News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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President Trump acknowledged the letters he sent to Kim Jong-un were "top secret," according to Bob Woodward's new audiobook.
— Axios (@axios) October 19, 2022
Those letters are now part of the DOJ investigation into Trump's handling of classified information after he left office. https://t.co/WhW57de1Ga
JUST IN: Judge orders more Eastman emails released, citing fraud pushed by Trump https://t.co/M2RmJm34xr pic.twitter.com/lIO8FJzT6A
— The Hill (@thehill) October 19, 2022
NEW: Putin declares martial law in annexed regions of Ukraine https://t.co/6gc64q3V0k
— Axios (@axios) October 19, 2022
The new commander of Russian forces in Ukraine said that his troops in the country’s south were facing “a rather difficult” situation after a Ukrainian counteroffensive pushed them back and threatened their supply lines. https://t.co/34RrlpQE8w
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 19, 2022
U.S. officials are taking steps to ensure that the American president does not encounter his Russian counterpart in a hallway or even in a leaders’ group photo at next month’s G-20 summit in Indonesiahttps://t.co/jkHBmjRPyU
— POLITICO (@politico) October 19, 2022
European Union officials and diplomats say the bloc has evidence that Iran is supplying drones to Russia for use its war in Ukraine and is drawing up a list of sanctions in retaliation. https://t.co/laqpWvWMEq
— ABC News (@ABC) October 19, 2022
Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman quits, throwing the government of embattled Prime Minister Liz Truss into further turmoil. https://t.co/8M8SRo8ur2
— CNN (@CNN) October 19, 2022
Newly-released body camera video reveals confusion over the arrests of several people for allegedly violating Florida state law by voting in the 2020 election.
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) October 19, 2022
At least one of the people arrested had received a voter ID card from the state. https://t.co/FdJcWbpdMf pic.twitter.com/s1v0hgflhY
Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman's health "has continued to improve" and he is speaking "without cognitive deficits" months after a stroke, the Democrat's primary-care physician said in a report released by his campaign. https://t.co/CGZYLIZFQH
— ABC News (@ABC) October 19, 2022
The state of Texas is sending public school students home with DNA kits designed to help their parents identify their children “in case of an emergency.” https://t.co/avV4FB1K3L
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 19, 2022
Weeks after residents of a Kansas City, Missouri neighborhood said they complained to police that Black women were missing, authorities are facing community backlash after a Black woman says a White man held her captive. https://t.co/CMd72h9uX5
— CNN (@CNN) October 19, 2022
Infections from a flesh-eating bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus have nearly doubled in parts of Florida laden with brackish floodwaters from Hurricane Ian. The bacteria can cause skin breakouts and ulcers.https://t.co/0HDWk3OSnW
— NPR (@NPR) October 19, 2022
