News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly video address that Russian forces "destroyed" the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, leaving it in "burnt ruins," the Associated Press reports. https://t.co/v1reUxAZ1v
— Axios (@axios) December 10, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin floated the possibility that Russia may formally change its military doctrine of not being the first to use nuclear weapons in a conflict, days after he warned of the “increasing” threat of nuclear war https://t.co/hoWIYa8lV5
— CNN (@CNN) December 10, 2022
The family of Paul Whelan, an American businessman and former Marine imprisoned in Russia on suspicion of spying, says they were told in advance that he would not be part of the prisoner swap that allowed the release of Brittney Griner. https://t.co/soES5EeL5z
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 10, 2022
The founder of Hawaii's Proud Boys chapter and a Texas man were sentenced Friday to four years each in prison for their participation in the Jan. 6 attack. https://t.co/k61cFNOr7N
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 10, 2022
The Federal Reserve is expected to raise rates again at a meeting this coming week https://t.co/Hrcv2xMtIN pic.twitter.com/ZHmK1gbfOM
— CNN (@CNN) December 10, 2022
COVID hospitalizations have continued to trend upwards in recent weeks and overall hospital bed occupancy is at about 80% – a figure not seen since the omicron surge last winter. https://t.co/Sk0EoCHebz
— ABC News (@ABC) December 10, 2022
Health officials are urging New York City residents to wear high-quality masks indoors and in public settings, regardless of their vaccination status amid a rise in COVID cases which jumped more than 55% during the past two weeks. pic.twitter.com/AHA8AKPBiF
— CBS Saturday Morning (@cbssaturday) December 10, 2022
While much of the attention around the Respect for Marriage Act has been on same-sex marriages, interracial couples say they're glad Congress also included protections for their marriages, even though their rights were well-established decades ago. https://t.co/i4h5NX0OYY
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 10, 2022
The mother of a British teenager killed more than three years ago by an American woman who was driving on the wrong side of the road in England says her son Harry can finally "rest" now that the driver has been put "through the full U.K. justice system." https://t.co/vSJKN8PAlQ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 10, 2022
Prominent American soccer journalist Grant Wahl collapsed and died at a Qatar stadium Friday while covering the World Cuphttps://t.co/U02yhYoCwl
— POLITICO (@politico) December 10, 2022
Germany's Scholz says strong immigration may secure population boost to 90 million https://t.co/onQmTFNpbu pic.twitter.com/KB98G2yCjA
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 10, 2022
The GOP's broader reckoning over former President Donald Trump — and a dispiriting midterm cycle — has ignited a firestorm at the Republican National Committee. https://t.co/KOkOH9tN1T
— ABC News (@ABC) December 10, 2022
