News from the note…
A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Fencing outside the U.S. Capitol has been reinstalled ahead of the "Justice for J6" rally this weekend. https://t.co/aQbBroiMyJ
— ABC News (@ABC) September 16, 2021
A school district in Sarasota County, Florida, has tightened its mask policy after a chiropractor signed hundreds of medical exemption forms that allowed students to opt out of wearing masks in schools, officials said. https://t.co/PdCBqaXoPr
— CNN (@CNN) September 16, 2021
The White House is offering to connect Nicki Minaj with one of the Biden administration’s doctors to address her questions about the COVID-19 vaccine. The offer comes after an erroneous tweet from the rapper about the shot. https://t.co/tojq69Vp5e
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 16, 2021
It's not clear if or when boosters doses of Covid-19 vaccines will be OK'd for fully vaccinated people in the United States, but state and local health departments across the United States are moving ahead with plans for a potential rollout next week.https://t.co/wRmFV0BKmn
— CNN (@CNN) September 16, 2021
People applying to immigrate to the U.S. will have to show they've been vaccination against COVID-19 as part of a required medical exam, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services says. The new policy takes effect on Oct. 1. https://t.co/RDY5qB89vu
— NPR (@NPR) September 15, 2021
Mike Pence is positioning himself for a 2024 run by aiming to raise a whopping $18 million this year, Axios has learned.https://t.co/GNRtKtfzX4
— Axios (@axios) September 16, 2021
Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw is trying something new in electoral politics, getting people to pay to come see him. It’s working.https://t.co/hXwzxrCnGS
— POLITICO (@politico) September 16, 2021
JUST IN: Chauvin pleads not guilty to violating teen's civil rights https://t.co/dOLKmwteHC pic.twitter.com/DekvTxxgnr
— The Hill (@thehill) September 16, 2021
The city of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $2 million to Rickia Young, who was pulled from her vehicle, beaten by police and separated from her 2-year-old son in October 2020, according to the mayor's office. https://t.co/PfHNjSVnji
— ABC News (@ABC) September 16, 2021
An Alabama mother was arrested on assault and other charges after she got into a fight with an 11-year-old on a Jefferson County school bus, an incident that was captured on video and shared on social media. https://t.co/TyzENtMm7N
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 16, 2021
South Carolina lawyer who allegedly botched $10 million life insurance scheme turns himself in to authorities https://t.co/ehZJj6REQU
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 16, 2021
