News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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LATEST: The Biden administration is preparing to announce another military aid package for Ukraine worth roughly $800 million, a U.S. official says. https://t.co/Vm0QaitkIx pic.twitter.com/6szJ7qQJcS
— ABC News (@ABC) April 20, 2022
The Biden admin leveled new sanctions against a Russian commercial bank, a Russian oligarch and a group of companies operating in Russia’s virtual currency mining industry https://t.co/bOawnBBWsc
— POLITICO (@politico) April 20, 2022
DEVELOPING: Mariupol commander appeals for help as Russians advance, saying that his forces are outnumbered.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 20, 2022
"We are probably facing our last days, if not hours." https://t.co/sDGyg8oFU4
NEW: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Fed chair Jerome Powell walked out of a G20 meeting today when Russia's finance minister started speaking, according to a source familiar with the matter. https://t.co/kxp4ckePRp
— Axios (@axios) April 20, 2022
In the dirt of one of the world’s most radioactive places, Chernobyl, Russian soldiers dug trenches.
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 20, 2022
Ukrainian officials worry they were, in effect, digging their own graves. https://t.co/5LD0ch38Oi
Ginni Thomas also texted Meadows about another friend who shared election fraud conspiracy theories https://t.co/OGSclAV08O
— CNN (@CNN) April 20, 2022
The poll finds that despite opposition to that requirement which has often incited verbal abuse and physical violence against flight attendants, 56% of Americans favor requiring people on planes, trains and public transportation to wear masks, https://t.co/DkbcIhAezc
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 20, 2022
Secret Service officers shot and killed an intruder who was smashing windows at the residence of the Peruvian ambassador to the United States in Washington https://t.co/xizecS9Myl
— POLITICO (@politico) April 20, 2022
British judge formally approves the extradition of Julian Assange to the US to face spying charges.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 20, 2022
The case will now go to Britain’s interior minister for a decision. https://t.co/0g8CAhWYP4
The Florida Senate advanced legislation pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis during the state's special legislative session: a new congressional map submitted by the governor and a pair of bills aimed at Disney. https://t.co/heZQPprmeE
— CNN (@CNN) April 20, 2022
The South Carolina Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay halting the state from carrying out plans for its first-ever firing squad execution. The order temporarily halts a scheduled April 29 execution of inmate Richard Moore. https://t.co/IkqOO8f0Ax
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 20, 2022
Officers in Syracuse, NY, under scrutiny as viral video shows a tearful 8-year-old boy being put into the back of police cruiser after allegedly stealing a bag of chips.
— ABC News (@ABC) April 20, 2022
The boy was not handcuffed or injured, officials say. Police say they drove him home following the incident. pic.twitter.com/14qjZ4c3u2
