News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: Jan. 6 committee approves four criminal referrals against former Pres. Trump:
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 19, 2022
• Obstruction of an official proceeding
• Conspiracy to defraud the United States
• Conspiracy to make a false statement
• Inciting or assisting an insurrectionhttps://t.co/s3uzOc4Vh2
The Jan. 6 committee is referring four Republican congress members to the House Ethics committee for sanctions for failing to comply with the committee's subpoenas, @NikolenDC reports.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 19, 2022
-House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
-Rep. Jim Jordan
-Rep. Scott Perry
-Rep. Andy Biggs pic.twitter.com/vEZcbaNAkw
LIVE UPDATES: Russian drone attacks were launched against the Ukrainian capital overnight. Ukraine’s Air Force said it shot down 30 of the 35 kamikaze drones fired at Ukrainian targets. https://t.co/DbcS6LZu68
— ABC News (@ABC) December 19, 2022
Belarus leader says "situation escalating" ahead of rare Putin visit https://t.co/XfhKLv9pEp pic.twitter.com/OIowdQ7A8M
— The Hill (@thehill) December 19, 2022
Russian warships have set off to take part in a joint naval drills with China, an exercise that showcases increasingly close defense ties between the two countries as they face tensions with the United States. https://t.co/sW6lv5NfyV
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 19, 2022
Pharmacies are running out of antibiotics, antivirals and pediatric cold and flu medications — just as the worst flu season in over a decade is colliding with RSV and a rebound of COVID cases. https://t.co/W94vxnitIf
— Axios (@axios) December 19, 2022
BREAKING: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has apologized on behalf of his government for the Netherlands’ historical role in slavery and the slave trade, despite calls for him to delay the long-awaited statement. https://t.co/e2yLuISMp8
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 19, 2022
The national average for regular gasoline dropped to $3.14 a gallon on Monday, according to AAA. Gas prices haven’t been this low since July 2021. https://t.co/0sClxTJQKq
— CNN (@CNN) December 19, 2022
The Biden admin. is ramping up efforts to help house people now sleeping on sidewalks, in tents and cars as a new federal report says about 582,000 people were counted as homeless in tallies earlier this year. https://t.co/djxNuxRLNB
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 19, 2022
Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite, will pay $520 million to settle allegations from federal regulators that it tricked children into making in-game purchases and violated privacy laws. https://t.co/mUl99AWUXq
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 19, 2022
Republican Rep.-elect George Santos clinched victory last month.
— Axios (@axios) December 19, 2022
But large portions of his résumé — which he made central to his campaign — have been called into question, according to a New York Times report. https://t.co/tjkyzl22ap
Temperatures will drop so low in some places that frostbite could begin in as little as 5 minutes on exposed skin.https://t.co/wlKBZQwpGq
— CNN (@CNN) December 19, 2022
