News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Dr. Fauci, in another contentious exchange with Sen. Rand Paul, says Paul's attacks against him "kindles the crazies out there, and I have threats upon my life, harassment of my family and my children."
— ABC News (@ABC) January 11, 2022
"You are making a catastrophic epidemic for your political gain." pic.twitter.com/kdcjne1Gyf
The Covid vaccination campaign in the US cut hospitalizations and deaths by nearly half in the first 6 months of 2021, new research suggests. https://t.co/VZU4T6RXqo
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 11, 2022
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said that since the company's vaccine mandate went into effect in the summer, no employee has died.
— Axios (@axios) January 11, 2022
Before the mandate, the company was losing more than one employee per week to the virus. https://t.co/IsbnYrUCtB
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged that high inflation has emerged as a serious threat to the goal of helping put more Americans back to work and that the Fed will raise rates more than it now plans if needed to stem surging prices. https://t.co/JVY180d0v4
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 11, 2022
NEW: Citing "elevated threat from domestic violent extremists," DOJ official announces creation of new domestic terrorism unit "to augment our existing approach." https://t.co/v1W3qyU6rl pic.twitter.com/HfnIM3X4Xr
— ABC News (@ABC) January 11, 2022
The US is providing $308 million in humanitarian aid for the people of Afghanistan, the National Security Council announced, as well as additional Covid-19 vaccine doses. https://t.co/7NFEIMCcMA
— CNN (@CNN) January 11, 2022
The 58-story, 645-foot tall tower is now tilting 26 inches north and west at Fremont and Mission Streets in the heart of San Francisco’s financial district. https://t.co/Quu2EbDzd6
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 11, 2022
A ground stop was issued to some pilots for a short period of time following a North American Aerospace Defense Command alert of a launch of a North Korean missile, a US official said. https://t.co/KlEHuPTfCY
— CNN (@CNN) January 11, 2022
You might think Senate Democrats are trying to ax the filibuster to pass election reform. It’s not quite true.https://t.co/QjprRMZzWg
— POLITICO (@politico) January 11, 2022
In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a 57-year-old patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life — and a Maryland hospital said that he’s doing well in the critical days after the highly experimental surgery. https://t.co/mghC32ZhI8 pic.twitter.com/c0kNBQldvX
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) January 11, 2022
Poet and activist Maya Angelou to be featured on U.S. quarter https://t.co/lJSrGYfMQt
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 11, 2022
