News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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A man crashed into a vehicle barricade near the US Capitol Building and fired several shots into the air before taking his own life, authorities sayhttps://t.co/q8iAqcXly5
— CNN (@CNN) August 14, 2022
Rep. Mike Turner calls on Merrick Garland to justify FBI's Mar-a-Lago searchhttps://t.co/qKEpsyT8Ba
— Axios (@axios) August 14, 2022
A new US intelligence assessment prepared after the US killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike earlier this month found that the terrorist group “has not reconstituted its presence in Afghanistan.” https://t.co/UsjAFnkzDi
— CNN (@CNN) August 14, 2022
A United Nations-chartered ship loaded with 23,000 metric tons of Ukrainian grain destined for Ethiopia set sail from a Black Sea port, the first shipment of its kind in a program to assist countries facing famine. https://t.co/fi5ereNRLE
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 14, 2022
The five-member delegation will meet senior leaders to discuss U.S.-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade, investment, and other issues. https://t.co/JlzqjegfgD
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 14, 2022
Underground schools for girls are springing up in Afghanistan after a year with no education under the Taliban.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 14, 2022
"I wanted to stand against their decision by teaching these girls,” one teacher says. https://t.co/qYeDyiFFNn
Novelist Salman Rushdie is on the "road to recovery" from multiple stab wounds he suffered in an apparent assassination attempt. https://t.co/aNKhEavbRo
— ABC News (@ABC) August 14, 2022
Epidemiologists, public health officials and doctors now fear the government cannot eliminate monkeypox in the LGBTQ community, and they’re warning that time is running out to stop the virus from spreading in the U.S. population more broadly https://t.co/2LnXGQqda4
— POLITICO (@politico) August 14, 2022
Every child in London ages 1 to 9 should be offered a booster shot of the polio vaccine, UK health authorities say, after the virus was detected in the city's sewage. https://t.co/P3ieJItsG2
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 14, 2022
A Lyme disease vaccine is in its final clinical trial. If successful, the companies say they'll likely seek official authorization in 2025.https://t.co/U4GMJhtcau
— NPR (@NPR) August 14, 2022
A strong explosion at a fireworks storage area tore through a popular market in Armenia's capital, setting off a large fire and killing at least one person. https://t.co/Xg7vI7MROw pic.twitter.com/XFWXbxuDMX
— ABC News (@ABC) August 14, 2022
A meteor was captured on camera as it shot through the morning sky over Snowbasin Resort, north of Salt Lake City, on Saturday morning. https://t.co/uILKQRmXVF pic.twitter.com/qZeeNuZ9qS
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 14, 2022
