News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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The embattled Uvalde school district police chief says he's in contact with investigators but declines to answer questions from CNN about the massacrehttps://t.co/7Mb1rKuQx0
— CNN (@CNN) June 1, 2022
The Texas Department of Public Safety is correcting previous comments it made stating that a teacher had left a door propped open that the Uvalde gunman used to enter Robb Elementary School prior to the shooting. https://t.co/YsgkychAzM pic.twitter.com/HPmcB070Xs
— ABC News (@ABC) June 1, 2022
Teacher killed trying to protect her kids in Texas school shooting and her husband who died two days later are laid to rest in Uvalde https://t.co/lHgdSnA2I6
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 1, 2022
NEW: U.S.' decision to send Ukraine long-range missile systems likely came too late to save 2 key cities in the Donbas.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 1, 2022
But delivery of weapons after months of urging from Ukraine will help the country’s military face the next stage of the conflict. https://t.co/2Dc00RPErc
The United Kingdom is asking the U.S. to sign off on a plan to send advanced, medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine within a few weeks https://t.co/lRV11zcET0
— POLITICO (@politico) June 1, 2022
NEW: White House: "United Airlines has agreed to transport Kendamil formula free of charge from Heathrow Airport in London to multiple airports across the country over a three-week period. These are the first Operation Formula Flight to be donated by an airline carrier." pic.twitter.com/axv9WTlKxG
— ABC News (@ABC) June 1, 2022
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CNN on Tuesday that she was wrong when she said last year that inflation only posed a small risk and wasn't likely to be a problem. https://t.co/18TJreZ13k
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 1, 2022
America's demand for workers is still hot: The number of job openings were near all-time highs and managers laid off the fewest employees on record in April, the Labor Dept. says.https://t.co/FvyLStn3a5
— Axios (@axios) June 1, 2022
Iran has accumulated enough enriched uranium to build a nuclear bomb, according to new findings from the U.N. atomic agency. https://t.co/5042CCJu96
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 1, 2022
The federal government hasn't shared any details about who is getting prescribed Paxlovid, leaving some experts concerned that as Covid-19 continues to spread, those who are still at higher risk may not have equal access to this next line of defense https://t.co/7Y3GjZR7v6
— CNN (@CNN) June 1, 2022
.@POTUS on Adm. Linda Fagan: "There's no one more qualified to lead the proud women and men of the Coast Guard, and she will also be the first woman to serve as commandant of the Coast Guard, the first woman to lead any branch of the U.S. armed forces, and it's about time." pic.twitter.com/npBS11HN28
— The Hill (@thehill) June 1, 2022
BREAKING: A judge gave his final blessing to full freedom for John Hinckley, the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, capping a four-decade journey through the court system.
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 1, 2022
The judge said Hinckley was no longer a danger to himself or others. https://t.co/0T0QxAJaw5
