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A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: An influential federal advisory panel rejected a plan to offer Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans. The 16-2 vote was a blow to the Biden administration’s effort to increase virus protections amid the contagious delta variant. https://t.co/CFhGFfdcml
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 17, 2021
JUST IN: A new CDC-led study finds that the Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines protect people well, but Moderna’s vaccine is slightly more effective in keeping people out of the hospital https://t.co/GFFSp28x75
— CNN (@CNN) September 17, 2021
A hostess at an Italian restaurant in Manhattan was assaulted by three tourists from Texas after she asked to see their proof of vaccination on Thursday, the police said, days after enforcement of New York City's vaccine mandate for indoor diners began. https://t.co/sOXtLD2eEE
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 17, 2021
A spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the agency has intercepted thousands of packages of fake Covid-19 vaccination cards from China that “we basically stopped keeping track, because there were so many.” https://t.co/AUHZifzKzA
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 17, 2021
A new fence, an information-sharing alert and ramped-up airport security are just a few of the ways law enforcement is preparing to prevent another deadly insurrection ahead of Saturday's rally aimed at showing support for those arrested on January 6. https://t.co/uul3AAjRK9
— CNN (@CNN) September 17, 2021
France recalls envoys in U.S, Australia over submarine deal – statement https://t.co/8lbuLneH2H pic.twitter.com/KjsxFQYBTD
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 17, 2021
Customs and Border Protection is sending extra manpower to deal with the crush of migrants in the Del Rio Sector, the agency said in a statement to @ABC News. https://t.co/QneFI8oQMq
— ABC News (@ABC) September 17, 2021
BREAKING: A U.S. drone strike launched on Aug. 29 killed 10 civilians in Afghanistan, including seven children, rather than the Islamic State extremists the Biden administration claimed it targeted, according to the Pentagon.https://t.co/6cFEHuYYFx
— Axios (@axios) September 17, 2021
The widow of a U.S. Marine killed in a bombing in Afghanistan in August has given birth to a baby girl. https://t.co/jRUEBoAwfs
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 17, 2021
A lawyer whose firm represented Hillary Clinton's campaign during the 2016 presidential election was indicted by special counsel John Durham on a single charge of making a false statement to the FBI. https://t.co/d2CIck9u2a
— ABC News (@ABC) September 17, 2021
Sotheby’s will auction off a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution, one of just 11 surviving copies from the official first printing produced for the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and for the Continental Congress. https://t.co/RtgId25Kkv
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 17, 2021
Firefighters wrap world's largest tree to save it from wildfire https://t.co/pn7Q3phae9 pic.twitter.com/RTiJ14ML5I
— The Hill (@thehill) September 17, 2021