News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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President Biden has finished speaking with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about the crisis at the Ukraine border https://t.co/KBgAhC50uI
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) December 30, 2021
Two doses of J&J's Covid vaccine provided up to 85% protection against hospitalization from Omicron, per a new report from researchers in South Africa https://t.co/P40MIcr06e
— POLITICO (@politico) December 30, 2021
Pfizer's COVID-19 shot causes mostly mild side effects in young kids – U.S. CDC https://t.co/oMaw4EUw5N pic.twitter.com/MUBOayYWKu
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 30, 2021
LATEST: CDC warns Americans to avoid cruises regardless of their COVID vaccination status. https://t.co/OtQVAfi2ss pic.twitter.com/VUWfjoEA5T
— ABC News (@ABC) December 30, 2021
The Marines have kicked out 206 troops for refusing to get a Covid-19 vaccine.
— POLITICO (@politico) December 30, 2021
Overall, 95% of all active-duty Marines have received at least one vaccine dose.https://t.co/PvkbDznGz5
The average number of weekly jobless benefits claims over the past four weeks fell to 199,250. That's the lowest four-week moving average since October 1969 https://t.co/vQncwxJCbc
— CNN (@CNN) December 30, 2021
Jan. 6 committee asks Supreme Court to deny Trump's bid to shield records https://t.co/8nz1OJ6ZnV
— Axios (@axios) December 30, 2021
A Capitol Police officer who was pummelled by the mob on Jan. 6 — and is still enduring physical and psychological injuries from the attack — says it's hard running into members of Congress who continue to cling to the lie that former President Donald Trump won. pic.twitter.com/RiHmNdMe1P
— NPR (@NPR) December 30, 2021
Germany will pull the plug on 3 of its last 6 nuclear power stations on Friday, another step towards completing its withdrawal from nuclear power as it turns its focus to renewables. https://t.co/1uPx1jvPN0
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 30, 2021
Afghanistan’s former president said he had no choice but to abruptly leave Kabul as the Taliban closed in and denied that an agreement was in the works for a peaceful takeover, disputing the accounts of former Afghan and U.S. officials. https://t.co/f1plpeVNWw
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 30, 2021
The massive statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond that was taken down in September will be moved to the city's Black History Museum, which will get community input on how it's displayed.https://t.co/3dmChQysDu
— NPR (@NPR) December 30, 2021
Don't forget to declare income from stolen goods and illegal activities, IRS says. https://t.co/5ZP11LYgHC
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 30, 2021
