News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
BREAKING: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school warned on social media minutes before the attack that he was going to shoot up a school. Seventeen people were also injured in the attack. https://t.co/AQIMcY2d3V
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 25, 2022
19 children and two adults were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, in what is now the second deadliest school shooting in the US.
— CNN (@CNN) May 25, 2022
Here's what we know so far. https://t.co/ZBwbGkdAFk
Beto O’Rourke confronts Gov. Abbott in the middle of a press conference on the Uvalde school shooting, saying, "The time to stop the next shooting is right now and you are doing nothing."
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 25, 2022
In response, officials on stage call him a "sick son of a b—h" and police escort him out. pic.twitter.com/0YsQp3ZNTO
Guns will be banned during an address by former President Donald Trump at the NRA's annual convention on Friday in Houston.https://t.co/qeA1W88BaT
— NPR (@NPR) May 25, 2022
Moscow’s blockade of Ukrainian ports will “further increase the price of many staple food products,” the UK says, as Russian forces change tactics in bid to encircle 2 key cities in eastern Ukraine.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 25, 2022
Here's what to know today on Ukraine: https://t.co/3nOgirIE4n
Breaking News: The House committee investigating Jan. 6 has heard accounts of Donald Trump reacting approvingly to chants calling for the hanging of Mike Pence. https://t.co/3YaSaaLaoS
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 25, 2022
Federal plans to inspect a baby formula factory linked to the nationwide shortage were slowed by COVID-19, scheduling conflicts and other logistical problems, according to prepared testimony from the head of the Food and Drug Administration. https://t.co/D4cnaPmuKQ
— ABC News (@ABC) May 25, 2022
Pfizer announced at #WEF22 in Davos that it will make patented medicines including COVID treatment Paxlovid and breast-cancer drug Ibrance available at a not-for-profit price to 45 of the world’s poorest countries pic.twitter.com/RHsHy9Uz2Q
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 25, 2022
In Afghanistan, 1.1 million children under the age of 5 will likely face the most severe form of malnutrition this year, according to the U.N. https://t.co/lawHpMfJ40
— ABC News (@ABC) May 25, 2022
Donald Trump endorsed 27 candidates across Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and the Texas runoffs. But things didn’t go quite the way he planned yesterday and his win-loss record took a hit.https://t.co/noyvQyHg6h
— POLITICO (@politico) May 25, 2022
BREAKING: Pennsylvania's hotly contested Republican Senate primary is heading to a recount after unofficial results showed Mehmet Oz, backed by former President Trump, narrowly ahead of David McCormick. https://t.co/j1Of9dvTlD
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 25, 2022
The congressional naming commission which was set up to remove Confederate names from military bases has unveiled proposals to rename nine bases.
— CNN (@CNN) May 25, 2022
The proposed names include women, African-American and Latino service members. https://t.co/boTt7rp7vM
