News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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The Jan. 6 committee is going after one of its most consequential targets yet: Ivanka Trump https://t.co/IBmOML2c1I
— POLITICO (@politico) January 20, 2022
BREAKING: Georgia prosecutor requests special grand jury in Trump probe https://t.co/8j28qvdioG
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 20, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly pushed back Thursday on US President Joe Biden's comments that a "minor incursion" by Russia into Ukraine would prompt a lesser response than a full-scale invasion, in an implicit rebuke of Biden's comments https://t.co/t1wcvllFgU
— CNN (@CNN) January 20, 2022
A record 9 million Americans are out sick as COVID rates surge https://t.co/l5oeYAHKU3
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 20, 2022
An American Airlines flight to London from Miami turned around about an hour into its journey because of a passenger who refused to follow Covid masking rules, the airline said. https://t.co/Iw93WhlQLE
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 20, 2022
Bipartisan U.S. Senate group seeks Plan B on voting rights after Democratic bill's defeat https://t.co/yna7aQLiHc pic.twitter.com/Wp7fGsrTyG
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 20, 2022
The first flights carrying fresh water and other aid to Tonga finally arrived after the Pacific nation’s main airport runway was cleared of ash left by a huge volcanic eruption. Exclusive video shows the capital Nuku'alofa covered in a blanket of ash. https://t.co/xvnmBFfKsc pic.twitter.com/hutlRIHzOX
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 20, 2022
The three former Minneapolis police officers who were at the scene when Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd will stand trial on federal civil rights charges, starting today. https://t.co/XE6QiqIkJE
— Axios (@axios) January 20, 2022
NEW: Sec. Blinken defends US diplomats who came forward reporting suspected incidents of “Havana Syndrome,” after CIA report cast doubt on the extent of the unexplained phenomenon. https://t.co/sP7DM0wqQ8
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 20, 2022
Two men were arrested in England on Thursday morning as part of an ongoing investigation into a hostage-taking incident at a synagogue in the United States, British authorities said. https://t.co/7WSInEKIEf
— ABC News (@ABC) January 20, 2022
NEW: Conservative activists want schools to post lesson plans online, but free speech advocates warn such policies could lead to more censorship in K-12 schools.https://t.co/QCQgiYJV1T
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 20, 2022
