News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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NEW: Israel condemned Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's false claim that Adolf Hitler had "Jewish blood," which he used to justify calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a "Nazi." https://t.co/BXJdtPKGWg
— Axios (@axios) May 2, 2022
US diplomats resuming limited activities in Ukraine https://t.co/e8NlFmI2hA pic.twitter.com/zkAjBd7IFm
— The Hill (@thehill) May 2, 2022
The first civilians evacuated from the last stronghold of Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol slowly made their way toward safety Monday.
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 2, 2022
The evacuation, if successful, would represent rare progress in easing the human cost of the almost 10-week war. https://t.co/r8Hi3UGbf4
Finland will decide to apply for NATO membership on May 12, says Iltalehti newspaper https://t.co/KoJTV60hSF pic.twitter.com/DwxC0PGw91
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 2, 2022
Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova says Speaker Pelosi's surprise visit to Kyiv is "yet another sign of a very very strong support that Ukraine has in the United States," calling it "symbolic." https://t.co/8YFhNhZkdQ
— ABC News (@ABC) May 2, 2022
A grand jury has convened to investigate Donald Trump's attempts to overturn his election loss in Georgia. https://t.co/GtkI8hzwRo
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 2, 2022
A federal judge has decided to allow the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection to obtain the Republican National Committee's marketing email data leading up to January 6, 2021.https://t.co/EASEHGa6Dr
— CNN (@CNN) May 2, 2022
BREAKING: The House Jan. 6 committee has requested the cooperation of GOP Reps. Andy Biggs, Mo Brooks and Ronny Jackson, who have been linked to the Capitol attack and former Pres. Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. https://t.co/eanvQPwbDs
— ABC News (@ABC) May 2, 2022
.@costareports asks Ohio GOP Senate candidate J.D. Vance his reaction to Pres. Trump referring to him as "J.D. Mandel" at a rally Sunday:
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 2, 2022
"Sometime's he's going to misspeak…I'm not worried about it at all," Vance says ahead of tomorrow's primary race. pic.twitter.com/SDxJgqx4MJ
Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative for Covid-19 on Monday, the vice president's spokesperson said in a statement, nearly a week after she tested positive. https://t.co/WRlXnLvunn
— CNN (@CNN) May 2, 2022
The Biden admin. plans to make $3 billion from the $555 billion infrastructure law available to companies working to boost U.S. manufacturing of batteries used in electric vehicles, officials say. https://t.co/7WtvrAEP2l
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 2, 2022
Lawmakers receiving the latest secret UFO briefings say national security agencies still aren’t taking seriously the reports of highly advanced aircraft of unknown origin violating protected airspacehttps://t.co/oeVucuVe3B
— POLITICO (@politico) May 2, 2022
