News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Grand jury convened in Trump criminal probe to hear evidence, weigh potential charges https://t.co/MXL5g6R59e
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 25, 2021
The first face-to-face meeting between President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place June 16 in Switzerland, the White House says https://t.co/ZddU8PWoK5
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 25, 2021
Top House Republicans are condemning freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after she spent days comparing vaccine and mask requirements to the Holocaust https://t.co/KeQd6V5Trb
— POLITICO (@politico) May 25, 2021
The DOJ is appealing an order to release the full text of a memo used by former Attorney General William Barr to justify his decision not to prosecute Donald Trump in the Russia probe. https://t.co/DX4UkRSfCN
— ABC News (@ABC) May 25, 2021
Half of the US adult population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to CDC data https://t.co/tr4gVCw35Y
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 25, 2021
JUST IN: Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine is safe and highly effective in children ages 12 to 17, the company says. https://t.co/EVeSaHLaMt
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 25, 2021
Romney says he backs House-passed bill to create January 6 commission https://t.co/NZj7nLbzso
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 25, 2021
NEW: GOP senators plan to go back to the White House with an infrastructure counter-proposal around $1 trillion this week, far closer to what Biden is asking for, according to Republican Sen. Roger Wicker. https://t.co/VWITtNfa6z
— Axios (@axios) May 25, 2021
The FBI and Capitol Police are investigating a package that was sent to Senator Rand Paul’s home in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Monday. https://t.co/eu93SFY2JW
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 25, 2021
Depending on your location, you might be able to get a glimpse of part of the lunar eclipse. Most of North and South America will be able to see it in the early morning hours while eastern Asia and Australia will see it in the evening.https://t.co/TUPxMJ2LtR
— CNN (@CNN) May 25, 2021
A century ago, a prosperous Black neighborhood perished in the Tulsa Race Massacre at the hands of a white mob. Hundreds were killed. Buildings burned. Years of Black success were erased.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 25, 2021
We recreated the neighborhood in 3D to show what was lost. https://t.co/WapNTamw0K pic.twitter.com/Sn1QtEfIDh
Today marks one year since George Floyd was killed outside a store in Minneapolis when a police officer knelt on his neck for more than 9 minutes – sparking protests and calls for racial justice.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 25, 2021
Here’s what has happened in the year since Floyd’s death. https://t.co/6y2sDdkmkL pic.twitter.com/wrS2sK4CUy
