News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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JUST IN: Pres. Biden: Omicron variant "is a cause for concern—not a cause for panic." https://t.co/gxH0AJb3qA pic.twitter.com/iPrTn0RP8R
— ABC News (@ABC) November 29, 2021
The president plans to take action against Omicron "not with shutdowns or lockdowns, but with more widespread vaccinations, boosters, testing and more"https://t.co/zqNOKaQLwG
— POLITICO (@politico) November 29, 2021
US health officials are urging Americans not to be complacent and to use every tool at their disposal to prepare for the Omicron variant of Covid-19 https://t.co/QyEVRnJVLd
— CNN (@CNN) November 29, 2021
LATEST: COVID hospitalization numbers have ticked up to about 53,000, according to federal data.
— ABC News (@ABC) November 29, 2021
After nearly 10 weeks of steady declines, this marks the third consecutive week that the U.S. has seen an increase in hospitalizations. https://t.co/QJReYHId0r pic.twitter.com/XqoYUgrm6l
BREAKING: A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will vote Wednesday to hold a former Justice Department official in contempt of Congress. The panel held former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt last month. https://t.co/Z2kDRLFzR8
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 29, 2021
At a contentious hearing held via videoconference Monday, James Beeks narrowly escaped being jailed after a tense exchange with Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. https://t.co/qrEXLqFC4m
— POLITICO (@politico) November 29, 2021
Matthew McConaughey says he won't run for Texas governor after toying with the idea of running for public office for the past 2 years. https://t.co/7dUGlN2Y2N
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 29, 2021
Rep. Ilhan Omar said she ended a call with Republican congresswoman Lauren Boebert after she says Boebert "doubled down on her rhetoric." https://t.co/7WeYGac0aI
— Axios (@axios) November 29, 2021
Former Defense Sec. Esper claims in a lawsuit against the Defense Dept. that material is being improperly withheld from his use as he seeks to publish a memoir of his time in former President Trump’s Cabinet. https://t.co/OHs3H2L72V
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 29, 2021
“I promise you it’ll go away if you just keep at it, OK?”
— CNN (@CNN) November 29, 2021
President Biden offered some words of encouragement to a young girl who struggles with a stutter, empathizing with her as someone who has had a lifelong stutter himself.https://t.co/c2i8eN2Rwa
A WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS: The White House unveiled its 2021 Christmas decorations theme “Gifts from the Heart” on Monday. Over 100 volunteers worked for a full week to set up 41 trees, 6,000 feet of ribbon, over 300 candles, over 10,000 ornaments and over 78,750 holiday lights. pic.twitter.com/CVOv1dcdQK
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 29, 2021
