News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Big Bird's seemingly innocuous announcement that he was vaccinated for Covid-19 causes a stir online among the right wing, with Sen. Cruz accusing the yellow bird of tweeting "government propaganda." https://t.co/Ccpcnr8ctQ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 7, 2021
The United States is opening to vaccinated international travelers on Monday. Here's what to expect. https://t.co/Oj2uPVZWfU
— CNN (@CNN) November 7, 2021
Is it the end of COVID as we know it? @ScottGottliebMD tells @margbrennan "I think that we're close to the end of pandemic phase of this virus"
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) November 7, 2021
He cautions, however, as things improves, cases may pick up as noted in UK cases. pic.twitter.com/wsdNtTH7u6
As millions of people nationwide suffer from long-haul covid, patient advocates are cautiously hopeful that new research may unlock clues to other conditions that appear to crop up after infections, including chronic fatigue syndrome. https://t.co/U283unYh18
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 7, 2021
Americans should expect to pay higher costs to heat their homes this winter, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said — a result of high gas prices caused by the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/3qAH4R1m79
— CNN (@CNN) November 7, 2021
Transportation @SecretaryPete: "Every option needs to be on the table. I can't believe we even have to say this, but for God's sake, do not disrespect, let alone harm flight crews, who as the captain always says are there for your safety." https://t.co/DbGnp9A0jZ pic.twitter.com/DPKmTUTyvr
— The Hill (@thehill) November 7, 2021
Iraq's prime minister survived a drone assassination attempt on his residence in Baghdad today https://t.co/Q5Ut9Ux8RO
— Axios (@axios) November 7, 2021
Tajikistan is the only one of Afghanistan's neighbors to adopt an openly hostile attitude toward the Taliban since their takeover. https://t.co/Bvthl5FgXv
— ABC News (@ABC) November 7, 2021
A year after civil war erupted, a once-unlikely scenario looks like a real possibility: rebels could topple the Ethiopian government. https://t.co/ooWr2M5Mf0
— NPR (@NPR) November 7, 2021
An ambitious program to replace thousands of residential lead water lines in New Jersey's largest city is about to be completed years ahead of schedule. Newark was sued over the issue in 2018. Lead can be harmful to human health even at minute levels. https://t.co/Ce61nNdqQI
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 7, 2021
"Let me assess the people in Dallas using a professional intelligence term," Malcolm Nance says of the hundreds of QAnon followers who gathered to await the resurrection of John F. Kennedy, Jr.
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 7, 2021
"They're crazy." https://t.co/kMxodCAdtx
