News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: Pres. Biden announces new marijuana reform, including pardon of all prior federal offenses for simple possession of marijuana.
— ABC News (@ABC) October 6, 2022
“Too many lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana. It’s time that we right these wrongs.” https://t.co/TwAW5go8Sv pic.twitter.com/SHkCmIKKHS
A woman who said Herschel Walker paid for her 2009 abortion is the mother of one of his children, according to a new report by The Daily Beast, undercutting the Georgia Republican Senate candidate's claims that he didn't know who she was. https://t.co/5dFHGZN6DJ
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 6, 2022
A lieutenant of longtime former Proud Boys chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio is set to become the group’s first member to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, deepening the case against an organization, according to court records. https://t.co/zBetZCo1dp
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 6, 2022
Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaskan island in the Bering Sea, Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's office says. https://t.co/cnpssNcW5l
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 6, 2022
The Swedish Security Service said its investigation confirmed “detonations” caused extensive damage to the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines last week. https://t.co/RVchIwmIm5
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 6, 2022
Several explosions rocked Ukraine's southeast city of Zaporizhzia early Thursday, as Russian rockets slammed into residential buildings, killing at least one person and leaving five trapped, according to the local governor. https://t.co/ejm6R6bxbs
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 6, 2022
Exclusive: Federal agents see enough evidence to charge Hunter Biden with tax and gun-purchase crimes, people familiar with the case say https://t.co/YmJehf7Nmm pic.twitter.com/D8cd6fp0HI
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 6, 2022
The shift comes as federal health officials are bracing for a renewed wave of COVID-19 infections this fall and winter. https://t.co/Yl74OE9oSU
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 6, 2022
A federal judge has ruled that changes Postmaster General Louis DeJoy made to the US Postal Service before the 2020 election hurt mail delivery, and has put in place orders to prevent DeJoy from doing the same again. https://t.co/e6Diuri8xD
— CNN (@CNN) October 6, 2022
A federal judge in Syracuse temporarily strikes down key parts of a new law in New York that governs gun licensing. https://t.co/PtI8J0Xbuc
— ABC News (@ABC) October 6, 2022
U.S. issues more sanctions against officials in Iran as government crackdown persistshttps://t.co/IEKIhzvmsP
— Axios (@axios) October 6, 2022
The US military conducted a raid in northeast Syria targeting a senior ISIS official Wednesday night, US Central Command said in a statement https://t.co/4tsfFrRYCx
— CNN (@CNN) October 6, 2022
‘Tis the season to livestream fat bears feasting on salmon and vote for your favorites. https://t.co/QjeELbz778
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 6, 2022
