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: "This could be the deadliest hurricane in Florida's history,” Pres. Biden says during Hurricane Ian briefing at FEMA headquarters.
— ABC News (@ABC) September 29, 2022
“The numbers are still unclear, but we're hearing early reports of what may be substantial loss of life.” https://t.co/bukZYwfQ12 pic.twitter.com/G6Iyi4olet
A hurricane warning has been issued for South Carolina's entire coast as Ian, which is now a tropical storm, is expected to regain strength and become a hurricane – again – on Thursday evening. https://t.co/4AdYFBom5r
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 29, 2022
A large section of a causeway connecting Sanibel, an island of roughly 6,700 people, to mainland Florida has collapsed, cutting off access to the community.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 29, 2022
"I am aware of numerous individuals that decided to stay on the island," Sanibel's mayor says. https://t.co/KBgUv72guj
Russia confirmed on Thursday it will formally annex parts of Ukraine where occupied areas held Kremlin-orchestrated “referendums” on living under Moscow’s rule that the Ukrainian government and the West denounced as illegal and rigged.https://t.co/ajz0Tok5nJ
— POLITICO (@politico) September 29, 2022
NATO formally labeled the mysterious leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines the result of deliberate sabotage and warned that such attacks would be met with a collective response from the organization.https://t.co/3dwgLxJoH8
— Axios (@axios) September 29, 2022
A wife and husband from Maryland have been charged with conspiring to provide the Russian government with personal medical records from the US government and military, according to a newly unsealed federal indictment https://t.co/0NNaQKpUgK
— CNN (@CNN) September 29, 2022
Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, appeared in person at the House Jan. 6 committee's offices on Thursday morning for a closed-door interview. https://t.co/zI7VlQQyqF
— ABC News (@ABC) September 29, 2022
Michigan election officials would begin processing absentee ballots two days before the Nov. 8 election under legislation approved Wednesday. https://t.co/BgL7ub8vUx
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 29, 2022
GOP states sue Biden administration over student loan plan https://t.co/c71s9FG4pw
— CNBC (@CNBC) September 29, 2022
The Biden administration is scaling back its sweeping student debt relief program over concerns private lenders would challenge it in court https://t.co/cQqeMQmPYw
— POLITICO (@politico) September 29, 2022
Six people have been shot at an Oakland school, the city's mayor says. https://t.co/5lJjEkWX3g
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 29, 2022
The Senate has passed a short-term spending bill that would avert a partial government shutdown and provide another infusion of military and economic aid to Ukraine as it seeks to repel Russia's invasion. The bill goes to the House next. https://t.co/pwlG4idlPM
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 29, 2022
