News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Breaking: Trump is suing the Jan. 6 select committee and the National Archives to block the release of his White House’s records related to the Capitol attack https://t.co/LaUE4ScbAl
— POLITICO (@politico) October 18, 2021
Colin Powell, who was the first Black national security adviser, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state in U.S. history, died at 84 of Covid-19. He was fully vaccinated, his family said.https://t.co/XjF4aptWrT pic.twitter.com/FWSkeiSbUk
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 18, 2021
Although the Covid-19 vaccines provide strong protection against severe disease and death in healthy people, multiple myeloma patients are among the immunocompromised groups who may not respond as well, studies have shown. https://t.co/06kfeLYluL
— CNN (@CNN) October 18, 2021
The FBI is assisting Haitian authorities in their efforts to negotiate the safe release of a group of missionaries kidnapped by a gang in the country, according to the White House. https://t.co/OlOs4YES9O
— ABC News (@ABC) October 18, 2021
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Monday for an emergency halt to the Texas law that has practically stopped access to abortion in the nation’s second-largest state. https://t.co/IFBmHBVebL
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 18, 2021
Former President Bill Clinton gave a thumbs up and thanked medical staff after leaving the University of California Irvine Medical Center in Orange, where he spent five nights recovering from an infection. https://t.co/rtClWFCb6a pic.twitter.com/NzMaXeUMo2
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 18, 2021
Georgia town calls for unity ahead of trial of accused killers of Black jogger Arbery https://t.co/BByaAzhPjX pic.twitter.com/dfuWzQ2KXO
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 18, 2021
NEW: The Supreme Court upheld qualified immunity for police in two separate cases today, ruling in favor of officers accused of excessive force.
— Axios (@axios) October 18, 2021
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Myanmar's military junta, which seized power from an elected government in February, says it will free more than 5,600 people jailed for anti-regime activity. https://t.co/JUO87XjAF6
— NPR (@NPR) October 18, 2021
Russia will suspend its permanent mission to NATO in response to the alliance's expulsion of eight Russians, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said https://t.co/S7EPa8q7lA
— CNN (@CNN) October 18, 2021
Author of controversial Trump Russia dossier speaks out: "I stand by the work we did" https://t.co/2U83wcV961 pic.twitter.com/ZahH2rfR1q
— The Hill (@thehill) October 18, 2021
