News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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President Joe Biden, who is fully vaccinated and boosted twice, has tested positive for Covid-19https://t.co/nJgdPuv6Mq
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 21, 2022
The Jan. 6 committee returns to prime time with a hearing focusing on three-plus hours during the insurrection at the Capitol when then-President Donald Trump failed to act to stop the violence. https://t.co/SOjiNAuVet
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 21, 2022
NEW: The DHS inspector general has turned the inquiry into the Secret Service deleted text messages into a criminal investigation, three sources familiar with the situation confirmed to @ABC News. https://t.co/poFP5dyGsk
— ABC News (@ABC) July 21, 2022
Members of the Jan. 6 committee say outtakes from a recorded speech former Pres. Trump gave on Jan. 7 will be shared for the first time during tonight’s primetime hearing. The proceedings will focus on his failure to act during the attack. pic.twitter.com/gIiiLDOEu7
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) July 21, 2022
LATEST: The defense in Steve Bannon's trial has rested its case and the jury has been sent home for the day, with closing arguments and jury instructions planned for Friday morning. https://t.co/eOtKLoNbUz
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 21, 2022
FYI: Covid cases are skyrocketing again, with just under 130K new infections reported every day. And there are pretty much no new strategies on how to manage them. https://t.co/fRnmR3ufxa
— POLITICO (@politico) July 21, 2022
NEW: A New York resident has tested positive for polio, the highly contagious viral disease that can cause muscle weakness, paralysis and death, state health officials say.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 21, 2022
The last known case of polio in the U.S. was in 2013, according to the CDC. https://t.co/X0bbrYrhGA
The House has voted to pass a bill that would guarantee access to contraception by protecting the right to buy and use contraceptives without government restriction https://t.co/9dCLeKid3G
— CNN (@CNN) July 21, 2022
BREAKING: Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for his role in George Floyd's killing.
— Axios (@axios) July 21, 2022
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Parkland shooting victim Anthony Borges shows jurors the numerous scars he has after being shot at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. His injuries required 14 surgeries.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 21, 2022
"I just laid down there, waiting for everything to stop." https://t.co/Ohy1NsNxEF pic.twitter.com/AEJFlH45mD
Eli Rosenbaum spent his career hunting down Nazis after World War II.
— NPR (@NPR) July 21, 2022
Now, he will use those skills to seek out war criminals in the Russia-Ukraine war. https://t.co/A0V2VhazFr
DEVELOPING: 97 million people across the U.S. under heat alerts on Thursday.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 21, 2022
NYC could endure its longest heatwave since 2013, and Philadelphia is forecast to hit 100°F for the first time in 10 years. https://t.co/X3HR9vb55S
