News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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During his visit to Kyiv, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says Ukraine has become "an epicenter of unbearable heartache and pain." https://t.co/DwGR4YEV23 pic.twitter.com/k7lRmlEKoB
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 29, 2022
Ukrainian fighter says UN evacuation initiative is cause for hope https://t.co/LLA3Ldt9gD pic.twitter.com/gqtTm7uyUC
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 29, 2022
JUST IN: American killed while fighting in Ukraine. https://t.co/h7mYwjuQLP pic.twitter.com/3tVc5Sd7BR
— ABC News (@ABC) April 29, 2022
Radio Free Europe journalist Vira Hyrych killed in Russian air strike on residential building in Kyiv https://t.co/f9CJlLuEfS
— Axios (@axios) April 29, 2022
ExxonMobil took at $3.4 billion charge for exiting its business in Russia in the first quarter, but it still posted sharply higher profits on high oil prices https://t.co/pdpWJ2EB5B
— CNN (@CNN) April 29, 2022
Exclusive: More than 80 text messages between Sean Hannity and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows show the Fox host's shift from staunch support to frustration with Trump's legal team: "I'm fed up with those people." https://t.co/k1tnURYk5L
— CNN (@CNN) April 29, 2022
Jan. 6 House select cmte. will hold a series of eight hearings on the probe in June, chairman says. https://t.co/TvE88qmrV2
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 29, 2022
The FDA could authorize COVID-19 vaccine shots for children under 6 years old as early as June.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 29, 2022
It could also greenlight a new COVID vaccine from Novavax in June. https://t.co/YjAUR5fPxb
BREAKING: An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.6% in March compared with a year ago, the highest 12-month reading in four decades, further evidence that surging prices are pressuring budgets and the health of the economy. https://t.co/tD9ctcOt7E
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 29, 2022
A Colorado inmate is the first person in the United States to test positive for bird flu as an ongoing outbreak in the country continues to affect birds and poultry. https://t.co/WBt97zJJ5X
— ABC News (@ABC) April 29, 2022
Senate Democrats’ campaign arm is reserving $33 million in advertisements this fall, with the bulk of its resources devoted to protecting the party’s quartet of embattled incumbents in the hopes of keeping their tenuous hold on the majority https://t.co/HJOWYs0BMJ
— POLITICO (@politico) April 29, 2022
Elon Musk told banks that agreed to help fund his acquisition of Twitter that he could crack down on executive and board pay at the company in a push to slash costs, and would develop new ways to monetize tweets, 3 people familiar with the matter say. https://t.co/zZScEHwJov
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 29, 2022
