News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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The Department of Justice said Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov, a resident of Moscow, and three FSB officials used various political groups in the United States to "sow discord, spread pro-Kremlin propaganda and interfere in elections" within the U.S. https://t.co/dE9YdEqWoS
— Axios (@axios) July 29, 2022
Russia asked for a convicted murderer to be added to the proposed swap to release Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan https://t.co/WKqcYejgk5
— CNN (@CNN) July 29, 2022
Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of shelling a prison in a separatist eastern region that reportedly killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war who were captured after the fall of Mariupol. https://t.co/h0XIPj9rkl
— ABC News (@ABC) July 29, 2022
BREAKING: The U.S. has admitted over 100,000 Ukrainians in five months since Russia’s invasion, federal statistics show. https://t.co/9zoB0QOBbA
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 29, 2022
Jan. 6 panel agrees to turn over 20 depositions to DOJ https://t.co/KTlaUX0t5p pic.twitter.com/5FcI325DrG
— The Hill (@thehill) July 29, 2022
Text messages for former President Trump’s acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and acting deputy secretary Ken Cuccinelli are missing for a key period leading up to the Jan. 6 attack, according to people briefed on the matter and internal emails. https://t.co/E5KwADFeiZ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 29, 2022
JUST IN: Biden administration plans to offer updated Covid-19 booster shots in September.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 29, 2022
The new vaccines will be reformulated to perform better against the now dominant omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5. https://t.co/2q9sPXIxDD
A man accused of selling a toxic industrial bleach as a coronavirus cure through his Florida-based church has been returned to the United State after being arrested in Colombia. https://t.co/0D3xTUtDsH
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 29, 2022
House Democrats are set to vote on a bill to ban assault weapons in the U.S. https://t.co/sWyE2qNuXz
— ABC News (@ABC) July 29, 2022
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to depart for a tour of Asia today, though whether she'll make a high-stakes stop in Taiwan remains uncertain https://t.co/7CtBxjq6Fl
— CNN (@CNN) July 29, 2022
The seal was plastered on towels, golf carts and other items as the former president participated at the pro-am of the Saudi-sponsored tournament Thursday.https://t.co/5XRhMFhszR
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 29, 2022
JUST IN: At least 15 people are dead and “that number is going to grow to probably more than double” as devastating rainfall continues in eastern Kentucky, Gov. Beshear says. https://t.co/fYv81el3mQ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 29, 2022
