EVENT 1: January 6 Select Committee
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‘capitol police, january 6th, police officer, police officers, capitol, liz cheney, harry dunn, officer dunn, jan 6th, adam kinzinger, kevin mccarthy, officer fanone, #january6thcommission, daniel hodges, michael fanone, select committee, officer, aquilino gonell, jan, sgt gonell, #january6th, #january6thcommittee’
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In excruciating detail, four police officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot testified to the #January6thCommission about the violence, racism and hostility they suffered. https://t.co/5sIQqmwPbi pic.twitter.com/o80dbKiWHf
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 27, 2021
Before opening statements from panelists, the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack watched video footage of rioters storming and breaching the Capitol. https://t.co/EpAJiDkY6w pic.twitter.com/66sPmBGLV3
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 27, 2021
Representative Liz Cheney, one of just two House Republicans willing to serve on the #January6thCommission, focused her opening remarks on Donald Trump’s role, urging lawmakers to find out “what happened every minute of that day in the White House.” https://t.co/VZ8sdv3T7q
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 27, 2021
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EVENT 2: Coronavirus: CDC Updates Mask Recommendation
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‘vaccinated, wear masks, cdc, mask, masks indoors’
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Breaking News: The CDC will recommend that some vaccinated people resume wearing masks indoors under certain circumstances, in a sharp turnabout from the agency’s position since May. https://t.co/YDDcj0rZ3y
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 27, 2021
BREAKING: Pres. Biden tells ABC’s @sarahkolinovsky that he is considering a mandate for all federal employees to get COVID-19 vaccines.
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 27, 2021
“That’s under consideration right now, but if you’re not vaccinated you’re not nearly as smart as I thought you were.” https://t.co/si3klnHefV pic.twitter.com/6XxbDy6PRk
Opinion: “This is not the most efficacious public health message to deliver, but I’ll say it anyway: Being nice to those who refuse to be vaccinated is getting awfully tiresome.” https://t.co/tDXlpsja6N
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 27, 2021
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EVENT 3: Coronavirus: Delta Variant
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‘delta, variant, #deltavariant’
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CDC to urge vaccinated people to resume wearing masks indoors in certain circumstances, as delta variant spreads https://t.co/DkJTQS7Vo3
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 27, 2021
Americans have been hearing for months about the frightening rise of the Delta variant. But the virus is not the root cause of surging infection rates in parts of the country. Vaccine refusal and hesitancy are to blame. https://t.co/TtdbYy4FpI
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 25, 2021
California and New York City both announced that they would require their workers to get a coronavirus vaccine or get tested weekly amid the spread of the more contagious Delta variant. https://t.co/35DWQOqclH
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 27, 2021