News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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The committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection on January 6, 2021, has added a previously unexpected public hearing for Tuesday afternoon, the committee announced Monday. https://t.co/shpFBqmCzA
— CNN (@CNN) June 27, 2022
Ukraine officials fear scores of civilians are injured or dead after a Russian rocket strike reportedly hit a Kremenchuk mall on Monday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at least 1,000 civilians were in the mall at the time of the strike. pic.twitter.com/HMz8Av3hZN
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) June 27, 2022
Western sanctions have damaged Russia's economy and spurred many foreign companies to exit the country.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 27, 2022
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Brittney Griner has been held in Russia since February 17 on accusations of alleged attempted drug smuggling and has been officially classified as “wrongfully detained"https://t.co/2D76eLtTFs
— CNN (@CNN) June 27, 2022
NEW: A district court temporarily blocked Louisiana's "trigger" laws that would've made nearly all abortions illegal in the state shortly after providers sued. https://t.co/5BB61fRfEe
— Axios (@axios) June 27, 2022
Prosecutors from 29 states, territories and Washington, D.C., signed a joint statement that included signatories from states like Mississippi, Missouri and Wisconsin that have banned or are poised to ban abortion services following the reversal of Roe. https://t.co/6tCYZhO0ul
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 27, 2022
Some online users who communicated with the Uvalde gunman before the shooting say they tried to report him, but to little effect.
— ABC News (@ABC) June 27, 2022
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An FDA advisory committee is meeting tomorrow to examine how COVID vaccines should be modified as the virus evolves and vaccine protection wanes. https://t.co/dIEqyn0D6g
— Axios (@axios) June 27, 2022
Breaking News: The Supreme Court ruled that a high school football coach had a constitutional right to pray at the 50-yard line after his team’s games. The vote was 6 to 3, with the court’s three liberal members in dissent. https://t.co/8n01cJza0e
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 27, 2022
The death toll of children in last week's devastating earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan has risen to at least 155, the United Nations says. https://t.co/H4SLNvRYpM
— ABC News (@ABC) June 27, 2022
Rudy Giuliani says he wants the supermarket employee accused of slapping him on the back at a supermarket to be prosecuted. https://t.co/GgNzLWB8cX
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 27, 2022
Mormon crickets are cannibalistic and will feast on each other, dead or alive, if not satiated with protein – and they're on the move in northern Oregon. https://t.co/MlH6Pwb53N
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 27, 2022
