News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Two low-flying Ukrainian helicopters crossed into Russian territory early Friday and fired on an oil depot in the city of Belgorod, a regional governor said — the first time Russia has reported a Ukrainian airstrike on its territory since the war began. https://t.co/LA8CKJBFA1 pic.twitter.com/5qEArPIFkh
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 1, 2022
Officials see Mariupol as the linchpin for the conflict. https://t.co/pXRrxu5LZd
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 1, 2022
Ukraine says Russian forces pushed back around Kyiv but fighting rages https://t.co/U5Jbk9PJHf pic.twitter.com/yXtuiRf7To
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 1, 2022
A jubilant crowd holds up the Ukrainian flag before a government building in Ivankov, which a regional official says has been recaptured from Russia by Ukrainian forces. https://t.co/pIOVascMBT pic.twitter.com/3ockHoQS1G
— ABC News (@ABC) April 1, 2022
The US and its allies have been weighing how the West could provide Ukraine with alternative security guarantees should it forgo its NATO membership bid as a concession to Russia to end the war, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN https://t.co/MdEJOdG9Kz
— CNN (@CNN) April 1, 2022
The European Union will seek China’s assurances that it won’t assist Russia in circumventing economic sanctions leveled over the invasion of Ukraine at an annual summit Friday. https://t.co/NIwpmDDOlq
— ABC News (@ABC) April 1, 2022
Minute-by-minute records from January 6, 2021 showed that from 11:17 a.m. to 6:54 p.m., a time period that included the president's address at a rally and the assault on the U.S. Capitol, there was no evidence of Trump making or receiving calls https://t.co/0UemE3OJdq
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 1, 2022
A federal judge has sentenced Lonnie Coffman to 46 months in prison for bringing Molotov cocktails and other ammunition feeding devices near the Capitol on Jan. 6. https://t.co/l7wm6jkRvJ
— Axios (@axios) April 1, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signaled support for stripping Disney of its 55-year-old special status that allows the entertainment company to operate as an independent government around its Orlando-area theme park https://t.co/Ac4YtSylth
— CNN (@CNN) April 1, 2022
Taliban releases American aid worker detained in Afghanistan https://t.co/v7bcZ9OHxA
— Axios (@axios) April 1, 2022
Bill to legalize marijuana passes U.S. House, but faces dim prospects in Senate https://t.co/99wX2oAoFg pic.twitter.com/eClMThdRJz
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 1, 2022
House passes bill to cap the cost of insulin https://t.co/9EkWgHwTAf pic.twitter.com/oeOCEFZEK0
— The Hill (@thehill) April 1, 2022
President Biden’s press secretary, Jen Psaki, is planning to leave the White House to take an on-air role at MSNBC, a source familiar with the matter tells @CNBC. https://t.co/6kehISoQiB
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 1, 2022
