News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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CBS News confirms that the search warrant executed by the FBI on fmr. Pres. Trump's Mar-a-Lago home is related to the missing documents investigation, @jeffpeguescbs reports. In February, the National Archives asked the DOJ to investigate Trump's handling of White House records. pic.twitter.com/Y4QDcTpgZC
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 9, 2022
McCarthy threatens to probe Garland after Trump FBI raid https://t.co/4YA9sOKT5e pic.twitter.com/p2bp8rhKnA
— The Hill (@thehill) August 9, 2022
NEW: An Atlanta judge ordered Rudy Giuliani to testify in person before a panel investigating the 2020 election on August 17, unless a doctor can explain why Trump's former lawyer is unable to do so.https://t.co/mdbVUpaQna
— Axios (@axios) August 9, 2022
BREAKING: Former President Trump's tax returns can be released to a House committee, a federal appeals court ruled. https://t.co/rcUenwDdUa
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 9, 2022
A series of large explosions went off in the area of a Russian military airbase in the annexed Ukrainian territory of Crimea, with footage from the scene near Novofedorivka showing large plumes of smoke billowing into the air.@McKenzieCNN has more: https://t.co/D20dDN0Nek
— CNN (@CNN) August 9, 2022
Several countries in Europe dependent on Russian energy suffered another blow Tuesday with confirmation that Russia has halted oil shipments through a critical pipeline https://t.co/nxJS6OegBv
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 9, 2022
“The CHIPS and Science Act is going to inspire a whole new generation of Americans to answer that question: What next?…We're leading the world again for the next decades.”
— ABC News (@ABC) August 9, 2022
Pres. Biden signs bipartisan bill to boost domestic high-tech manufacturing. https://t.co/rTSkZyF7JG pic.twitter.com/QKcuv40I2i
A new survey finds that 54% of Americans say they personally knew at least 1 person who died from COVID.
— Axios (@axios) August 9, 2022
54% also say they rarely or never wear a mask indoors around people outside their household. https://t.co/ggPAG6AHH9
BREAKING: Albuquerque police say they have detained the “primary suspect” in the killings of four Muslim men in New Mexico’s largest city.
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 9, 2022
The killings have sent ripples of fear through Islamic communities in New Mexico and beyond. https://t.co/SYju2nohuB
Following a call about a bomb threat at a New Jersey hospital, police arrested a hospital employee after sweeping the facility and discovering a cache of weapons and ammunition stashed in an unlocked office closet. https://t.co/aekoWPnOER
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 9, 2022
The United States is returning 30 “looted antiquities” to Cambodia, among them Buddhist and Hindu religious statues and ancient artifacts, officials in New York said.https://t.co/vFaCrB4elY
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 9, 2022
Nagasaki paid tribute to the victims of the U.S. atomic bombing 77 years ago on Aug. 9, with the mayor saying Russia's war on Ukraine showed the world that another nuclear attack is not just a worry but “a tangible and present crisis.” https://t.co/xTqGaGqikm
— ABC News (@ABC) August 9, 2022
