News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Jon Stewart criticizes Senate Republicans who voted against a bill that would provide support to veterans affected by toxic burn pits:
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 28, 2022
"This is an embarrassment to the Senate, to the country, to the founders…" pic.twitter.com/PoCsvuuGtn
The man accused of killing 7 people at a July Fourth parade in Highland Park has been indicted by a grand jury on 117 criminal charges.https://t.co/l0ZYYRgPjG
— NPR (@NPR) July 28, 2022
A man accused of raping and impregnating a 9-year-old Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion was ordered held without bond Thursday by a judge who cited overwhelming evidence and the fact that he apparently is living in the U.S. illegally. https://t.co/BLiiUiYhFV
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 28, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: The House Jan. 6 committee is working to secure testimony from a growing number of officials in former Pres. Trump's Cabinet, sources tell @ABC News. https://t.co/6IrFqQSbPQ
— ABC News (@ABC) July 28, 2022
BREAKING: The U.S. economy shrank between April and June of this year, a sign of a possible recession. https://t.co/4Z0ypD0BHK
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 28, 2022
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said today that a semantics debate over whether or not the U.S. economy is in a recession should be avoided as households grapple with inflation and high gas prices. https://t.co/P1uL46dreb
— Axios (@axios) July 28, 2022
Testing is crucial to getting monkeypox under control, but there's a "shocking" lack of demand. https://t.co/JqYkOdUBzB
— CNN (@CNN) July 28, 2022
BREAKING: The House of Representatives advances legislation to subsidize U.S.-made semiconductor chips in a vote 243-187. The bill is now headed to the president’s desk to be signed into law. pic.twitter.com/y9gF6ucG2T
— The Hill (@thehill) July 28, 2022
A man who accosted U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin on stage as the Republican campaigned for governor will remain in custody while a federal judge considers his lawyer's plea to release the Army veteran, who he said was in an alcoholic relapse. https://t.co/iqZcXJjFKV
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 28, 2022
The Biden administration announced it would be directing more than $400 million in loans and grants to support high-speed internet projects for rural communities — funding which is expected to reach about 31,000 families and businesses across 11 states. https://t.co/GUu23TG5wj
— CNN (@CNN) July 28, 2022
Trump told ESPN that "nobody has gotten to the bottom of 9/11" after he was asked about 9/11 survivors and their families who are protesting a Saudi-backed LIV Golf event at one of his golf courses. https://t.co/D1XCelmopK
— Axios (@axios) July 28, 2022
More than 70 large wildfires are burning across the U.S. right now. https://t.co/viOdQvUgly
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 28, 2022
