News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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JUST IN: The man accused of killing 7 people at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, revealed that he considered a second attack in Madison, Wisconsin, authorities say. https://t.co/NMdbRpqj9G
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 6, 2022
The toddler was found with a stranger after both of his parents were killed in a mass shooting during a July 4th parade in Highland Park, Illinois. https://t.co/secMeZxQSo
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 6, 2022
BREAKING: Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone has reached a deal with the Jan. 6 committee to testify in a transcribed interview Friday, according to sources familiar with the matter. https://t.co/A82vUveRzs
— ABC News (@ABC) July 6, 2022
Lawyers for Sen. Graham say they'll challenge a subpoena demanding that he testify before a special grand jury in Georgia hearing evidence in a probe into possible 2020 election interference by former President Trump and others. https://t.co/N72SrbwnFe
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 6, 2022
The 27-nation European Union needs to make emergency plans to prepare for a complete cut-off of Russian gas in the wake of the Kremlin's war in Ukraine, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday. https://t.co/xhKfVHLUvY
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 6, 2022
President Joe Biden has called the wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for four months.
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 6, 2022
The White House said Biden pledged that he is working to win her release as soon as possible. https://t.co/C47HMjXOUc
NEW: FDA allows pharmacists to prescribe Paxlovid COVID treatment https://t.co/EzKVuA19QJ
— Axios (@axios) July 6, 2022
Britain's beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his political future after two of his top Cabinet ministers walked out of their jobs and a string of more junior ministers resigned Wednesday following months of political chaos . https://t.co/Icaby32E6O
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 6, 2022
A New York judge fined the Trump Organization's former appraiser $10,000 a day after holding it in civil contempt of court for failing to comply with subpoenas from the New York attorney general's office. https://t.co/eKRrYAMowy
— CNN (@CNN) July 6, 2022
A federal judge threw out a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for endangered or threatened species, a year after the Biden administration said it was moving to strengthen such species protections. https://t.co/HQa7FmNJVg
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 6, 2022
Sri Lanka is "bankrupt," the Prime Minister said, as the country suffers its worst financial crisis in decades, leaving millions struggling to buy food, medicine and fuel. https://t.co/KPjo964NR7
— CNN (@CNN) July 6, 2022
NASA says contact has been restored with a spacecraft headed to the moon to test out a lopsided lunar orbit. https://t.co/d2UTPkV9Pn
— ABC News (@ABC) July 6, 2022
