News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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7 women and 5 men selected out of pool of 18 to be jurors in the homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 16, 2021
Rittenhouse himself randomly drew 6 juror numbers out of a tumbler, excluding them from deliberations and setting the panel of 12. https://t.co/eptlBq6wUG
JUST IN: Pfizer seeks FDA emergency use authorization for its antiviral pill, which the company says reduces the risk of Covid-19 hospitalization and death https://t.co/niB7Iev8I0
— CNN (@CNN) November 16, 2021
Fully vaccinated people will be allowed to celebrate New Year's Eve in Times Square https://t.co/DhzF3HbdyI
— Axios (@axios) November 16, 2021
Eastern Europe faces "truly disastrous" Covid situation right now. Experts call it a "warning." https://t.co/GmovWH0eD5
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 16, 2021
Court lottery gives Biden administration a chance to revive COVID vaccine mandate https://t.co/eYIokpMnm6 pic.twitter.com/Fluz1zwYnt
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 16, 2021
Pres. Biden delivered remarks on the new infrastructure law at a New Hampshire bridge in disrepair.
— ABC News (@ABC) November 16, 2021
Democratic members of Congress are planning to hold 1,000 events before the end of the year to make clear to Americans "what we're doing in this package." https://t.co/bJ8tvAwRpI pic.twitter.com/Usyphnivhc
Graphic Ahmaud Arbery autopsy photos shown to jurors as medical examiner takes the stand https://t.co/fLT4V1PDcQ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 16, 2021
Americans boosted their spending last month, pushing up retail sales and giving the economy a lift. Much of the gain reflected the fact that shoppers are also paying higher prices. Retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 1.7% in October from September. https://t.co/CDhyre0rVz
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 16, 2021
Violence erupts on Poland-Belarus border as Polish guards fire water cannon on migrants throwing rocks https://t.co/l2Oev2YkQk
— CNN (@CNN) November 16, 2021
In its second formal rebuke of Wyoming Republican Liz Cheney, the state party passed a resolution this week to no longer recognize her as a member.
— ABC News (@ABC) November 16, 2021
Cheney, up for reelection in 2022, appears unconcerned. https://t.co/DMIzBqaKv3
The U.S. is condemning the test of a Russian anti-satellite missile after it blasted a cloud of debris into Earth's orbit — forcing astronauts aboard the ISS to take shelter as a precaution.https://t.co/xFzavvbnal
— NPR (@NPR) November 16, 2021
