News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: Pres. Biden authorizes "additional strong sanctions" against Russia.
— ABC News (@ABC) February 24, 2022
"We have purposefully designed these sanctions to maximize the long-term impact on Russia and to minimize the impact on the United States and our allies." https://t.co/1c4zPiKUga pic.twitter.com/cmyi5dGEIg
NEW: President Biden has been presented with a menu of options for the US to carry out massive cyberattacks designed to disrupt Russia’s ability to sustain its military operations in Ukraine, 4 people familiar with the deliberations say. https://t.co/HxPzhOdki5
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 24, 2022
Thousands of Russians took to the streets to protest the invasion of Ukraine.
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 24, 2022
Some 1,702 people in 53 Russian cities were detained, at least 940 of them in Moscow, according to OVD-Info, a rights group that tracks political arrests. https://t.co/7OXJWWjTNQ
Russia plans to 'decapitate' Ukraine government -U.S. defense official https://t.co/ffZWAwuWAg pic.twitter.com/mxFx0TmOaU
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 24, 2022
U.S. troops are preparing to move closer to Poland’s border with Ukraine to help process people fleeing after Russia invaded Ukraine, an Army spokesman said.https://t.co/PuOshlsecz pic.twitter.com/aelsnxnnDy
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 24, 2022
Russian forces have seized control of the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, an official says https://t.co/fC1fdEEYEZ pic.twitter.com/PFkgva1UOG
— CNN (@CNN) February 24, 2022
The Dow tumbled 830 points Thursday morning as investors continue to pull back amid concerns a prolonged conflict could push up energy prices https://t.co/RPb106VE3X
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 24, 2022
About two years ago, Donald Trump was facing an impeachment trial on charges that he abused his power by essentially extorting the Kyiv government and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy https://t.co/NFNYov13SE
— POLITICO (@politico) February 24, 2022
JUST IN: Jan. 6 panel's report to be published as book https://t.co/CZzdrDvge9 pic.twitter.com/al0FZyKPnT
— The Hill (@thehill) February 24, 2022
JUST IN: The White House has begun a sweeping overhaul of its COVID strategy that will signal the nation is moving past crisis mode and into a more manageable phase in the pandemic, @ABC News has learned. https://t.co/C560qItXJb
— ABC News (@ABC) February 24, 2022
The coronavirus mutant widely known as “stealth omicron" is now causing more than a third of new omicron cases around the world.
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 24, 2022
Here's what we know about the strain and how it could affect the future of the pandemic. https://t.co/Ls5Z8pyDhN
Florida House passes DeSantis-backed “Don't Say Gay" and "Stop WOKE" billshttps://t.co/KzTZGtbSij
— Axios (@axios) February 24, 2022
