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 issued scathing criticism of his predecessor during remarks marking the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, saying it was the first time in history that a former president tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. pic.twitter.com/keQBgKZ2CI
— NPR (@NPR) January 6, 2022
Kamala Harris was inside DNC's headquarters when a pipe bomb was discovered outside the building on Jan. 6, 2021.
— POLITICO (@politico) January 6, 2022
This raises sobering questions about her security that day – and the chilling prospect that the riots could have been even more destructive. https://t.co/UHup6BvbUz
From the explosion caused by police munition, to protesters scaling the Capitol's walls, @Reuterspictures captured the harrowing scenes from the U.S. Capitol siege one year ago https://t.co/mJCE0YZfIG pic.twitter.com/ORI2O0WTbf
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 6, 2022
Former Vice President and House member Dick Cheney criticized Republican leadership while visiting the Capitol today, saying he's "deeply disappointed" in the way GOP leadership has handled Jan. 6.https://t.co/29WF7cEXdV
— Axios (@axios) January 6, 2022
Capitol Police Chief Manger addresses USCP officers on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol: “I promise you that we will be better prepared for whatever we face in the future." https://t.co/4MMm3aZP7l
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 6, 2022
Rep. Matt Gaetz doubled down on his rhetoric about the Capitol insurrection, telling Steve Bannon on his podcast that he is "ashamed of nothing" and "proud of the work we did" on Jan. 6.https://t.co/bGMItbz7Jj
— Axios (@axios) January 6, 2022
#BREAKING: World record set for confirmed COVID-19 cases, World Health Organization says https://t.co/z7eKb5n6VR pic.twitter.com/mog8c4HJoy
— The Hill (@thehill) January 6, 2022
DC children's hospital reports record number of COVID-19 patients https://t.co/woXT9JiJTS pic.twitter.com/MfSf8jOXF4
— The Hill (@thehill) January 6, 2022
Principals, superintendents and counselors are filling in as substitutes in classrooms around the U.S. as the surge in coronavirus infections further strains schools already struggling with staffing shortages. https://t.co/DSaEMV2P1o
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 6, 2022
207,000 Americans filed for jobless aid last week, near half-century low https://t.co/KOYIyxJ6n6
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 6, 2022
LATEST: Russian-led security alliance sends forces to Kazakhstan to quell deadly violence amid reports that dozens of protesters and police have been killed in unrest. https://t.co/3horfuLOaV
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 6, 2022
Winter weather alerts stretched from coast to coast Thursday with over 100 million people impacted as multiple storm systems are forecast to move across the US over the next 48 hours. https://t.co/qB1Uu89AiR
— CNN (@CNN) January 6, 2022
