News from the note…
A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Expanded U.S. unemployment benefits expired on Monday without objection from President Biden or his top economic advisers. 7.5 million people are set to lose their benefits entirely and another 3 million will lose the $300 weekly supplement. https://t.co/D1GQcIEHR5
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 6, 2021
“It is really important that we convey that success does not equal no cases,” U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told POLITICO. “Success looks like very few people in the hospital and very few dying.”https://t.co/kihlUlKOmw
— POLITICO (@politico) September 6, 2021
Florida doctor says she will no longer accept in-person visits from unvaccinated patients https://t.co/6SOE6zv6Gn pic.twitter.com/SgNYXK64Sn
— The Hill (@thehill) September 6, 2021
“We will not tolerate violence against those seeking to obtain or provide reproductive health services."
— ABC News (@ABC) September 6, 2021
AG Garland releases a statement on the Texas restrictive abortion law. https://t.co/Ag5q73gJMQ pic.twitter.com/ueY7ESwHKF
Aluminum prices have reached their highest level in more than a decade following a coup in Guinea, a major supplier of the main ore used to produce the metal. https://t.co/ugBNx7DVol
— CNN (@CNN) September 6, 2021
A Belarusian court sentenced one of the leaders of last year's mass protests against authoritarian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko, prompting swift condemnation from the European Union and United States.https://t.co/d2p7XEfvKs
— Axios (@axios) September 6, 2021
Former Marine wearing full body armor kills four people, including a mom holding a baby, in Florida https://t.co/R2hHo4rTe0
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 6, 2021
The new proposal would require a small number of asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for their cases to be processed but give them better living conditions and access to attorneys.https://t.co/ixmck8iMMu
— POLITICO (@politico) September 6, 2021
US facilitated the safe departure of 4 American citizens by overland route from Afghanistan on Monday, a senior State Department official says. https://t.co/HgLhPL7DDF
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 6, 2021
Current and former officials say that with no US troops left on the ground in Afghanistan, gathering intelligence is about to become infinitely more difficult. https://t.co/YD1yzMxbkT
— CNN (@CNN) September 6, 2021
Troops play and drew chalk art with Afghan children at U.S. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Sunday, September 5 in New Jersey. https://t.co/J09LCKiZue pic.twitter.com/tSuU3RPBCE
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 6, 2021
