News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: Donald Trump's real estate company is convicted of carrying out a more-than 15-year-long criminal scheme to defraud tax authorities, adding to the former president's legal woes https://t.co/d6XnwsQ18c pic.twitter.com/o0xCLeSvff
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 6, 2022
The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has decided to make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, the panel’s chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, told reporters Tuesday. https://t.co/z6YZQVHvvm
— CNN (@CNN) December 6, 2022
Police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 were awarded today with 4 Congressional Gold Medals.
— Axios (@axios) December 6, 2022
The medals will be placed at the U.S. Capitol Police headquarters, the Metropolitan Police Department, the Capitol and the Smithsonian. https://t.co/DvK23SE0YQ
Nancy Pelosi calls the response to the January 6 Capitol riot a “moment of extraordinary heroism.”
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 6, 2022
“Staring down deadly violence and despicable bigotry, our law enforcement officers bravely stood in the breach, ensuring that democracy survived on that dark day.” pic.twitter.com/9wDUgHK3uu
Russia’s defense ministry confirmed the attacks on the bases located hundreds of miles from the frontline, saying two of its aircraft were damaged and three military personnel killed. https://t.co/5QjX7h0E7Z
— ABC News (@ABC) December 6, 2022
A Ukrainian chorus first performed "Shchedryk" — in English, "Carol of the Bells" — in the U.S. in 1922. A century later, during another fight for freedom, Ukrainian singers performed the folk song at the site of its North American debut. https://t.co/3OzQGORbpw
— NPR (@NPR) December 6, 2022
In Georgia, the stage is set for the final Senate battle of the midterm election as voters head back to the polls on Tuesday for the runoff election between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker. https://t.co/aFXn8cy8Up
— ABC News (@ABC) December 6, 2022
The suspected gunman accused of killing five people in a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, last month has been formally charged with 305 counts, including murder, attempted murder, assault and bias-motivated crimes. https://t.co/ZGPvFLA0ge
— CNN (@CNN) December 6, 2022
A federal judge in Portland, Oregon, ruled Tuesday that a new voter-passed ban on high-capacity gun magazines can go into effect Thursday, but placed a 30-day hold on a permit-to-purchase requirement. https://t.co/tSKXKFlmWN
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 6, 2022
Thousands of residents in a North Carolina county entered their third day without lights and heating on Tuesday after "targeted attacks" on two electric substations over the weekend caused widespread outages and shut down schools across the county. https://t.co/qbPlLBA04P
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 6, 2022
NEW: Andy Biggs, the former chair of the right-wing Freedom Caucus, says he's running against Kevin McCarthy for speaker of the House. https://t.co/yulwQ8j0aV
— Axios (@axios) December 6, 2022
Reporter: "Mr. President, why go to a border today and not visit the border?"
— The Hill (@thehill) December 6, 2022
President Biden: "Because there is a more important thing going on – they're going to invest billions of dollars in a new enterprise." pic.twitter.com/8AzmXBjAnW
Supreme Court Justice Alito jokes about Black Santa and Ashley Madison during arguments in same-sex weddings case. https://t.co/djB7BrvDnx
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 6, 2022
