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☀ June 22: Claudette cleanup, student athlete pay and squid in space

A squid is shown at a lab in Honolulu on June 11, 2021. Dozens of baby squid from Hawaii are in space for study. The baby Hawaiian bobtail squid were raised at the University of Hawaii's Kewalo Marine Laboratory and were blasted into space earlier this month on a SpaceX resupply mission to the International Space Station. (Craig T. Kojima, Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP)

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️⃣🌧 Families picking up the pieces after Tropical Storm Claudette kills 14 and destroys homes


2️⃣💉 CDC: Young adults least likely to be vaccinated, losing interest in shots


3️⃣💵 NCAA president ‘remains committed’ after Supreme Court sides with former athletes in compensation case


4️⃣🏈 Raiders lineman Carl Nassib comes out as first gay active NFL player


📱 [Trending] this morning

NASA sends squid from Hawaii into space for research

The baby Hawaiian bobtail squid were blasted into space earlier this month on a SpaceX resupply mission to the International Space Station.


Lab manager Randall Scarborough looks at a squid in Honolulu on June 11, 2021. Dozens of baby squid from Hawaii are in space for study. The baby Hawaiian bobtail squid were raised at the University of Hawaii’s Kewalo Marine Laboratory and were blasted into space earlier this month on a SpaceX resupply mission to the International Space Station. (Craig T. Kojima, Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP)

📅 What we’re watching

🔴 The Senate Governmental Affairs and Homeland Security Committee hybrid hearing on DC statehood is at 10 a.m. ET.

🔴 President Joe Biden will meet with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall to discuss FEMA’s ongoing efforts to respond to and prepare for extreme weather events at 1:45 p.m. ET.

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