News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: A second U.S. case of the Omicron variant was identified in a Minnesota resident who had traveled to New York. https://t.co/zaiyhtUq7Y
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 2, 2021
The Biden administration said it would soon require private health insurers to cover the cost of at-home Covid-19 tests https://t.co/JOMkCwquM1
— POLITICO (@politico) December 2, 2021
JUST IN: Germany is banning unvaccinated people from accessing all but the most essential businesses to curb the spread of coronavirus, outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel and her successor, Olaf Scholz, announced. https://t.co/DaJabY3cbx
— CNN (@CNN) December 2, 2021
House Democrats are planning to bring a short-term government funding bill that would prevent a shutdown Friday night.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 2, 2021
A number of Republicans in both chambers have signaled they want to delay passage because of President Biden's vaccine mandates. https://t.co/j5lpdtxQZP
2 election workers are suing far-right website The Gateway Pundit for accusing them "of committing ballot fraud to alter the outcome of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia."
— Axios (@axios) December 2, 2021
The website allegedly identified them by name and published photos of them. https://t.co/7ZsRqfARL2
House January 6 committee advances contempt of Congress charge against former Trump DOJ official https://t.co/HV8KQ7FgoY
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 2, 2021
Darrell Brooks Jr., the man accused of driving his SUV through a Christmas parade in Wisconsin, killing six people and injuring dozens, said he feels like he's being “demonized.” Brooks' mother said her son has had mental health issues. https://t.co/KQFncmCm2Y
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 2, 2021
NEW: The Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" program for asylum seekers will resume Monday.
— Axios (@axios) December 2, 2021
Biden has been forced by court order to restart the policy. https://t.co/w0rK0IMBRn
MLB owners and players have failed to reach a deal on a new work agreement, triggering the league's first work stoppage since 1994.https://t.co/MmceGNWFxj
— NPR (@NPR) December 2, 2021
President Joe Biden and Jill Biden will attend the 44th annual Kennedy Center Honors Sunday night in Washington, DC, reinstating a longstanding tradition that was interrupted by Donald Trump's presidency. https://t.co/hawDlEeIzv
— CNN (@CNN) December 2, 2021
The Rockefeller Christmas Tree was lit up on Dec. 1 to mark the beginning of the holiday season in New York City. pic.twitter.com/oezt9GUgRT
— NPR (@NPR) December 2, 2021
