News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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President Biden looked to reassure Middle Eastern leaders during a summit.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 16, 2022
"The United States is not going anywhere," he said. “We will not walk away to leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia or Iran." https://t.co/qjQX5XOaoS
Confronted by Biden on Khashoggi killing, MBS pointed to U.S. "mistakes" https://t.co/yvyz5iDDig
— Axios (@axios) July 16, 2022
The committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol assault has subpoenaed the U.S. Secret Service to obtain text messages from around the time of the attack. https://t.co/DCcJ0n6ZPU
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 16, 2022
A judge in Colorado has issued an arrest warrant for Tina Peters, the Mesa County clerk who was barred from overseeing elections after she was indicted on charges of tampering with election equipment and official misconduct. https://t.co/0mIV0F68pm
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 16, 2022
A Russian delegation has visited an airfield in central Iran at least twice in the last month to examine weapons-capable drones, according to national security adviser Jake Sullivan and satellite imagery obtained exclusively by CNN https://t.co/nAiTdiofH8
— CNN (@CNN) July 16, 2022
Every night, an evacuation train pulls into the station in Dnipro, Ukraine, brakes squealing. It's the last rail service out of eastern Ukraine's bombed-out Donbas region. @ElBeardsley and @cguzy met some of the residents fleeing https://t.co/Wc2hYzSpON
— NPR World (@nprworld) July 16, 2022
President Joe Biden is promising “strong executive action” to combat climate change, despite dual setbacks in recent weeks that have restricted his ability to regulate carbon emissions and boost clean energy such as wind and solar power. https://t.co/HRJ6defY9q
— ABC News (@ABC) July 16, 2022
The U.S. has now officially launched a new way to get help in a mental health crisis. You can now dial 9-8-8 to reach a counselor.https://t.co/xMttCFVsXG
— NPR (@NPR) July 16, 2022
Lauren Boebert’s gun-themed restaurant closes https://t.co/5pgaSDRP8v pic.twitter.com/7BHBGyP9eG
— The Hill (@thehill) July 16, 2022
American men are sicker and die earlier than men living in other developed nations, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund, a non-profit organization focusing on public health issues. https://t.co/OIopcs92kP
— ABC News (@ABC) July 16, 2022
AIRPORT BOMB THREAT: The international terminal at San Francisco International Airport was evacuated late Friday, after police received a bomb threat and found a suspicious package. pic.twitter.com/prqGQ98XUI
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 16, 2022
Six people have died after a dust storm fueled by wind gusts topping 60 mph caused a pileup on Interstate 90 in Montana, authorities said. https://t.co/t1xNHN9f6S
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 16, 2022
