News from the note…
A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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President Biden receives Covid booster shot.https://t.co/2wJR5J14Om pic.twitter.com/UXW1dqBeke
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 27, 2021
Monday is the vaccination deadline for New York State health care workers. Thousands of refusers have failed to meet it.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 27, 2021
The dispute is dividing hospitals, where most workers are vaccinated and want their colleagues to be. https://t.co/T9u4sF10zt
LATEST: Two dozen employees for Northwell Health, a New York-based hospital network, have been “exited” from the system after they did not meet Monday’s COVID-19 vaccination deadline set by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. https://t.co/27vd2gtWyY pic.twitter.com/ULKn5aVS40
— ABC News (@ABC) September 27, 2021
Life expectancy for U.S. men shrank by more than two years because of COVID-19, researchers say https://t.co/OqtD4QBMzR
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 27, 2021
Judge says John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Reagan 4 decades ago, can be freed from all his remaining restrictions next year if he continues to follow those rules and remains mentally stable. https://t.co/CVfqOtQk05
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 27, 2021
BREAKING: R. Kelly has been found guilty of all counts — including sexual exploitation of a child, bribery, kidnapping, racketeering and sex trafficking involving 6 victims. He faces a possible sentence of 10 years to life in prison.https://t.co/jqR2C2k9Yu
— NPR (@NPR) September 27, 2021
Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin clarified today that he would have voted to certify the 2020 election after Democrats pounced on his lack of a clear answer during an Axios interview. https://t.co/z3RsUCYTDd
— Axios (@axios) September 27, 2021
FBI Assistant Director Michael Christman tells @nicolesganga that “unprovoked and ambush-type attacks” against law enforcement officers have risen in 2021, as the number of officers killed in the line of duty has gone up since last year. https://t.co/mC2QTAeazc pic.twitter.com/15w84WdsOY
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 27, 2021
Liz Cheney tells "60 Minutes" she was "wrong" to oppose same-sex marriage https://t.co/UpSNBl0r6j
— Axios (@axios) September 27, 2021
The Biden administration has taken steps to save the Obama-era DACA program that shields undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children from deportation https://t.co/SRG6eZlYE6
— CNN (@CNN) September 27, 2021
New York City plans to hire a private weather forecaster, install more drainage features and issue earlier and more aggressive warnings to residents under a new plan to respond to heavy rainfall like the deadly deluge Hurricane Ida dropped on the city. https://t.co/Q360BF0JEu
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 27, 2021
Global shoppers face possible shortages of smartphones and other goods ahead of Christmas after power cuts to meet government energy use targets forced Chinese factories to shut down and left some households in the dark. https://t.co/LaK8zCnX15
— ABC News (@ABC) September 27, 2021
