
News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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LATEST: More than 100,000 Americans are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, according to HHS—just shy of the hospitalization peak seen during the summer wave fueled by the delta variant. https://t.co/hJtMjLdJt7 pic.twitter.com/VWrvlt3WB0
— ABC News (@ABC) January 3, 2022
FDA authorizes booster shots for 12-to-15-year-olds as students return to the classroom amid omicron variant surge https://t.co/HmKpMFGPoA
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 3, 2022
Humans have infected wild deer with Covid-19 and there’s evidence the virus has been spreading between deer, recent studies show, which outline findings that could complicate the path out of the pandemic. https://t.co/NZj53df7AB
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 3, 2022
As the anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot approaches, the House committee investigating the day's events is preparing to hold public hearings and has not ruled out subpoenas for members of Congress, Mike Pence or Donald Trump.https://t.co/4rDa81Q79V
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 3, 2022
JUST IN: Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump refuse to comply with subpoenas issued by the New York State attorney general’s office as it conducts a civil investigation into the way the family real estate business valued its holdings. https://t.co/Qg21eGkQYA
— ABC News (@ABC) January 3, 2022
Biden assured Ukraine's president during a call today that U.S. will "respond decisively if Russia fuurther invades Ukraine" https://t.co/B0dJqy81pm
— Axios (@axios) January 3, 2022
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been temporarily barred from posting on her Facebook account by the social network, less than a day after losing her personal Twitter account https://t.co/tvPqNikNzi
— POLITICO (@politico) January 3, 2022
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announces vote to change filibuster rules but faces resistance from Sens. Manchin and Sinema https://t.co/NeaQYmxh31
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 3, 2022
Researchers believe they have found rare 200-million-year-old dinosaur footprints on a beach in Wales https://t.co/y5QgptVcqy
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 3, 2022
The BlackBerry era ended for most people some time ago, but the phones will stop functioning this week.
— Axios (@axios) January 3, 2022
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By the time the storm wraps up Monday night, Washington could have more snow than Chicago and Denver have had so far this season. https://t.co/tNr1ENIeyJ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 3, 2022