News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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LATEST: More than 14 million people have voted early in the 2022 general election, according to data analyzed by the University of Florida's U.S. Elections Project — about 11 million more than just over a week ago. https://t.co/CrL0GoF3v2
— ABC News (@ABC) October 27, 2022
Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Trump are in a secret dispute at a DC courthouse related to the unprecedented documents probe, CNN has learned https://t.co/LFJAyQT6nI
— CNN (@CNN) October 27, 2022
A Jan. 6 rioter who committed one of the day’s most brutal assaults against a police officer has sentenced to 90 months in prison.
— POLITICO (@politico) October 27, 2022
It's the second-longest sentence yet for a member of the mob that stormed the Capitol. https://t.co/SeR8gzsR4s
The Biden admin. has urged the Supreme Court to reject a novel legal theory pushed by Republicans in an upcoming elections case from North Carolina that could strip state courts of their ability to oversee federal election-related disputes. https://t.co/vNTH2YuwxL
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 27, 2022
Russia tested an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, an exercise the country's defense minister says was practice for a retaliatory nuclear strike, according to state media. https://t.co/tBb06qolei pic.twitter.com/bsvgVyFfag
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 27, 2022
Putin denied that he would conduct a nuclear strike in Ukraine, saying that "it doesn't make sense for us to do it." https://t.co/Hinfaem6Sc
— Axios (@axios) October 27, 2022
BREAKING: The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6% annual rate from July through September, snapping two straight quarters of economic contraction and overcoming punishingly high inflation and interest rates. https://t.co/tJq2nHXLNF
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 27, 2022
US mortgage rates top 7% for the first time since 2002, more than doubling since the beginning of this year https://t.co/wxATqeRYT9
— CNN (@CNN) October 27, 2022
The suspect in this week's deadly St. Louis school shooting had the murder weapon taken from him nine days before the attack — but somehow, he got it back, police say. https://t.co/pJjZ5ocgkj pic.twitter.com/xvHc5EgKS4
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) October 27, 2022
"You have disgraced the state, your position and the people."
— ABC News (@ABC) October 27, 2022
Brett Cross, the father of a student that was killed in the Robb Elementary shooting, demands the resignation of Texas DPS Col. Steven McCraw and other officers involved be terminated. https://t.co/oJJWaVoiBR pic.twitter.com/FIcF47yslh
Sen. Menendez under federal investigation: report https://t.co/LpLRdoInZB pic.twitter.com/PzeHMBhuKw
— The Hill (@thehill) October 27, 2022
Skechers is the latest brand to speak out against Ye after he made a series of antisemitic remarks on social media that resulted in his accounts being restricted by Instagram and Twitter. https://t.co/JsuI5V0U5F
— ABC News (@ABC) October 27, 2022
