News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Libyan man accused of involvement in making bomb that destroyed airliner over Lockerbie in 1988 is in US custody, Scottish authorities sayhttps://t.co/6WNxI3crQP
— CNN (@CNN) December 11, 2022
Brittney Griner didn’t want alone time on the plane that would bring her home.
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 11, 2022
“I’ve been in prison for 10 months, listening to the Russians. I want to talk,” Griner said, according to Roger Carstens, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. https://t.co/RIpYoutaSK
There was a potential prisoner swap raised during the Trump administration of Marine veteran Paul Whelan for Viktor Bout, former National Security Council Russia specialist Fiona Hill says. But, Pres. Trump wasn't "particularly interested" in Whelan's case though, Hill adds. pic.twitter.com/n7gC6iHbuK
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) December 11, 2022
Sunday marks one month since Russian troops left Kherson after an eight-month occupation.
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 11, 2022
The departing Russians left behind all sorts of ugly surprises, and their artillery continues to batter the city from new, dug-in positions across the Dnieper River. https://t.co/nm2YN9mkQv
On the Jan. 6 committee's potential criminal referrals it may issue to the DOJ, Rep. Adam Schiff says it would be "an important statement, not a political one."
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) December 11, 2022
"I think it's an important decision in its own right…one that the department ought to give due consideration to." pic.twitter.com/KNZc6vMhVx
State health officials are warning people that time is running out to get vaccinated before gathering with family over the holiday as Covid-19 cases surge nationwide alongside unseasonably severe waves of flu and respiratory syncytial virus https://t.co/uEenKqzRiO
— POLITICO (@politico) December 11, 2022
The US killed two ISIS officials in a helicopter raid in eastern Syria, US Central Command said in a statement.https://t.co/M2yvRc2f2d
— CNN (@CNN) December 11, 2022
"I decided to be a voice for my friends who can't use their voice no more." https://t.co/IOtD0bfffi
— ABC News (@ABC) December 11, 2022
Twitter will relaunch a revamped version of its subscription service Twitter Blue on Monday at a higher price for Apple users, the company says. https://t.co/3N9Woy3KjA
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 11, 2022
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema: The federal government has "failed" the southern border https://t.co/EBMfxqApGt
— Axios (@axios) December 11, 2022
The former Virginia trooper accused of killing three members of a California family after “catfishing” their teenage relative drove to the state to visit a longtime girlfriend days before the triple homicide, a close friend of the ex-trooper says. https://t.co/Y9H20ZkIPR
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 11, 2022
BREAKING: Artemis I Orion capsule splashes down after completing 25-day trip that reached within 60 miles of the moon. https://t.co/DUlGyduCSu
— ABC News (@ABC) December 11, 2022
