGUAGE
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 28, 2021
“I wish they would’ve killed all you scumbags”: An unidentified caller left a threatening, vulgar voicemail for D.C. Metro Police Officer Michael Fanone a day after he testified before Congress about his Capitol riot experience. https://t.co/ZI9pJ4q4KF pic.twitter.com/WrnF07YpQk
