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News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: The FDA has authorized the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for kids as young as six months old, finding them both safe and effective. https://t.co/qaCrpf5ziK
— ABC News (@ABC) June 17, 2022
Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro was ordered to stand trial in November on criminal contempt of Congress charges for refusing to cooperate with the Jan. 6 committee after a judge denied his bid to delay the proceedings so he could promote his new book. https://t.co/uVSty2VFAZ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 17, 2022
BREAKING: A federal judge ruled that a defamation lawsuit filed by voting systems company Dominion against far-right news outlet Newsmax is allowed to proceed. https://t.co/vjzr91U0Fe
— ABC News (@ABC) June 17, 2022
Investigators evaluating the law enforcement response to last month's school shooting in Uvalde still don't have a commitment from city police to cooperate in the investigation, Texas officials say. https://t.co/Lz6tsCCr2k
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 17, 2022
BREAKING: Authorities update on shooting at AL church meeting:
— ABC News (@ABC) June 17, 2022
– Suspect is a white 71-year-old male and "occasional attendee of the church."
– Another attendee "subdued the suspect and held him down" until police arrived.
– Suspect acted alone.https://t.co/2y6catLomp pic.twitter.com/cJzXXMsrPy
President Biden said he has been briefed on the three Americans who have gone missing in Ukraine after they traveled to the country to fight alongside Ukrainian forces against Russia, and urged against travel to that nation https://t.co/YA5ZIswlXX
— CNN (@CNN) June 17, 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has traveled to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The unannounced trip is Johnson’s second since the war began. He previously visited Kyiv in April. https://t.co/xvR6rP0uIv
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 17, 2022
A Russian-owned superyacht seized in Fiji by U.S. law enforcement docked in Honolulu on Thursday. The $300 million Amadea, which was seized on June 7, was seen flying an American flag. https://t.co/2sz7LPDp7E pic.twitter.com/fzt7Js5tGw
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 17, 2022
Michigan's highest court has denied disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's request to hear his appeal for a lower state prison sentence https://t.co/HwLc17h73D
— CNN (@CNN) June 17, 2022
The U.K. has approved an extradition order to hand over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to American authorities. https://t.co/k1GkwR4NCi
— Axios (@axios) June 17, 2022
Companies and brands are facing backlash for their efforts to sell Juneteenth themed products, from ice cream to Juneteenth paper plates or watermelon salads.
— NPR (@NPR) June 17, 2022
Juneteenth-branded products, according to experts, are only profiting off Black suffering. https://t.co/hpeVR7bQJ3