News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Former FDA Commissioner @ScottGottliebMD tells @FaceTheNation's @margbrennan where the Omicron COVID-19 variant will likely be hitting next as it comes to an end on the East Coast. https://t.co/YVM5cUR4xf pic.twitter.com/tmIZzg3dTW
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 9, 2022
CDC director: Difficult to issue guidances with an "ever-evolving" virus https://t.co/1haxTrVuGZ
— Axios (@axios) January 9, 2022
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson urged large businesses in the state not to comply with the Biden administration's Covid-19 vaccine mandate, saying employers should not follow the "oppressive" rule hours before the order is set to partially go into effect.
— CNN (@CNN) January 9, 2022
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The Bronx apartment fire that has killed 19 people also left more than five dozen injured, with 13 still in critical condition in the hospital, said a senior adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. https://t.co/hzxZjtBvcc
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 9, 2022
Adam Kinzinger, who's on the Jan. 6 panel, wants to learn more about what Trump knew about the attack in the days before it.
— Axios (@axios) January 9, 2022
"Was the president absolutely incompetent or a coward on the 6th when he didn't do anything, or did he know what was coming?" https://t.co/poufKrYyn3
In his remarks in Georgia on Tuesday, President Joe Biden is expected to expand on his endorsement of a filibuster carveout to pass voting rights legislation in the Senate https://t.co/Y8beNyUOjP
— POLITICO (@politico) January 9, 2022
The mystery surrounding whether Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson will seek reelection has ended. The Republican announced Sunday he will run for a third term.https://t.co/ecD2Cm8xjP
— NPR (@NPR) January 9, 2022
LATEST: At least 164 people have been killed in protests that have rocked Kazakhstan over the past week, the country's health ministry says. https://t.co/1tstZ9x62I
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 9, 2022
More than 800,000 noncitizens and “Dreamers” in New York City will have access to the ballot box—and could vote in municipal elections as early as next year—after Mayor Eric Adams allowed legislation to automatically become law. https://t.co/Xyxr94NzGu
— ABC News (@ABC) January 9, 2022
The Taliban have arrested a popular university professor and outspoken critic of successive Afghan governments, including the new rulers in Kabul, the group’s spokesman says. https://t.co/3VS8bSxPZH
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 9, 2022
Treacherous, icy conditions are gripping much of the Northeast while millions of people along the Gulf Coast face a threat of severe storms Sunday.https://t.co/ixSq6rAWCM
— CNN (@CNN) January 9, 2022
