
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: President Biden announces the formal launch of the student loan forgiveness application website https://t.co/JU8paHNsIM pic.twitter.com/hJvhUSPQCr
— CNN (@CNN) October 17, 2022
BREAKING: The Justice Department recommends that Steve Bannon receive a six-month jail sentence and a $200k fine for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee. https://t.co/vN61d7I1VY
— Axios (@axios) October 17, 2022
Video shows extensive damage following multiple blasts in Kyiv.
— ABC News (@ABC) October 17, 2022
It's the second week in a row explosions have rocked the country's capital. https://t.co/laWSmhXUX3 pic.twitter.com/icseP6NbKX
The White House is denouncing fmr. Pres. Trump's comments on Sunday about American Jews, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre calling them "antisemitic" and "insulting."
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 17, 2022
"We need to root out antisemitism everywhere. It rears its ugly head. We need to call this out," she says pic.twitter.com/3CfWXdBDUo
Herschel Walker, the Republican candidate for Senate in Georgia, explains why he flashed a badge during Friday’s debate with Democratic Sen. Warnock in an exclusive interview with @NBCNews. https://t.co/zKbgE7ObtA
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 17, 2022
Top U.S. health officials are concerned about the rise of new Covid variants that appear to evade treatments used to protect immunocompromised people from severe illness https://t.co/0JMME0FUkL
— POLITICO (@politico) October 17, 2022
Iran analysts say that current anti-regime protests sweeping through the country have shown that the regime has failed to subdue the younger generation after more than 40 years in power https://t.co/nCIIBNknjP
— CNN (@CNN) October 17, 2022
The FDA estimates the new rule could lower average costs for hearing aids by as much as $3,000 per pair, the White House says. https://t.co/kSAGloTtHg
— ABC News (@ABC) October 17, 2022
A formal famine declaration is expected in the coming weeks, but desperate families are already burying their malnourished children as aid workers plead for help. https://t.co/HlnAvB5B8B
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 17, 2022
BREAKING: Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, to acquire conservative social media app Parler, the platform has announced.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 17, 2022
The move comes a week after the rapper was locked out of his Twitter account and restricted on Instagram for antisemitic posts. https://t.co/P68yuPVMdx
Almost three weeks after Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida, students in the area's largest school district were poised to return to class. https://t.co/yc89OCNUCv
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 17, 2022