News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay at least $965 million in damages to numerous families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting for falsely claiming they were actors who faked the tragedy, a Connecticut jury said https://t.co/gOsoce8yza pic.twitter.com/ydqYFy7mnM
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 12, 2022
LATEST: Russian authorities announce that eight people have been arrested in connection with Saturday's explosion on a key bridge linking Russia to the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula. https://t.co/rg3yELZlfM pic.twitter.com/I5SgFYVLmn
— ABC News (@ABC) October 12, 2022
Paul Whelan, an American wrongfully detained in Russia for nearly four years, was able to call his parents Wednesday for only the second time in nearly a month, his brother David Whelan said https://t.co/EGYsXDyoOn
— CNN (@CNN) October 12, 2022
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has reignited fears that his army could join Russian forces in the war against Ukraine.
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) October 12, 2022
But the authoritarian leader appears reluctant to lend his troops to the war effort despite perceived pressure from Moscow. https://t.co/mTQwDsob8K
A judge ruled Trump will have to sit for a deposition next week in a defamation lawsuit filed by a writer who says he raped her in the mid-1990s https://t.co/FpqlJlmvsk
— POLITICO (@politico) October 12, 2022
JUST IN: FDA authorizes Omicron booster for kids as young as 5 https://t.co/q5GHEspJ8L
— Axios (@axios) October 12, 2022
Vaccine experts are pushing back on an analysis published by Florida's surgeon general that warns COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of cardiac-related deaths in young men, calling the study poorly designed and dangerously misleading. https://t.co/blPnE77kzT
— ABC News (@ABC) October 12, 2022
As women burn headscarves and cut off their hair in nationwide protests, an Iranian official said Tuesday that school students participating in street protests are being detained and taken to mental health institutions. https://t.co/hfgT3TwsO5
— CNN (@CNN) October 12, 2022
Biden hails "historic breakthrough" on Israel-Lebanon maritime borderhttps://t.co/qJO6CoO5lq
— Axios (@axios) October 11, 2022
An Ohio man who federal prosecutors accused of planning to "slaughter" women and kill thousands of people in a mass shooting pleaded guilty to an attempted hate crime, authorities say. https://t.co/hSLYOedd4n
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 12, 2022
A German public prosecutor has announced new charges against Christian Brueckner, the man suspected of kidnapping and killing British toddler Madeleine McCann in 2007. https://t.co/nnaoROtsgL
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 12, 2022
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams was cited for alleged misdemeanor assault after shoving a man to the ground on the sidelines. https://t.co/4TpInWE4Sb
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 12, 2022
Meet this year's #FatBearWeek champion – Bear 747 👑 https://t.co/c3Tk6D0KFr pic.twitter.com/svqQnz5ChK
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 12, 2022
