News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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At least one person has been killed and seven people have been injured after Russia launched a barrage of missiles on Kyiv on New Year’s Eve. https://t.co/DMR09FaQyh
— ABC News (@ABC) December 31, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin's New Year's address to the nation usually is rather anodyne and backed with a soothing view of a snowy Kremlin. https://t.co/pc1NSBYiJr
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 31, 2022
North Carolina's Attorney General won't bring charges against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows or his wife over allegations that they were illegally registered to vote in the state, his office announced today.https://t.co/skLVnl8744
— POLITICO (@politico) December 30, 2022
Outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro landed in Florida Friday after saying he would not hand over the presidential sash to Lula at Sunday’s inauguration, breaking with Brazil’s democratic tradition. https://t.co/JaASOs8omT
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 31, 2022
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, whose death at 95 was announced Saturday, was a powerful intellectual force who shaped the Catholic Church’s theology for more than a quarter century before shocking the world by resigning in 2013 https://t.co/ftnXc8R5gN
— CNN (@CNN) December 31, 2022
North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the North's eastern waters on Saturday morning, South Korea's military said. https://t.co/s8vAS73tQK
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 31, 2022
Stocks are closing out 2022 with more losses, giving the S&P 500 its worst year since 2008. https://t.co/5Z7AWLXyRm
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 31, 2022
China "stands on the right side of history," the country's leader Xi Jinping said Saturday in a New Year's address that came as questions swirl over his government's handling of COVID-19 and economic and political challenges at home and abroad. https://t.co/6WGX31zBo0
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 31, 2022
There was a lot that happened in politics this year, from the consequential midterm elections to the Supreme Court's historic abortion ruling and record migration at the southern border.
— NPR (@NPR) December 31, 2022
These were the top political stories of 2022. https://t.co/Qzjfy2bEKd
From Russia’s war in Ukraine to the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, to the death of the Queen, these were some of the biggest and most remarkable stories of the year. Explore our special feature “2022: The Year in Pictures" here: https://t.co/Dev5ctTwWJ pic.twitter.com/VemBPQMeLR
— CNN (@CNN) December 31, 2022
