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: President Biden signs legislation expanding health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. https://t.co/HhjsSarmxU
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 10, 2022
Trumpworld is abuzz with speculation about which close aide or aides has "flipped" and provided additional sensitive information to the FBI about what former President Trump was keeping at Mar-a-Lago, sources tell Axios. https://t.co/Kdt1K9SxsZ
— Axios (@axios) August 10, 2022
Former President Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment rights and declined to answer questions at his deposition with the New York attorney general in an investigation of the Trump Organization's finances https://t.co/jbWwJGqEYI
— CNN (@CNN) August 10, 2022
Ukraine's air force said that nine Russian warplanes were destroyed in massive explosions at an air base in Crimea amid speculation they were the result of a Ukrainian attack that would represent a significant escalation in the war. https://t.co/8gmQsSBEst
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 10, 2022
Russian authorities raided the home of a former state TV journalist who quit after making an on-air protest against Moscow's war in Ukraine. https://t.co/nykhQ1rI9P
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 10, 2022
JUST IN: Consumer prices were unchanged in July, as plunging prices for gasoline dragged the Consumer Price Index down to zero.
— Axios (@axios) August 10, 2022
Core inflation, which excludes energy and food, rose only 0.3%. https://t.co/U24gL7UTkC
China’s military says it has “completed various tasks” around Taiwan but will conduct regular patrols, potentially signaling an end to days of drills but also that Beijing will keep up the pressure against the self-ruled island. https://t.co/JHuZH82BUU
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 10, 2022
The Biden administration is moving forward with a plan to increase the U.S. monkeypox vaccine supply by as much as five times. https://t.co/vSnh6rX0Wb
— ABC News (@ABC) August 10, 2022
The DOJ announced charges against an alleged Iranian operative accused of plotting to kill former Trump admin national security adviser John Bolton https://t.co/xxHX8NpmUD
— POLITICO (@politico) August 10, 2022
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, the most powerful Republican in the state, has won his primary against a challenger backed by Donald Trump. Vos infuriated Trump by refusing to decertify Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory in the state. https://t.co/SSJQw1ovZp
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 10, 2022
A Nebraska mother and her 18-year-old daughter are facing multiple charges in a case that involved police obtaining their Facebook messages https://t.co/Ly8H7ToTDW
— CNN (@CNN) August 10, 2022
The Perseid meteor shower is underway and stargazers in America will get the best views this week, according to the American Meteor Society.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 10, 2022
This year, the Perseids will peak between August 11 and August 12. https://t.co/IvNFPLUb7b
