News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Eric Greitens, the embattled former Missouri governor-turned-GOP Senate candidate, released a campaign ad in which he and a group of armed men in tactical gear are on the hunt for 'RINOs': Republicans in name only. https://t.co/pC1nkyiBn0
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 20, 2022
Nearly a month after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, several key questions about the police response remain unanswered. https://t.co/ZxImS6TaVk
— ABC News (@ABC) June 20, 2022
New York's new law barring sales of bullet-resistant vests to most civilians does not cover the type of armor worn by the Buffalo supermarket gunman, a gap that could limit its effectiveness in deterring future military-style assaults. https://t.co/ldM3si8XWM
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 20, 2022
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy predicted Russia will escalate its attacks this week, as European Union leaders consider whether to back his country's bid to join the bloc and Russia presses its campaign to win control of east Ukraine https://t.co/CGtBiXKqkf pic.twitter.com/3KnWwuTqH8
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 20, 2022
President Biden says he hopes to decide soon whether to support a temporary pause in the federal gasoline tax and is nearing a decision on student loan relief as he looks to ease the burden of high prices on Americans. https://t.co/85qJlWIYhV
— CNN (@CNN) June 20, 2022
U.S. gas price average dips below $5 ahead of July 4th travel weekend https://t.co/5g6MO9AqcW
— Axios (@axios) June 20, 2022
The Republican Party of Texas adopted a resolution at its state convention that rejects President Biden as the winner of the 2020 election, further aligning the state party establishment with former President Donald Trump in pushing false election claims. https://t.co/SCeFGN7p2h
— CNN (@CNN) June 20, 2022
The far-right has sent a shockwave through France's political establishment, winning a historic number of seats in Sunday's parliamentary elections with an unexpected surge. https://t.co/QGN3K7s90q
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 20, 2022
After two days of deliberations in which they reached verdicts on nearly all of the questions put before them, jurors in a civil trial who were deciding on sexual abuse allegations against Bill Cosby will have to start from scratch on Monday. https://t.co/xKTkUT96Ti
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 20, 2022
BREAKING: Israel's foreign minister Yair Lapid will become the new prime minister according to a rotation agreement after Lapid and current prime minister Naftali Bennett decided to hold a vote on dissolving the Knesset and call for an early election. https://t.co/VPGc1b2e1v
— Axios (@axios) June 20, 2022
Beginning Monday, the world swimming’s governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women’s events. https://t.co/seC2lADBr8 pic.twitter.com/8ddH8ijLg8
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 20, 2022
Donald Trump: "I hope [Biden] has recovered, because as you know, he fell off his bicycle. No, I'm serious. I hope he's okay. Fell off a bicycle. I make this pledge to you today – I will never, ever ride a bicycle." pic.twitter.com/SC9DGVyohN
— The Hill (@thehill) June 20, 2022
