News from the note…
A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: President Biden urges all state and local governments to use federal funding to give $100 to anyone who gets fully vaccinated
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 29, 2021
"If incentives help us beat the virus, I believe we should use them. We all benefit if we get more people vaccinated." https://t.co/9GRkXGVDdw pic.twitter.com/jlPnH4V9eS
FDA extends Johnson & Johnson vaccine shelf life https://t.co/486X64AW7u pic.twitter.com/Z2Qkzw9MRj
— The Hill (@thehill) July 29, 2021
School-aged children in Louisiana now make up the third largest number of new COVID infections in the state: "This delta variant changes the game … children are more ill, they require higher levels of care and sadly I think we will see more deaths in the coming weeks." pic.twitter.com/BMtCgSq5wj
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 29, 2021
Israel will begin administering a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to those 60 and older, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced, citing the rising risk of the Delta variant. https://t.co/jCUuqxxyay
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 29, 2021
The Covid-19 vaccine has become so polarizing that some people in Missouri are getting inoculated in secret for fear of backlash from their friends and family who oppose vaccination, doctor says https://t.co/SUfM31NNGw
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 29, 2021
JUST IN: Senate swiftly passes $2.1 billion emergency security supplemental bill in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote.
— ABC News (@ABC) July 29, 2021
The bill now heads to the House for expected passage this week. https://t.co/Fjoov8Feu8
While all 50 Democratic senators support beginning the process of passing the $3.5 trillion bill, the final price tag on the bill is not yet clear https://t.co/kfZEzTw3T1
— POLITICO (@politico) July 29, 2021
Rep. Adam Kinzinger says "a lot" of Republicans have privately conveyed support for his Jan. 6 stance.
— CNN (@CNN) July 29, 2021
"It's not any of the ones that go on TV and spout the 'Big Lie,' and then say it. It's the ones that are staying more quiet. … But it's a lot." https://t.co/NNoQoTuUvI
A new Biden administration plan hopes to tackle the root causes of migration from Central America.
— NPR (@NPR) July 29, 2021
It aims to address economic inequality, combat corruption, strengthen democratic institutions, protect human rights, and counter gangs and gender violence.https://t.co/EFNFTiu9KD
Nancy Pelosi said that Biden lacks the "power" to cancel large amounts of student loan debt.
— Axios (@axios) July 29, 2021
Pelosi's statements are in contrast with other top Democrats who have called for the president to cancel as much as $50,000 of student loan debt per borrower.https://t.co/iH82Y8zGbw
Defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been charged with sexual assault in Massachusetts, officials say, making him the highest US clergyman accused in the abuse scandal that's rocked the Catholic Church. https://t.co/Rfat2J1DyL
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 29, 2021
Sunisa Lee contemplated quitting gymnastics during quarantine, amid the sadness of losing family members to COVID-19 and the pain of a broken foot.
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 29, 2021
That urge passed. And then she was in Tokyo, winning a gold medal. “It doesn’t seem like real life.”https://t.co/YWocD0YsnT
