News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon's criminal trial for contempt of Congress will continue as planned on July 18.https://t.co/7zwQowq6Sn
— Axios (@axios) July 11, 2022
The FBI interviewed Donald Trump’s attorney two weeks ago — a previously unknown development that could significantly shape the Justice Department’s sprawling investigation into the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.https://t.co/rp6B68EI73
— CNN (@CNN) July 11, 2022
FIRST ON @ABC: Former Attorney General Bill Barr has been subpoenaed as part of an ongoing 2020 election defamation lawsuit against Fox News brought by Dominion Voting Systems. https://t.co/VaeXYCSm3R
— ABC News (@ABC) July 11, 2022
Exclusive: In the weeks leading up to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes tried to get the organization’s general counsel, Kellye SoRelle, to put him in touch with the White House, SoRelle told @NBCNews. https://t.co/v3QUHnEvjG
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 11, 2022
A famed Ukrainian medic imprisoned for three months describes her time in Russian captivity as “hell.”
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 11, 2022
Yuliia Paievska, better known as Taira, filmed her team's efforts to treat everyone — including Russian soldiers — in the besieged city of Mariupol. https://t.co/aS8HWX1GoD
Pres. Biden details provisions in new gun safety legislation:
— ABC News (@ABC) July 11, 2022
– Provides $750m to help implement "red flag" laws
– Enhances background checks for gun buyers under 21
– Closes "boyfriend loophole"
– Provides funding for mental health programs
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Official Covid-19 case metrics severely undercount the true number of infections, leaving the United States with a critical blind spot as the most transmissible coronavirus variant yet takes hold.https://t.co/U8WHEBp8F9
— CNN (@CNN) July 11, 2022
The FDA is reviewing the first-ever application for daily over-the-counter birth control pills in the wake of Roe’s fall.
— POLITICO (@politico) July 11, 2022
The application submission follows more than six years of studies the company has run with thousands of subjects. https://t.co/lrlC719MW2
Texas grid operator warns of potential for rolling blackouts amid scorching heat https://t.co/1SR7VJHrub pic.twitter.com/z0uJPKi4vk
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 11, 2022
Massachusetts' highest court has rejected the state GOP's challenge to a new law that makes no-excuse mail voting permanent and expands early voting options. https://t.co/QXRzXtNgnV
— Axios (@axios) July 11, 2022
UN forecasts world population to pass 8 billion this year https://t.co/p7bAdgMdyg pic.twitter.com/njDpD3HBRV
— The Hill (@thehill) July 11, 2022
NASA picked five new images of scenes captured by the James Webb Space Telescope from around the universe that it hopes will knock the public’s socks off. Get ready for astronomical records to be broken. https://t.co/cTEuFdt0nh pic.twitter.com/3wXNeZwTDl
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 11, 2022
