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: A day after being ordered to pay two parents over $4 million, Alex Jones has been ordered to pay them more than $45 million in punitive damages. https://t.co/dgWoyrZ3pn
— ABC News (@ABC) August 5, 2022
BREAKING: America’s hiring boom continued last month as employers added a surprising 528,000 jobs despite raging inflation and rising anxiety about a recession. July’s hiring was up from 398,000 in June. The unemployment rate slipped to 3.5%. https://t.co/C8UhvAjwjm
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 5, 2022
Major hurdles lie ahead to get food to the countries that need it most. https://t.co/K7mvf62iWQ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 5, 2022
While urging unvaccinated New Yorkers to get immunized against polio, state officials warned a case in Rockland County may be the “tip of the iceberg,” after officials said wastewater samples detected the virus in an adjacent county. https://t.co/OFbWymzLHt
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 5, 2022
China says it is canceling or suspending dialogue with the U.S. on issues from climate change to military relations and anti-drug efforts in retaliation for a visit this week to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. https://t.co/BGsrqLDbmb
— ABC News (@ABC) August 5, 2022
A man was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in federal prison for sending threatening emails to Dr. Anthony Fauci https://t.co/MVjLguucig
— CNN (@CNN) August 5, 2022
Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman has announced plans to hold his first campaign rally since suffering a stroke in May. https://t.co/Qtv4J5HWat
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 5, 2022
A US Air Force technical sergeant has been charged in connection with an attack in April at a US military base in northern Syria that injured four US service members, according to an Air Force statement https://t.co/Uuck0ASujX
— CNN (@CNN) August 5, 2022
At least 37 people died from the catastrophic flooding in Appalachia last week. https://t.co/gcmv72V6p3
— Axios (@axios) August 5, 2022
Milwaukee will host the 2024 Republican National Convention, committee chair Ronna McDaniel announced https://t.co/JV7d1CjId1
— POLITICO (@politico) August 5, 2022
JUST IN: An elderly couple — a 76-year-old man and a 75-year-old woman from Janesville, Wisconsin — have died after a lightning strike near the White House. Two others who were struck by lightning remain in critical condition. https://t.co/gsEbmpYxFy
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 5, 2022
NASA's Curiosity rover had a prime mission for just 2 years when it landed on Mars on Aug. 5, 2012. But 10 years later, the mission continues.https://t.co/Tp1cbtdDk0
— Axios (@axios) August 5, 2022
