June 04, 2021

6/4: U.S. agrees to send COVID shots to other countries, as big push to vaccinate reluctant Americans. Pres Biden backs away from major tax hike on corporations.

16 minutes

President Biden says the U.S. will donate 25 million doses of surplus vaccine to the United Nations, to use in countries that badly need them. There's also a big push to get more people vaccinated here. The Biden administration is focusing on states with the lowest vaccination rates, to find ways to give more shots to more Americans. The president is making big concessions on a massive infrastructure deal, to try and get Republicans on board -- but it may not be enough. FBI Director Christopher Wray is comparing the recent cyber attacks to the September 11th attacks. The government releases its jobs report for May -- amid expectations of a rebound after a weak showing in April. A 12-year-old boy accused in a wild shootout with sheriff's deputies in Florida is being held in a detention facility this morning. Protesters in Minneapolis hit the streets to demonstrate against the unannounced reopening of the intersection where George Floyd was murdered. There's outrage over new video of a journalist detained in Belarus. It comes nearly two weeks after he was pulled off a plane and arrested.

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