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News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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"A child called 911 and said the room was full of victims."
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 18, 2022
New body cam footage shows how Uvalde police responded to the Robb Elementary shooting after they learned a child had called 911 from inside a classroom. https://t.co/1FysgtNU6c pic.twitter.com/lvPPeRQA32
Vincent Salazar, grandfather of 11-year-old Layla Salazar—one of the Robb Elementary School shooting victims—responds after release of new report: "Texas failed the students. Law enforcement failed the students. Our government failed the students." https://t.co/AAoJDQ657n pic.twitter.com/zlCVMCGlz8
— ABC News (@ABC) July 18, 2022
Three people were killed and two wounded in a mall shooting in Greenwood, Indiana. Officials say the gunman was shot and killed by a "good Samaritan." https://t.co/nLIJ4TCQAJ
— CNN (@CNN) July 18, 2022
A jury will soon determine if confessed Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to death, as opening arguments begin in the penalty phase of Cruz's trial. https://t.co/qk6C1JK5tq
— ABC News (@ABC) July 18, 2022
The committee issued the subpoena after the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general told lawmakers that the Secret Service had erased text messages from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021. https://t.co/lSzK9udwlj
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 18, 2022
Ukraine’s leaders on Monday looked to strengthen their ranks after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy removed some of his most prominent officials from office because of alleged “poor performance” over clearing their agencies of “collaborators and traitors.” https://t.co/SLS88wQStH
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 18, 2022
JUST IN: Dr. Fauci says he plans to retire by the end of President Biden’s term in January 2025. https://t.co/zF75XXM8uc
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 18, 2022
10 states where abortion is now illegal have sent Google more than 5,700 demands for location tracking data since 2018.
— POLITICO (@politico) July 18, 2022
There's growing alarm about how police or prosecutors could use that data to target abortion providers or people seeking the procedure. https://t.co/UcEH7duMi7
Supreme Court issues an order allowing Indiana to begin enforcing a state law requiring parental consent in order for a minor to get an abortion. https://t.co/o28lNgU55S
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 18, 2022
Sri Lanka’s acting president has declared a state of emergency, giving him broad authority amid growing calls from protesters demanding his resignation. The country’s lawmakers are set to elect a new president in two days. https://t.co/sLtlQzcUqq
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 18, 2022
The ongoing heat wave in Europe could last a total of several weeks and has been accompanied by wildfires in France, Spain and Portugal, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes.https://t.co/KxF2lFhwtw
— Axios (@axios) July 18, 2022
Multiple shark sightings off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts and Long Island in New York prompted local authorities to close at least three beaches to the public. https://t.co/FS21lkld18
— CNN (@CNN) July 18, 2022