News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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The Justice Department names a team to lead its review of the response to the Uvalde school massacre https://t.co/rKZcifLRH8
— CNN (@CNN) June 8, 2022
Doctor who treated Uvalde victims recalls "two children whose bodies had been pulverized by bullets fired at them, decapitated, whose flesh had been [so] ripped apart, that the only clue as to their identities was the blood-spattered cartoon clothes still clinging to them." pic.twitter.com/Bx1t3yPvHb
— ABC News (@ABC) June 8, 2022
In tears, the mother of a girl killed in Uvalde massacre testifies:
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 8, 2022
"Somewhere out there, there is a mom listening to our testimony, thinking 'I can't even imagine their pain,' not knowing that our reality will one day be hers … Unless we act now." pic.twitter.com/Dlk37VHRjO
After an 11-month investigation and more than 1,000 interviews, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will go public with its findings starting this week.
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 8, 2022
Here’s a look at how to watch and what to expect. https://t.co/nPTKONEbyP
A judge decided the House panel probing the January 6 insurrection should get access to 159 emails of right-wing attorney John Eastman that largely relate to his efforts on behalf of Donald Trump to try to block the 2020 election result. https://t.co/QLjfSxuyE3
— CNN (@CNN) June 8, 2022
Ukraine said Wednesday it had exchanged with Moscow the remains of dozens of soldiers killed during Russia's invasion, including forces who died fighting in the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. https://t.co/i7v4U4kqkb
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 8, 2022
LATEST: Ukrainian troops defending Sievierodonetsk from Russian forces are still “fighting for every inch” but may soon have to retreat, the region’s governor and Western military analysts say. https://t.co/MDSQkkK1X4
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 8, 2022
Man with weapon detained near Brett Kavanaugh's home. He allegedly told police he wanted to kill the Supreme Court justice. https://t.co/lvfpCjMF5p
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 8, 2022
The Supreme Court is currently riven with distrust among law clerks, staff and, most of all, the justices themselves after the draft Roe v. Wade opinion was leaked.
— NPR (@NPR) June 8, 2022
The atmosphere is so ugly one source told NPR: "the place sounds like it's imploding."https://t.co/nhAhInShMl
BREAKING: Former Pres. Trump, his eldest son and eldest daughter have agreed to sit for depositions as part of a civil investigation by the NY Attorney General’s Office next month unless the state's highest court intervenes, according to a stipulation. https://t.co/hmEOIKZiZc
— ABC News (@ABC) June 8, 2022
The WHO said today it doesn’t recommend mass vaccination against monkeypox, but countries with vaccine supply should use it “to protect those who may be exposed.” https://t.co/r3FqvOMNm5
— Axios (@axios) June 8, 2022
The U.S. government indirectly pays an airline controlled by the Taliban regime to ferry Afghan refugees out of Kabul, four people familiar with the matter say. https://t.co/VEEpXtZJqG
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 8, 2022
