News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Supreme Court keeps in place Title 42, a Trump-era immigration policy allowing asylum-seekers to be quickly turned away at the border, putting a judge’s ruling that would have ended it last week on hold. https://t.co/hrL9VKGoUZ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 28, 2022
Barry Croft Jr., a convicted member of a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison https://t.co/eHzYIxfRme
— CNN (@CNN) December 28, 2022
JUST IN: The man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer pleads not guilty to state charges. https://t.co/o7gtTriPo3
— ABC News (@ABC) December 28, 2022
Officials say 33 Russian rockets were fired at civilian targets in the city of Kherson on Wednesday. https://t.co/QqZLwS1QAR
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 28, 2022
Biden will require anyone flying to the U.S. from China to provide a negative Covid test following a surge of cases there after Beijing eased its zero-Covid rules.https://t.co/qhtdFnKN0n
— POLITICO (@politico) December 28, 2022
The National Guard is going door to door in parts of Buffalo to check on people who had lost power during the area’s deadliest winter storm in decades, as authorities face the tragic possibility of finding more victims amid melting snow. https://t.co/ywLwDG9jvB
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 28, 2022
Starting in 2024, the military service will be extended to one year, with the change applying to all men born after Jan. 1, 2005.https://t.co/JQAPNKid6U
— Axios (@axios) December 28, 2022
A judge ordered former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake to cover about $33,000 in costs for some of the fees related to her failed lawsuit against Democratic Governor-elect Katie Hobbs and Maricopa County officials. https://t.co/GS8qb6weZC
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 28, 2022
Congressman-elect George Santos is facing mounting criticism from his future Democratic colleagues for fabricating parts of his biography.
— ABC News (@ABC) December 28, 2022
While most Republicans have not commented on the matter, some have joined Democrats in criticizing him. https://t.co/axnD5NKEkj
Pete Buttigieg said his Transportation Department “will mount an extraordinary effort” to ensure Southwest meets its obligations to customers — including refunds — after days of cancellations have stranded thousands of passengers and aircrew nationwide. https://t.co/5PKDI6cMel
— POLITICO (@politico) December 28, 2022
The new brackets for 2023 mean paychecks for many Americans could see a boost, which will help consumers who are being hit hard by inflation. https://t.co/kDEuoPaZyu
— Axios (@axios) December 28, 2022
Pope Francis has said that his predecessor Pope Benedict, the 95-year-old former pontiff who resigned from the post nine years ago, is “very sick” after a deterioration in his health https://t.co/7jzCI1C4bh pic.twitter.com/UxynwQGhpq
— CNN (@CNN) December 28, 2022
