News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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White House records obtained by the Jan. 6 panel so far do not reflect calls made to or from Trump, leaving gaps in what transpired, sources say https://t.co/82g6dJ9BlK
— CNN (@CNN) February 10, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: While Trump was in office, staff in the White House residence periodically discovered wads of printed paper clogging a toilet — and believed the president had flushed pieces of paper, @maggieNYT scoops in her forthcoming book, "Confidence Man." https://t.co/SMXWUuc1i1
— Axios (@axios) February 10, 2022
BREAKING: Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America’s consumers and wiping out pay raises. The Labor Department said that consumer prices jumped 7.5% last month compared with 12 months earlier. https://t.co/gZUkbqb54R
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 10, 2022
The US Navy said that it has discharged 240 service members for refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccine as required by the Pentagon's vaccine mandate. https://t.co/1zegB1zZhV
— CNN (@CNN) February 10, 2022
In unvaccinated pregnant women, Covid-19 can attack and destroy the placenta, and in rare instances can lead to stillbirth, according to new research. https://t.co/CsTi3EZcLT
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 10, 2022
U.S. truckers planning protest convoy, perhaps starting in L.A. for Super Bowl, DHS warns https://t.co/sQGjR0FtF0
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 10, 2022
Biden calls on Senate to pass his agenda to lower drug prices https://t.co/g3P2v7K9fj pic.twitter.com/M9lIp5zPfF
— The Hill (@thehill) February 10, 2022
A toxicologist testified at the federal trial of three former officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights that it wasn't drug use, heart disease nor an agitated state known as “excited delirium” that caused Floyd's death. https://t.co/8yM6G8wdcF pic.twitter.com/Ocw3yOJaCC
— ABC News (@ABC) February 10, 2022
A parent in the "Varsity Blues" college bribery scandal has been sentenced to serve 1 year and 1 day in federal prison, the stiffest sentence so far handed down in the case, federal prosecutors say. https://t.co/jBmWxSNSeE
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 10, 2022
A bill that would eliminate forced arbitration agreements for sexual assault and harassment survivors in the workplace was approved in the Senate in a voice vote Thursday, and it now heads to Pres. Joe Biden's desk to be signed into law. https://t.co/tV96Ea7zdu
— ABC News (@ABC) February 10, 2022
These are the best – and worst – states for life expectancy, according to a new report https://t.co/987CgyMBdV
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 10, 2022
