News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assassinated by gunman during campaign speech in Nara, Japan. https://t.co/rOQUr6aliQ pic.twitter.com/4OYmYhhAOm
— ABC News (@ABC) July 8, 2022
Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone arrives to meet with the Jan. 6 committee. https://t.co/UDJN5ERW8y pic.twitter.com/Q6dXP3uqWt
— ABC News (@ABC) July 8, 2022
Days before he reports to prison, former West Virginia Republican state legislator Derrick Evans tells CBS News he's considering a run for federal office in 2024. https://t.co/NC4VnoqrrV
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 8, 2022
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that most ballot drop boxes aren't allowed in the state and that a voter can't have someone else return — in person — their completed absentee ballot on their behalf. https://t.co/Atsk94oNCP
— NPR (@NPR) July 8, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is unwilling to cede any of its land to Russia, standing firm that a concession of Ukrainian territory won't be part of any diplomatic negotiations to end the war https://t.co/1fqdxkY0ta
— CNN (@CNN) July 8, 2022
A school for visually impaired children in east Kharkiv, Ukraine, was hit by a Russian missile on Thursday.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 8, 2022
"Only beasts [could do it]," one student's mother said. "…Just beasts." pic.twitter.com/FWRaxrDEqu
An 8-year-old boy who was shot in the chest during the Highland Park parade shooting may never walk again. https://t.co/29U6GnAnjv
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 8, 2022
Delayed FBI background checks recently allowed more than 11,000 people to buy a gun, even though they should have been barred. https://t.co/8f59UBnsEW
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 8, 2022
Biden announces an executive order that aims to protect access to abortion medication and emergency contraception. pic.twitter.com/cr7zEp95Dc
— POLITICO (@politico) July 8, 2022
A strong hiring report for June has assuaged fears that the U.S. economy might be on the cusp of a recession.
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 8, 2022
Yet the figures the government released Friday also spotlighted the sharp divide between the healthy labor market and the rest of the economy. https://t.co/yYm2blV7zs
Biden officials expect to fall short by about 100,000 refugees on their goal to resettle 125,000 in the U.S. this fiscal year, according to two sources with direct knowledge of internal estimates. https://t.co/QnjjoX0AtT
— Axios (@axios) July 8, 2022
US Border Patrol agents on horseback used "unnecessary" force during an aggressive confrontation with Haitian migrants last year, investigation finds.https://t.co/XnoeohPnvx
— CNN (@CNN) July 8, 2022
