News from the note…
A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Breaking News: The Census Bureau said America has grown far more diverse in the last decade, and reported the first recorded drop in the non-Hispanic white population. https://t.co/IuhAT0b0f6
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 12, 2021
More than 4,400 students in Mississippi are quarantining after being exposed to Covid-19 in the first weeks of the school year, according to data from the state's department of health. https://t.co/WcviVfPqNI
— CNN (@CNN) August 12, 2021
WH COVID-19 Coordinator Jeff Zients: "In the past week, Florida has had more COVID cases than all 30 states with the lowest case rates combined. And Florida and Texas alone have accounted for nearly 40% of new hospitalizations across the country." https://t.co/enigfQiXvH pic.twitter.com/MUr5WK5i7c
— ABC News (@ABC) August 12, 2021
More than 25,000 employees of the Health and Human Services Department will be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine and the Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding its vaccine requirement to more employees, contractors and volunteers. https://t.co/v13UPGGW8H
— NPR (@NPR) August 12, 2021
Trump has reportedly rejected multiple pleas from allies to promote vaccinations https://t.co/1TfMFcKKzu pic.twitter.com/f1ou3RlmtA
— The Hill (@thehill) August 12, 2021
JUST IN: The Pentagon is sending troops to evacuate embassy staff from Afghanistan. https://t.co/M2HCANtVHk
— Axios (@axios) August 12, 2021
A private bidder is willing to pay up to $120 million to buy the Miami-area property where a condo building collapsed in June, killing 98 people. The offer was revealed during a court hearing on dozens of lawsuits filed in the wake of the collapse. https://t.co/3iQX5BANig
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 12, 2021
The head of London's Metropolitan Police on new civil lawsuit against Prince Andrew: "No one is above the law." https://t.co/FoYTTIpH0U
— ABC News (@ABC) August 12, 2021
The percentage of American families with kids who report not having enough to eat fell dramatically after the first child tax credit payments were distributed last month https://t.co/21EX3oypIB
— POLITICO (@politico) August 12, 2021
Bennu is considered one of the two most hazardous known asteroids in our solar system, but measurements taken on a recent mission to its surface have given researchers an unprecedented ability to understand where this asteroid is and where it might go. pic.twitter.com/Bm36M1O3Ti
— NPR (@NPR) August 12, 2021
For years, fans of the film "Field of Dreams" have found their way to Dyersville, Iowa to see where it was shot.
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) August 12, 2021
Today, that "dream" is becoming a reality when the @Yankees & @WhiteSox face off on a field constructed right next to the movie set, in custom throwback uniforms. pic.twitter.com/0PjQmFsm66
