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: Speaker Pelosi says she will not run for a leadership post, a move that marks the end of an era and sets up a major shakeup for House Democrats https://t.co/pIBpwRoaaR pic.twitter.com/H0dnrZJNGI
— CNN (@CNN) November 17, 2022
NEW: Congressional Republicans say they'll push ahead with a probe of President Joe Biden's family, including his son Hunter — despite concerns from some in their own caucus. https://t.co/HXxjJFzI8l
— ABC News (@ABC) November 17, 2022
BREAKING: Former Vice President Mike Pence tells CBS News that he's "closing the door" on testifying before the Jan. 6 committee. “Congress has no right to my testimony,” he tells @margbrennan. pic.twitter.com/E5IVtwrscY
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 16, 2022
WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony about 350 kilometers (210 miles) east of Moscow, her lawyers and agent said Thursday. https://t.co/wUV1t1rDpI
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 17, 2022
Ukraine softens stance on Poland missile explosion as Kyiv and its NATO partners stress Russia to blame. https://t.co/OvdXmVKN8K
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 17, 2022
DASHCAM DANGER: A video released by the office of Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy shows what it said was a Russian rocket hitting a building in Dnipro. https://t.co/NqqwiFy1JC pic.twitter.com/RH3Eut2I4Y
— ABC News (@ABC) November 17, 2022
The FBI is concerned that the Chinese government could use TikTok to influence American users or control their devices.
— NPR (@NPR) November 17, 2022
An agreement on security is being negotiated between the company and the U.S. government. https://t.co/nDYfTfPGSt
Half of U.S. primary care physicians under 55 say they're burned out — and some anticipate leaving the profession in the next three years, a new survey finds. https://t.co/4zTbowCLre
— Axios (@axios) November 17, 2022
The white man suspected of killing 10 Black people in a racist mass shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, in May will enter a guilty plea to a 25-count state indictment, the attorney representing the victims’ families says. https://t.co/a0daSbZ4qo
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 17, 2022
JUST IN: The acting police chief on the day of the Uvalde school massacre in Texas has resigned from the department, mayor says https://t.co/pVdHJglbiF
— CNN (@CNN) November 17, 2022
The new CEO and restructuring officer of FTX issued a searing indictment of the company’s operations in a court filing as part of the company’s ongoing bankruptcy process.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 17, 2022
“Never in my career have I seen such a complete failure of corporate controls." https://t.co/SyvctPrnnc
The Trump Organization cleaned up its act and stopped fraudulent tax practices to avoid scrutiny when Donald Trump became president, the company’s former CFO told a jury Thursday.https://t.co/KzPUvSIpt1
— POLITICO (@politico) November 17, 2022
