
News from the note…
A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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President Joe Biden has unveiled a new “action plan” to confront the COVID-19 surge being driven by the delta variant. It includes vaccine mandates for millions of Americans and lays the groundwork for a booster shot campaign. https://t.co/hAUmIbk1R4
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 9, 2021
President Biden says the U.S. is "in the tough stretch" of the pandemic "and it could last for a while."
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 9, 2021
He blames the Delta variant, unvaccinated Americans and "elected officials actively working to undermine the fight against COVID-19," which he says is "totally unacceptable" pic.twitter.com/k3uF9IMTDO
Americans are now getting infected with COVID-19 at 10 times the rate needed to end the pandemic, Anthony Fauci tells Axios. https://t.co/IHzEhhItGq
— Axios (@axios) September 9, 2021
The number of first-time claims for jobless benefits dipped to a new pandemic-era low last week. That's welcome news, and proof that the jobs recovery is still moving in the right direction. https://t.co/qQNJK8UMAN
— CNN (@CNN) September 9, 2021
BREAKING: The Biden admin. is filing a lawsuit to challenge Texas' near-total ban on abortions, which the Supreme Court declined to block after the law took effect last week. https://t.co/UP5EUfmQ6x
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 9, 2021
JUST IN: A Qatar Airways flight has taken off from Kabul airport after the Taliban allowed 200 people, including Americans, to leave Afghanistan. https://t.co/Yw9t9wuM0L
— CNN (@CNN) September 9, 2021
All 13 U.S. service members who died in the Aug. 26 airport attack in Kabul will be posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. https://t.co/D6nyTINP8M pic.twitter.com/MH7xUFMK2f
— ABC News (@ABC) September 9, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom is feeling pretty good after polls show the recall attempt will go down by double digits. https://t.co/IkRcAUD3JG
— POLITICO (@politico) September 9, 2021
NEW: Biden will withdraw the nomination of gun control advocate David Chipman to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives after bipartisan pushback. https://t.co/9sawyerH0m
— Axios (@axios) September 9, 2021
Trump praises Robert E. Lee and slams removal of giant statue https://t.co/PgnR5ryz4W pic.twitter.com/HBAZc8S6Fu
— The Hill (@thehill) September 9, 2021
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is launching a comeback tour as he considers whether to mount a 2024 presidential bid that could put him on a collision course with Donald Trumphttps://t.co/vnuiGUisYW
— POLITICO (@politico) September 9, 2021
20 years after St. Nicholas Church was destroyed on 9/11, it will reopen as a shrine for the lives lost https://t.co/BU2woUjnxG
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 9, 2021