News from the note…
A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: The Biden administration believes about 1,500 American citizens remain in Afghanistan, according to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Another 4,500 Americans have been evacuated since the Taliban reached Kabul on Aug. 14. https://t.co/m08m7r1gZs
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 25, 2021
Pentagon scolds Meijer, Moulton for Kabul airport visit https://t.co/QWRLR5s3WI
— POLITICO (@politico) August 25, 2021
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby says he knows of "no American casualties" in Afghanistan since August 14 https://t.co/qQbC6qtHq9 pic.twitter.com/pC8rQmUMN1
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 25, 2021
Moderna finalizes submission to FDA for full approval of its COVID-19 vaccine.
— ABC News (@ABC) August 25, 2021
It's not yet clear how long the FDA will take to review the application. https://t.co/iYIlKP84h9
Military troops must immediately begin to get the Covid vaccine, Defense Sec. Austin said in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.” https://t.co/3BQ80TbjNV
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 25, 2021
Delta Air Lines will require unvaccinated employees to pay an additional $200 per month to stay on the company’s health care plan starting Nov. 1. The average coronavirus-related hospitalization has cost the company about $40,000 per person, the CEO said. https://t.co/iBAWd5sjgb pic.twitter.com/YyHsDziXst
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 25, 2021
BREAKING: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul acknowledges nearly 12,000 more deaths in the state from COVID-19 than had been publicized by her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo. https://t.co/xQoBTpfQqH
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 25, 2021
Hill's Jan. 6 committee includes Trump White House in first document requests https://t.co/F7NUsMWNAz
— POLITICO (@politico) August 25, 2021
Lester Holt to interview Capitol Police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt https://t.co/SQ79HKynCl pic.twitter.com/hwxZ9fx9Sf
— The Hill (@thehill) August 25, 2021
The FCC proposed a record-setting $5M fine against right-wing activists Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman for allegedly making illegal robocalls discouraging mail voting in the 2020 election.
— Axios (@axios) August 25, 2021
They also face criminal voter suppression charges and a federal suit. https://t.co/p2j7D8H2Yn
A federal appeals court upheld the conviction and sentence of Dylann Roof on federal death row for the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation. https://t.co/R5dhZG9eK0
— ABC News (@ABC) August 25, 2021
The Caldor Fire in California, which has gutted hundreds of homes, is advancing toward Lake Tahoe and is enveloping the region in a thick yellow haze of the nation's worst air pollution.https://t.co/UzVyDAXZAH
— NPR (@NPR) August 25, 2021
