News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: US Senate votes 94-1 to pass hate crime bill responding to wave of violence against Asian Americans after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. https://t.co/wsFImjdEhF
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 22, 2021
COVID-19 hospitalizations are plunging among older Americans. The falling numbers show the country's vaccination strategy is working. But experts note the country will need to make similar progress among younger people. https://t.co/APiczaUKvW
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 22, 2021
The U.S. State Department has vastly expanded its Do Not Travel list, adding advisories for more than 115 countries and territories — including Canada, Mexico and the U.K.https://t.co/XTAPIPeGRt
— NPR (@NPR) April 22, 2021
Hospitals in India's capital, renowned for some of the best medical care in the country, are unable to guarantee basic services and thousands of lives hang in the balance – a stark warning of how India's healthcare system is buckling amid the pandemic https://t.co/Zgb5ZHAo6k
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 22, 2021
The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would make Washington, DC, the 51st state. The legislation now faces an uphill fight in the Senate, where it is unlikely to get enough Republican support to clear a 60-vote threshold for passage. https://t.co/twqVcryW8X
— CNN (@CNN) April 22, 2021
"My son had a smile that was worth a million dollars…He was loved by so many, he's going to be so missed," Daunte Wright's mother says in emotional remarks at her son's funeral. https://t.co/MrOzwJmRlT pic.twitter.com/DKWBCJg9ln
— ABC News (@ABC) April 22, 2021
BREAKING: Russia orders troops to withdraw from its border with Ukraine after a massive military buildup that raised alarm from Western Europe to the US. https://t.co/0XDaUp8xau
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 22, 2021
Capitol Police pushed back forcefully today against a top lawmaker’s claim that a commanding official directed officers on Jan. 6 to pursue only agitators against former President Trump and ignore potential pro-Trump troublemakers. https://t.co/ucsaLxbXdr
— POLITICO (@politico) April 22, 2021
Republican senators unveiled a framework for their infrastructure proposal, which totals just under $600 billion.
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 22, 2021
Read the proposal: https://t.co/i5DEVytGhc
US Supreme Court declines to impose new restrictions on sentencing juvenile offenders to life in prison without the possibility of parole. https://t.co/obvnl0j2K5
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 22, 2021
NASA says it has successfully made oxygen on Mars, a major development that could aid future human missions to the red planet. https://t.co/4faybpMenX
— ABC News (@ABC) April 22, 2021
