News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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A surge in coronavirus cases in the U.S. is seriously altering previously promising holiday plans for many Americans. The jump in cases in recent days is being blamed, in part, on the omicron variant. https://t.co/Z5Inu0qzJU
— NPR (@NPR) December 20, 2021
Moderna says booster increases antibody levels against omicron https://t.co/Fj87r3l9At pic.twitter.com/qxhr4gGmkt
— The Hill (@thehill) December 20, 2021
Former President Donald Trump was booed by a portion of an audience in Dallas on Sunday when he said he had received a Covid-19 booster shot, according to video of the closed press event that was shared on social media. https://t.co/62UtqYf5PD
— CNN (@CNN) December 20, 2021
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says there is a “spike” in the number of COVID outbreaks “traced to direct, in-school transmission” pic.twitter.com/q2r37rKupU
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 20, 2021
In counter to Sen. Joe Manchin, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vows to bring Build Back Better Act up for a vote in the new year so every senator can "make their position known on the Senate floor, not just on television." https://t.co/hrjXriuDDT pic.twitter.com/uqJJ05BeKg
— ABC News (@ABC) December 20, 2021
Former President Donald Trump and the Trump Organization have sued New York Attorney General Letitia James, asking for a federal court to halt or limit her office's ongoing investigations. https://t.co/xqNhMAVjVs
— CNN (@CNN) December 20, 2021
BREAKING: Pentagon to issue rules aimed at curbing rise in extremism among troops, officials tell @AP. The new guidelines come nearly a year after some current and former service members took part in the U.S. Capitol riot. https://t.co/0GFk4xqK3s
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 20, 2021
U.S. to use border wall funds to close gaps and clean up Trump-era construction sites https://t.co/FfM9NsahHu
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 20, 2021
Lawyers are making closing arguments in the trial of former police officer Kim Potter — who shot and killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop last April.https://t.co/wkaAIUmeHs
— NPR (@NPR) December 20, 2021
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai appears to retract her allegation that she had been sexually assaulted by a former top Chinese official, in video greeted with skepticism, Reuters reports; Women's Tennis Association continues to call for investigation. https://t.co/mrD2Fx41qg
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 20, 2021
Two babies survived a tornado in Kentucky last weekend that ripped the bathtub they were sheltering in out of the ground and tossed it with them inside, their grandmother says. https://t.co/VV1RoZQk7U
— ABC News (@ABC) December 20, 2021
