News from the note…
A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Of the 164 million vaccinated Americans, less than 0.1% have been infected with the coronavirus, and 0.001% have died, according to data from the CDC.https://t.co/qPAJW35tIJ pic.twitter.com/yCveWpz7jb
— Axios (@axios) July 31, 2021
A Louisiana nurse says patients in ICU are "younger and sicker, and we're intubating and losing people that are my age and younger—people with kids that are my kids' age that are never going to see their kids graduate." https://t.co/i5HANksaiP pic.twitter.com/Tzmq7S91vy
— ABC News (@ABC) July 31, 2021
After the new vaccine policy had been spelled out Thursday, major union groups reacted with a largely tepid response, with many members voicing concerns about personal freedoms, privacy and the policy's practice. https://t.co/lLkfjZNQLS
— ABC News (@ABC) July 31, 2021
Rep. Madison Cawthorn on mask mandate: "If I am to cowardly bend the knee here, like those on the left wish, then what is to stop you all from taking your tyranny to the rest of this country that I love." pic.twitter.com/INKQTA0xt2
— The Hill (@thehill) July 30, 2021
Within the Olympic bubble, 21 games-related personnel have tested positive in the past day, none of which were athletes. Since July started, 241 people connected with the Olympics have tested positive for the coronavirus. https://t.co/wUE8z53Cb0
— NPR (@NPR) July 31, 2021
Myanmar swimmer sacrifices Tokyo Olympics dream, boycotting the Games in protest against the military coup that overthrew his country’s elected government 6 months ago this weekend. https://t.co/TGctrFZW8S
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 31, 2021
Eviction moratorium set to expire Saturday as House leaves town without passing extension https://t.co/BKYkgYPw8Z
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 31, 2021
Haiti police said that a former Supreme Court judge has been linked to the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.https://t.co/owK26wnWrM
— Axios (@axios) July 31, 2021
Over 100,000 children could face extreme starvation in Ethiopia's Tigray region https://t.co/kI5tlhNDyk
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 31, 2021
Israel's foreign minister blames Iran for an attack on an Israeli-managed petroleum product tanker off the coast of Oman that killed 2 people. https://t.co/Im43xvijVd
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 31, 2021
Wheaties is looking for its next cereal box star at the Tokyo Olympics. Here's the history behind the tradition. https://t.co/HoFaxRENiT
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 31, 2021
