News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Donald Trump's former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, has been ordered to testify in an investigation into Trump's effort to overturn the election in Georgia. https://t.co/A2aWcBleTu
— POLITICO (@politico) November 29, 2022
Federal judge rejects former President Trump’s argument that he has “absolute immunity” in response to a lawsuit alleging he committed civil rights violations in his attempts to challenge the 2020 presidential election results. https://t.co/tbNRTn7qpL
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 29, 2022
U.S. will provide Ukraine with more than $53 million to acquire critical electric grid equipment to help its citizens get through the winter, State Department announces. https://t.co/jp7VJGoCfQ
— ABC News (@ABC) November 29, 2022
The family of Eliahna Torres, who was killed in the massacre at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, have filed a lawsuit against nearly two dozen people and entities, including the gun manufacturer and store that provided the rifle used in the attack https://t.co/AObJPsvluL
— CNN (@CNN) November 29, 2022
Chinese universities sent students home after crowds angered by severe anti-virus restrictions called for leader Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades. https://t.co/D8cf6omr8S
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 29, 2022
Congress has the ability to block a strike but doing so will require bridging fundamental divides between both parties just days before the nation's railways are set to grind to a halt. https://t.co/CKjyj6QJLp
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 29, 2022
In a letter to lawmakers, the Supreme Court defended Justice Samuel Alito against an allegation that he leaked a 2014 SCOTUS ruling in a landmark religious liberty case.
— Axios (@axios) November 29, 2022
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Twitter said it will no longer enforce its longstanding Covid misinformation policy, yet another sign of how Elon Musk plans to transform the social media company he bought a month ago https://t.co/JuXf7mWE8d
— CNN (@CNN) November 29, 2022
Qatar acknowledged for the first time that “between 400 and 500” workers died preparing for the World Cup. https://t.co/1tR1oxtQHz
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 29, 2022
U.S. consumer confidence fell for the second straight month in November amid ongoing high inflation, rising interest rates, and layoffs in the tech sector. https://t.co/SdY8qm4h0y
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 29, 2022
The Republican National Committee is launching a review of the party’s performance in the midterm election and bringing on a team of outside advisers to help guide strategy, as the GOP reckons with its disappointing performance in the electionhttps://t.co/oIOjWvuDEc
— POLITICO (@politico) November 29, 2022
Lava is shooting 100 feet to 200 feet into the air as Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, erupts for the first time in nearly 40 years. Are homes and communities at risk? https://t.co/Gi2l3wAqn0 pic.twitter.com/xF4cwMtoH7
— ABC News (@ABC) November 29, 2022
Millions of people across the U.S. South live in areas that are likely to see severe weather on Tuesday.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 29, 2022
A regional tornado outbreak is possible in the afternoon and evening across parts of the Mississippi Valley, forecasters warned. https://t.co/yBLs4Xkaur
