News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Pres. Biden pleads for Americans to get boosted, wear masks in public during omicron surge: “For God’s sake, please take advantage of what’s available. Please. You’re going to save lives, maybe yours, maybe your child’s.” https://t.co/WZap9HaiCp pic.twitter.com/YtTqHEprP0
— ABC News (@ABC) January 4, 2022
US education secretary warns of "bumps in the road" as schools reopen amid Covid surge https://t.co/ubCgkqEj7C
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 4, 2022
U.S. to double and accelerate order of Pfizer antiviral pills https://t.co/acZwsWwVoW
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 4, 2022
A federal judge blocked the U.S. Department of Defense from taking “any adverse action” against 35 Navy sailors who have refused to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, arguing that it violated their religious freedoms.https://t.co/l9SkaFDpyX
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 4, 2022
Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger on security situation ahead of Jan. 6: "We're aware of several events that are planned for Thursday. Most of them aren't of much concern to us. There's no intelligence that indicates that there would be any problems." https://t.co/Y5D9YPL0LR pic.twitter.com/8QLIQZdXdJ
— ABC News (@ABC) January 4, 2022
SCOOP: The Jan. 6 committee is preparing to request Fox News host Sean Hannity's cooperation in its investigation of the assault on the U.S. Capitol, a source with direct knowledge of the plans tells Axios. https://t.co/u4VzkpXRol
— Axios (@axios) January 4, 2022
A year after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Pentagon officials are still navigating how best to root out extremism in the ranks https://t.co/303EBKykCC
— POLITICO (@politico) January 4, 2022
The number of Americans voluntarily quitting their jobs surged to a record 4.5 million in November, a show of confidence in the labor market. https://t.co/2S0qroX45P
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 4, 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
Albany prosecutor drops groping charge against former NY Gov. Cuomo:
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 4, 2022
"While we found the complainant in this case cooperative and credible, after review of all the available evidence we have concluded that we cannot meet our burden at trial." https://t.co/ikb4Saoq6f
After nearly four months of court proceedings in one of the most high-profile tech trials in recent memory, Elizabeth Holmes has been found guilty on four out of 11 federal fraud and conspiracy charges. Here are some key moments from the trial. https://t.co/wozsRG2boh
— CNN (@CNN) January 4, 2022
After its Christmas Day launch, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has started to successfully deploy on the way to its perch 1 million miles from Earth.https://t.co/IDYpNLhGbH
— Axios (@axios) January 4, 2022
