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News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s monarch for the past 70 years, has died aged 96 https://t.co/nuFdc3PV49
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) September 8, 2022
NEW: Justice Department will appeal judge's decision to grant Trump's special master request to review seized docs. https://t.co/6dPVCgmJSo
— ABC News (@ABC) September 8, 2022
BREAKING: Steve Bannon has been charged with money laundering, conspiracy and scheme to defraud in fundraising campaign for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. https://t.co/OleRvQKOQh
— ABC News (@ABC) September 8, 2022
Ukrainian forces in the northeastern Kharkiv region have retaken portions of Russian-held territory there as a Ukrainian counteroffensive in the south has drained some of Moscow's resources in the area, according to a report released Wednesday. https://t.co/JpbMz3Rstx
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 8, 2022
The U.K. government said Thursday it was "disturbed" by Ukraine's claims that a British aid volunteer who died while imprisoned by Russian-backed separatists may have suffered "unspeakable torture." https://t.co/wpMdpPI2UP
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 8, 2022
Colorado clerk Tina Peters pleads not guilty to charges of election tampering and official misconduct in connection with a security breach of Mesa County’s voting system. https://t.co/TeDRAtUDx9
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 8, 2022
China extends coronavirus lockdown of megacity Chengdu indefinitely, with no end in sight to strict "zero-COVID" policy. https://t.co/GEbY3g5ZF6
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 8, 2022
The Biden administration has finalized a rule eliminating potential hurdles for immigrants dependent on public benefits and trying to obtain legal status, according to a newly released regulation. https://t.co/hdwGmDQdCs
— CNN (@CNN) September 8, 2022
Scoop: The Pentagon's acting inspector general will review a whistleblower's allegations that the Biden admin evacuated and brought to the U.S. hundreds of people who appeared on a Defense Dept. watch list. https://t.co/YOIx1uwc1V
— Axios (@axios) September 8, 2022
A local official in Las Vegas was arrested in connection to the killing of a veteran journalist who had been reporting on the official's purported wrongdoing, his newspaper says. https://t.co/6GVpGJ3vsF
— CNN (@CNN) September 8, 2022
A sheriff’s deputy has been taken into custody after authorities say he fatally shot a married couple and prompted a manhunt across suburban Northern California. https://t.co/UvMGs5noFg
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 8, 2022
The number of online donors to the Republican Party unexpectedly dropped in the first half of 2022, according to a POLITICO analysis of campaign finance data — one in a series of setbacks that have tempered expectations of a red wave in Novemberhttps://t.co/k4iGud1PcY
— POLITICO (@politico) September 8, 2022