News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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As Russia launched its invasion, the U.S. gave Ukrainian forces detailed intel about exactly when and where Russian missiles and bombs were intended to strike, prompting Ukraine to move air defenses and aircraft out of harm’s way, U.S. officials say. https://t.co/yYfDZ8zVB9
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 27, 2022
Hosted by Indonesia, the G20 summit of leaders from the world's largest economies is set to take place in mid-November. Zelenskyy did not say whether he would accept the invitation to attend the meeting. https://t.co/d6qqO1eFpr
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 27, 2022
President Joe Biden will travel to Alabama to visit a Lockheed Martin facility that manufactures Javelin anti-tank missiles, among other weapons being sent to Ukraine, the White House said. https://t.co/NOMJuxy2FO
— CNN (@CNN) April 27, 2022
Zelenskyy accuses Russian troops of threatening to turn nuclear power into a weapon on the anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster — after Russian forces repeatedly fired missiles directly over Ukraine’s nuclear plants: “I’m speechless.” https://t.co/OBa5IGKAvl pic.twitter.com/2Q6RgBAiCM
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) April 27, 2022
Microsoft says Russia has carried out hundreds of cyberattacks against Ukraine, seeking to degrade its government and military and undermine public trust in them. https://t.co/XwhrXkK6tK
— Axios (@axios) April 27, 2022
A D.C. police officer who was attacked during the Capitol riot testifies that he was “scared” and “in pretty bad shape” after a rioter swung a flagpole and then tackled him to the ground. https://t.co/de2ltrrDAN
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 27, 2022
Dr. Anthony Fauci says the coronavirus is under better control in the United States, but the pandemic isn't over. The nation's top infectious disease expert told The Associated Press that the country is “in a different moment” of the pandemic.https://t.co/UftnucrxiE
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 27, 2022
Shanghai city authorities say they will start rounds of testing over the next few days to determine which neighborhoods are safe to allow a limited amount of freedom of movement. https://t.co/V1yxuBtAsc
— ABC News (@ABC) April 27, 2022
Disney's self-governing district says Florida cannot dissolve it without paying off its debts https://t.co/aHRmIzUWE4
— CNN (@CNN) April 27, 2022
The Biden administration — for now — is not shutting the door on a possible return to the Iran nuclear deal, despite a weekslong stalemate. https://t.co/BOlaO49V7B
— Axios (@axios) April 27, 2022
Boeing's CEO said the company should not have agreed to Trump’s terms for the Air Force One deal four years ago, citing $660 million in cost overruns in the first quarter of 2022 https://t.co/i6CDpgqaCI
— POLITICO (@politico) April 27, 2022
Southern California's gigantic water supplier took the unprecedented step of requiring about 6 million people to cut their outdoor watering to one day a week as drought continues to plague the state. https://t.co/3smuFBea3M
— ABC News (@ABC) April 27, 2022
