News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: The U.S. charged several Chinese officials with trying to steal information, recruit spies and other crimes. https://t.co/0CzLOpN0xO
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 24, 2022
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas freezes order for Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify before Atlanta-area grand jury probing election interference https://t.co/hYrzV7ejhn
— CNN (@CNN) October 24, 2022
Ukraine and several of its allies, including the U.S., have rejected a claim from Russia’s defense minister that Ukraine is preparing to use a “dirty bomb” on its own people — saying it is a “false justification” for further escalations. https://t.co/MM4natdSTe pic.twitter.com/TN7ruNJR4j
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) October 24, 2022
More than 5.8 million ballots have already been cast across 39 states in the 2022 midterm election, according to new data from Edison Research and Catalist, per CNN.
— Axios (@axios) October 24, 2022
The data show that voting numbers remain on par with the 2018 midterms. https://t.co/B7bxvKc8Ey
BREAKING: Rishi Sunak will become Britain's next prime minister after other candidates quit the race to lead the Conservative Party https://t.co/zDMGeWgfIy pic.twitter.com/zKMTYcwZ7Q
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 24, 2022
A gunman broke into Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis Monday morning, fatally shooting two people and injuring six others before police killed him in an exchange of gunfire.https://t.co/md8AjA9eEf
— POLITICO (@politico) October 24, 2022
JUST IN: The 16-year-old accused of killing 4 students in a shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan pleaded guilty to all charges against him. https://t.co/rZSSPtY09z
— Axios (@axios) October 24, 2022
Former Minneapolis police officer pleads guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. https://t.co/3YWo9RZkC0
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 24, 2022
A federal appeals court panel has upheld a ruling requiring phone records of the Arizona Republican Party's leader to be turned over to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. https://t.co/a61coRuQLe
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 24, 2022
Fourth- and eighth-graders fell behind in reading and had the largest ever decline in math, according to a national educational assessment showing the devastating effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on America’s children. https://t.co/b8jCHmkllY
— CNN (@CNN) October 24, 2022
Judge rules in favor of a bakery owner who refused to make wedding cakes for a same-sex couple because it violated her Christian beliefs. https://t.co/KH2ptgc5iw
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 24, 2022
