News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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JUST IN: The White House will launch a new website on Wednesday to distribute 500 million free at-home rapid tests that'll be mailed to Americans' doorsteps, senior administration officials said on a Friday call with reporters. https://t.co/ZewCGUqJcX
— ABC News (@ABC) January 14, 2022
To help alleviate staffing shortages at hospitals due to Covid-19, FEMA will announce that governors will have more flexibility to use National Guard members for support services at hospitals. https://t.co/j0yP5YfyhP
— CNN (@CNN) January 14, 2022
4 inmates at an Arkansas jail sued the facility and its doctor after they said they were unknowingly prescribed ivermectin to treat Covid, despite health officials’ warnings that the drug shouldn’t be used for that purpose. https://t.co/noyXaXxJOU
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 14, 2022
Millions of families will not receive the monthly child tax credit payments this weekend for the first time in six months as the program expired at the end of last year.https://t.co/QA0inA0rX5
— Axios (@axios) January 14, 2022
JUST IN: Pres. Biden announces a roughly $27 billion investment to fund repairs and replace bridges in need.
— ABC News (@ABC) January 14, 2022
"This is an investment that's going to help connect entire towns and regions to new opportunities."https://t.co/XVJre8l6Qf pic.twitter.com/IQ4O4im1VZ
Ohio's state Supreme Court has struck down the state's new congressional map as a Republican gerrymander that violates the state constitutionhttps://t.co/5nb1DcJshh
— POLITICO (@politico) January 14, 2022
Program would allow teens to become truck drivers amid supply chain crisis https://t.co/7WeiB4Y2JD
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 14, 2022
The Biden administration has information indicating Russia might soon launch a false-flag operation to provide a pretext for an invasion of Ukraine, a U.S. official told POLITICO https://t.co/Vk5BV0cfkr
— POLITICO (@politico) January 14, 2022
An indictment alleges that 3 women “punched and kicked” the officer in the face and body while he was on the floor. Both the officer and the gate agent were treated at a hospital for their injuries. https://t.co/hywuLiQwae
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 14, 2022
U.S. Rep. John Katko, who was one of just 10 Republican House members who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, has announced that he will not seek reelection this year. He represents a battleground district in central New York. https://t.co/ug5Et7QVBV
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 14, 2022
In space, astronauts experienced 3 million red blood cells destroyed per second, resulting in a loss of 54% more cells than people on Earth experience, according to a new study. https://t.co/inNGxh5blt
— CNN (@CNN) January 14, 2022
