News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: More than 800,000 Americans have now died from Covid-19, a total larger than the population of Boston, Washington, D.C. or Seattle, according to a rolling tally by @NBCNews https://t.co/lkjygydj6S
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 13, 2021
JUST IN: The Supreme Court has turned away two emergency requests from health care workers, doctors and nurses in New York to block the state's vaccine mandate. Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas dissented. https://t.co/zdePQrOYeI
— CNN (@CNN) December 13, 2021
"No variant of COVID-19 has spread this fast." https://t.co/JOltWlSWt9 pic.twitter.com/ZQDdcWxtKA
— ABC News (@ABC) December 13, 2021
President Biden will travel to Kentucky later this week to survey damage from tornadoes and severe storms. https://t.co/B4VPBNmnm8
— CNN (@CNN) December 13, 2021
TORNADO OUTBREAK LATEST
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 13, 2021
• At least 64 killed in Kentucky, ranging from 5 months old to 86 years old, Gov. Beshear says
• 105 unaccounted for in Kentucky
• 6 dead in Illinois
• 4 dead in Tennessee
• 2 dead in Missouri
• 2 dead in Arkansas
📷 Tayfun Coskun / Getty pic.twitter.com/i5FWmVmFcR
Hours before a House select committee was set to vote for Mark Meadows' referral for criminal contempt, the former Trump White House chief of staff said through his attorney that the effort was unwise, unfair and contrary to law. https://t.co/gp8WWLJ1Bq
— NPR (@NPR) December 13, 2021
Pres. Biden signed an executive order Monday to streamline government services. He says the order will make government programs more accessible and will help “restore faith in government.” pic.twitter.com/vlBDT2dgQ6
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 13, 2021
Almost half of unemployed Americans say health issues are the primary reason they're not working.
— Axios (@axios) December 13, 2021
That's not a problem the Fed is in a position to address as it tries to get millions more people working. https://t.co/cNgYjN3dql
JUST IN: Murkowski challenger says she wouldn't back McConnell https://t.co/PUgV6BHmKN pic.twitter.com/82h6JDvtGT
— The Hill (@thehill) December 13, 2021
NEW: Hundreds of U.S. gymnasts who were sexually abused by Larry Nassar have reached a $380 million settlement with USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
— Axios (@axios) December 13, 2021
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The Geminid meteor shower, which NASA calls "one of the best and most reliable," is expected to peak December 13-14. https://t.co/p7Rw8dFVEm
— CNN (@CNN) December 13, 2021
