News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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A search warrant viewed by POLITICO reveals that the FBI is investigating Donald Trump for a potential violation of the Espionage Act and removed classified documents from the former president’s Florida estate earlier this week https://t.co/OkV7OnmrXk
— POLITICO (@politico) August 12, 2022
BREAKING: Justice Department says ex-President Donald Trump’s lawyers will not object to release of Mar-a-Lago search warrant. https://t.co/GBhL2b7uz8
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 12, 2022
FBI Director Wray says the agency will adjust its “security posture” following incident where a man fired a nail gun at the Cincinnati field office before he was killed during a confrontation with officers. https://t.co/VyWzhcLtab
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 12, 2022
NEW: A criminal case against the Trump Organization and longtime Chief Financial Officer Alan Weisselberg is headed to trial this fall, after Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan denied motions to dismiss it on Friday.
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) August 12, 2022
As Russia's war in Ukraine grinds on after more than five months of vicious fighting, casualties are mounting on both sides. https://t.co/AaLqFf9jPI
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 12, 2022
Consumer sentiment in August continued to rebound from its June trough, but Americans' feelings about the economy remain profoundly depressed from a year earlier, weighed down by uncertainty about inflation and the job market. https://t.co/R1CO3G65e9
— CNN (@CNN) August 12, 2022
BREAKING: Polio has been detected in New York City's wastewater, suggesting further circulation of the virus. https://t.co/iy8cxybleU
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 12, 2022
After several failed attempts to leave, interpreter Zainullah Zaki, known as Zak, his wife and their four small children were able to leave Afghanistan safely — with the aid of Marine Corps Maj. Thomas Schueman. https://t.co/UgL8xZ67nl
— ABC News (@ABC) August 12, 2022
Breyer and Gorsuch to co-chair group promoting constitutional education https://t.co/6Aye4sCji3
— Axios (@axios) August 12, 2022
Former Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa arrives in Thailand as he seeks temporary shelter in a second country after fleeing his island nation last month, Reuters witnesses say. https://t.co/z35jVfZ4qR
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 12, 2022
Author Salman Rushdie was transported to a hospital via helicopter after being attacked at an event in New York.
— ABC News (@ABC) August 12, 2022
Rushdie, who has faced death threats over his writing, suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck. https://t.co/VV2wG3YRXv pic.twitter.com/R6B567L4GN
The study indicates that the polar region is warming faster than scientists previously estimated in other studies, which have previously said that the Arctic was warming either twice, more than twice or three times as fast as the planet on average. https://t.co/eqhiq0EulF
— Axios (@axios) August 12, 2022
