News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: Judge grants former Pres. Trump's request for special master, halts government review of seized Mar-a-Lago documents. https://t.co/WGVd8YsBBb
— ABC News (@ABC) September 5, 2022
Last reserve line connecting the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to the Ukrainian energy grid is disconnected after days of “intensive shelling,” the national energy company that runs the plant says. https://t.co/P2AMkhuxw8
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 5, 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron called for a 10% reduction in the country's energy usage in an attempt to prevent having to ration energy usage in the upcoming winter months, AP reports. https://t.co/XUoxZU7rUy
— Axios (@axios) September 5, 2022
"Not every Republican is a MAGA Republican," Pres. Biden says in Milwaukee.
— ABC News (@ABC) September 5, 2022
"But the extreme MAGA Republicans in Congress have chosen to go backwards—full of anger, violence, hate and division. But together we can and we must choose a different path." https://t.co/WpjeEnDOqR pic.twitter.com/lqDQfiQbGJ
Liz Truss will become Britain's next prime minister after being elected leader of the ruling Conservative Party.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 5, 2022
Truss will succeed scandal-hit Boris Johnson and inherits a country facing a looming winter energy crisis and economic recession. https://t.co/iVB2Kvt4lJ
A manhunt continued Monday in Canada for two men suspected of stabbing to death 10 people in an Indigenous community and a nearby town. https://t.co/AInW6ONJzJ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 5, 2022
BREAKING: An Israeli military probe found a soldier likely killed veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in errant fire. An official says there will be no criminal probe, meaning no punishment for the soldier or others in the military. https://t.co/VrkIetHpR1
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 5, 2022
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that increases wages for fast food workers to up to $22 per hour in what labor advocates are touting as a "groundbreaking step" for low-wage workers. https://t.co/75QC213z4P
— Axios (@axios) September 5, 2022
Lawyer Chloe Akers' mission: to tell doctors there are no exceptions to Tennessee's new law banning abortion, and they could be prosecuted even if they're just trying to save women's lives. https://t.co/WpLbGLqoMj
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 5, 2022
Water pressure has been restored in Jackson, Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves and city officials say. Residents are still under a boil-water advisory. https://t.co/9BqvxuxnDJ
— CNN (@CNN) September 5, 2022
"This is about to get significantly more intense," utility official said as the mercury in some parts of California hits 115 degrees. The state faces risk of power outages this week. https://t.co/WBKSs2eMqk
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 5, 2022
Moisture streaming in from the Gulf of Mexico, combined with a stubborn, nearly stationary storm system, will cause slow-moving thunderstorm activity and the possibility of flash flooding across 20 US stateshttps://t.co/PGtxMNokUG
— CNN (@CNN) September 5, 2022
