News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Kremlin-linked oligarch known as "Vladimir Putin's chef," appeared to admit to Russian interference in US elections in a Telegram post. https://t.co/DWwftLqypd pic.twitter.com/vnrEVABap6
— CNN (@CNN) November 7, 2022
Republican officials and candidates in at least three battleground states are pushing to disqualify thousands of mail ballots after urging their own supporters to vote on Election Day, in what critics are calling an attempt at partisan voter suppression. https://t.co/QFcGSyqDQf
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 7, 2022
A "red mirage," or an artificial GOP vote lead, will likely reoccur Tuesday. https://t.co/tagIbNJscC
— ABC News (@ABC) November 7, 2022
Musk weighs in on midterms: "Shared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties, therefore I recommend voting for a Republican Congress, given that the Presidency is Democratic." https://t.co/1EG21ndw2u
— Axios (@axios) November 7, 2022
Timothy Griffin, a U.S. citizen from New York, has died fighting in Ukraine, two people with knowledge of his death say.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 7, 2022
At least six Americans have now been killed in Russia’s war in Ukraine. https://t.co/t8VNpOojzf
Zelensky warns of more Russian strikes on infrastructure, vows response https://t.co/IknlLur0Q9 pic.twitter.com/y9yhEta9YN
— The Hill (@thehill) November 7, 2022
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi describes the moment she learned about the attack on her husband in her first sit-down interview since the violence in their home https://t.co/1L8EZLHWvD
— CNN (@CNN) November 7, 2022
House Oversight Committee chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney introduced legislation today to strengthen the laws that govern how presidential administrations preserve records.https://t.co/woRBJIXvUM
— Axios (@axios) November 7, 2022
Steve Bannon, former President Donald Trump's chief White House strategist, will remain free from serving a four-month prison sentence as he appeals his recent conviction on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress. https://t.co/jG3cspJ2UY
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 7, 2022
A Covid outbreak at an American scientific research station in Antarctica forces U.S. officials to temporarily halt all travel to the remote outpost. https://t.co/al6E17wxqh
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 7, 2022
The federal government is reviewing internal practices regarding the return of migrants' property amid reports from migrants who said their passports, birth certificates and other personal documents were confiscated and not returned by Border Patrol. https://t.co/nbCmThsoTb
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 7, 2022
LATEST: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declares state of emergency for 34 counties as the National Weather Service warns Subtropical Storm Nicole could be as strong as a hurricane when it approaches Florida's east coast later this week. https://t.co/AamT2JX3q5
— ABC News (@ABC) November 7, 2022
