News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Rescue teams have evacuated almost 500 civilians from a Mariupol steel plant, as Putin’s forces plan to “take it all” by May 9, known as Victory day, when Russia celebrates the defeat of Nazi Germany. https://t.co/ClmD7Lh4Ir pic.twitter.com/NFkOUcb0c4
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) May 6, 2022
Zelensky said that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz should visit Kyiv on May 9 — the date of Russia's highly symbolic Victory Day holiday — as a show of solidarity with Ukraine.
— Axios (@axios) May 6, 2022
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The centerpiece of the first lady's trip comes Sunday — Mother's Day — when Jill Biden meets with displaced Ukrainians who sought refuge across the border in Slovakia. https://t.co/krOnJRYtxA
— ABC News (@ABC) May 6, 2022
Putin to send 'doomsday' warning to West at Russia's WW2 victory parade https://t.co/pqZBNlc2BP pic.twitter.com/B6Ll8T5JZI
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 6, 2022
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper says in his new book that then-President Donald Trump asked him in 2020 about launching missiles into Mexico to "destroy the drug labs" and kill cartels, The New York Times reported Thursday https://t.co/Poy8WuBTsu
— CNN (@CNN) May 6, 2022
Shanghai said it has brought China's worst outbreak of COVID under ‘effective control’ following a month-long lockdown of nearly 25 million people, with authorities vowing to stand by their zero-COVID strategy despite mounting economic costs https://t.co/EWvQf0hMsM pic.twitter.com/DQZCMnPI7w
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 6, 2022
BREAKING: America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs. The unemployment rate stayed at 3.6%. https://t.co/UR5Z6RNhzS
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 6, 2022
If the leaked Roe v. Wade draft opinion becomes law, court orders could soon arrive at tech firm offices seeking info about individuals searching for emergency contraception, those seen near a suspected abortion clinic and more. https://t.co/X5jc5CoKYW
— Axios (@axios) May 6, 2022
Abbott says Texas could challenge Supreme Court ruling that states educate all, including undocumented https://t.co/KUZkS0QhZy pic.twitter.com/mbBeNJqq0o
— The Hill (@thehill) May 6, 2022
A judge in Georgia has found that U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene can run for reelection, rejecting arguments from a group of voters who had challenged her eligibility over allegations that she engaged in insurrection. https://t.co/PCLQTGXBsR
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 6, 2022
A former Colorado police officer who injured an elderly woman with dementia during an arrest in 2020 was sentenced to five years in prison. https://t.co/W0M90Te9mX
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 6, 2022
A marble bust was sold for $34.99 at a Goodwill store in Austin, Texas, in 2018. Turns out, it was an actual Roman bust from the late 1st century BC or early 1st century AD.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 6, 2022
How it got to Texas remains a mystery.https://t.co/qo1UYzQ9wx
