News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Judge Cannon selected a special master to review the classified documents found in former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home and rejected the DOJ's bid to resume its investigation. @DavidPriess, a former CIA officer, discusses the ruling.
— CNN (@CNN) September 16, 2022
Watch: https://t.co/Bdaeer2h2O
Trump team claimed boxes at Mar-a-Lago were only news clippings, vastly misrepresenting scale and variety of documents recovered https://t.co/L8UvDK7CSN
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 16, 2022
The 50 migrants who came to Martha’s Vineyard from Texas on a plane chartered by Florida’s government were moved Friday morning from the island’s only shelter. Officials announced the migrants will have temporary housing on Joint Base Cape Cod. @GBHNews https://t.co/f1srfSGjHL
— NPR (@NPR) September 16, 2022
Some of the bodies unearthed from a mass burial site near Izium show signs of torture, a Ukrainian prosecutor says. Some had their hands tied behinds their back or ropes around their necks. The site was recaptured from Russian forces. https://t.co/TJ8vJCooFm
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 16, 2022
Short of soldiers and facing battlefield setbacks, Russia appears to be turning to convicted criminals to fight in Ukraine. https://t.co/cCctFDRbjx
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 16, 2022
A CBS News review of U.S. Justice Department court filings shows a growing number of Jan. 6 defendants have been arrested again – for subsequent crimes involving guns, drugs and domestic abuse. https://t.co/sN6U6iXlGS
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 16, 2022
Massachusetts woman arrested in connection with Boston Children's Hospital hoax bomb threat https://t.co/nHVApbJba1
— Axios (@axios) September 16, 2022
Although reported COVID-19 case levels in the U.S. are still falling after a viral resurgence over the summer, there are preliminary indicators that infection rates may be back on the rise across the country. https://t.co/LVRQ1ctwKS
— ABC News (@ABC) September 16, 2022
West Virginia's governor has signed a bill into law that prohibits nearly all abortions except in certain medical situations or in cases of rape or incest. The ban goes into effect immediately, with the bill's criminal penalties to take effect in 90 days. https://t.co/HJ9IvPos8f
— CNN (@CNN) September 16, 2022
Minneapolis' mental health responders provide alternative to police.
— Axios (@axios) September 16, 2022
Advocates for the program, which launched in December, say mental health professionals are better equipped to help people in certain situations. https://t.co/nZLqdYs4EA
McCarthy says he knows who recorded him criticizing Trump https://t.co/taaSFJS0PF pic.twitter.com/y6K8Iawk81
— The Hill (@thehill) September 16, 2022
About 15% of flights into and out of London's Heathrow Airport will be disrupted Monday due to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral
— ABC News (@ABC) September 16, 2022
The changes coincide with two minutes of silence that will be observed in the late queen's honor throughout the U.K.
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