News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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WNBA star Brittney Griner arrived in San Antonio, Texas, after a prisoner exchange with Russia.
— CNN (@CNN) December 9, 2022
Watch the moment she touched down on US soil: https://t.co/V4AwVJXMwD
Russia is now providing an "unprecedented level" of military and technical support to Iran in exchange for Tehran supplying weapons for the war in Ukraine, senior Biden administration officials say. https://t.co/mFyaT6Mezk
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 9, 2022
A Russian court sentenced Ilya Yashin, an opposition politician, to eight and a half years in prison after finding him guilty on charges of “spreading false information” about atrocities committed by Russian troops in Bucha, Ukraine. https://t.co/bBRKvyTdUQ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 9, 2022
#BREAKING: Sinema leaving Democratic Party, will register as independent https://t.co/S7jJuRvHwk pic.twitter.com/hj8j2qAiGc
— The Hill (@thehill) December 9, 2022
A Colorado judge unsealed documents involving dismissed charges against the suspected Club Q mass shooter stemming from a June 2021 bomb threat incident during which the suspect vowed to become "the next mass killer." https://t.co/9SonC95Olv
— Axios (@axios) December 9, 2022
The Justice Department won't decide until 2023 whether to seek the death penalty for Buffalo supermarket shooter Payton Gendron.
— ABC News (@ABC) December 9, 2022
Gendron's lawyer reiterated today that he's willing to plead guilty to the federal charges in exchange for a life sentence. https://t.co/7x0xmTEGds
The former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's back while another officer kneeled on the Black man's neck was sentenced Friday to 3 1/2 years in prison for manslaughter. https://t.co/YWzTjgcBPB
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 9, 2022
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the failed crypto exchange FTX, has agreed to testify before the Senate Banking Committee next week as questions and confusion swirl about the collapse of his companies. https://t.co/1UDDNSlHnK
— CNN (@CNN) December 9, 2022
A month ago, the northern Chinese city Shijiazhuang was in panic. But the mood changed after the government announced Wednesday the biggest nationwide relaxation of covid restrictions since the start of the pandemic. https://t.co/GQuRKubIjo
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 9, 2022
"We could have handled this situation a whole lot differently." https://t.co/hPFoZlrnSS
— ABC News (@ABC) December 9, 2022
The decision comes months after Michigan's top court said indictments returned by a grand jury were invalid. https://t.co/0PDj50JX3U
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 9, 2022
The main fundraising committee powering Trump’s campaign raised more than $4.1 million online in the two weeks after he launched his 2024 bid — a sum that lags well behind the eye-popping fundraising numbers he has posted in the past.https://t.co/9enS5NaPmF
— POLITICO (@politico) December 9, 2022
