News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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After holding a bilateral meeting at the White House, President Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed that the U.S. and France "stand as strong as ever against Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine." https://t.co/4M36g1gBR2 pic.twitter.com/gZmZ3br7z2
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 1, 2022
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in February on President Biden's student loan debt relief plan, which remains on hold https://t.co/JcE9VrAIpn
— CNN (@CNN) December 1, 2022
The UN launched a record-breaking appeal to international donors, asking for $51.5 billion to tackle what it called "the largest global food crisis in modern history," fueled in part by Russia’s war in Ukraine. https://t.co/smCWd1JJsc
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 1, 2022
Gas prices nationwide have plunged to their lowest level since February as demand has dropped from peak summer travel season and the price of crude oil has fallen. https://t.co/a2r6hctxPZ
— ABC News (@ABC) December 1, 2022
Schumer said the Senate won’t leave for the week until a freight rail agreement is reached.
— POLITICO (@politico) December 1, 2022
“The Senate cannot leave until we get the job done,” he said. “And Democrats will keep working with Republicans to find a path forward that everyone can support.” https://t.co/t9wMaG7vgM
NEW: Joel Greenberg, a former associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for sex trafficking of a minor and other crimes. https://t.co/GB62oTogse
— Axios (@axios) December 1, 2022
Ethiopia says a joint committee from the federal government and Tigray forces has convened inside the Tigray region to outline disarmament plans as part of a peace deal signed last month in the two-year conflict. https://t.co/G8x4lyn79y
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 1, 2022
An EU official warned Elon Musk that Twitter needs to beef up measures to protect users from hate speech, misinformation and other harmful content to avoid violating new rules that threaten tech giants with big fines or even a ban in the 27-nation bloc. https://t.co/gCD2oPoDdu
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 1, 2022
Prosecutors have failed to prove the Trump Organization is guilty of tax fraud, a defense attorney told jurors during closing statements in the company's criminal trial. https://t.co/kfaokrKwom
— ABC News (@ABC) December 1, 2022
An explosive envelope that was delivered at the gate of the U.S. Embassy in Madrid was detonated in a controlled environment without injury, two U.S. officials say. https://t.co/JDDytDF3dd
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 1, 2022
Georgia voters have cast more than 1 million ballots ahead of the Dec. 6 U.S. Senate runoff between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker. https://t.co/gjJC8u2Uvh
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 1, 2022
An ex-girlfriend of Herschel Walker, the Republican Senate nominee in Georgia, has come forward in The Daily Beast to allege that the former football star was violent and threatening toward her during an incident that took place in 2005. https://t.co/bhF6VmEMD7
— CNN (@CNN) December 1, 2022
