News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
"It may not be this year, but we're gonna get there on voting rights."
— CNN (@CNN) January 16, 2023
Martin Luther King III, the eldest son of Martin Luther King Jr. talks about his father's legacy pic.twitter.com/WVxmKk9dOe
White House counsel: No visitor logs for Biden Delaware home https://t.co/DFLJyaSpDa pic.twitter.com/xRMJMISIvt
— The Hill (@thehill) January 16, 2023
The number of people who died in a Russian attack on an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 40, officials said, as rescuers found more bodies at the site of one of the deadliest attacks against civilians since the start of the war.https://t.co/Faj2xzwswi pic.twitter.com/6CjEDOvZFd
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 16, 2023
NEW: Belarus and Russia have begun joint military exercises, adding to fears that Moscow will use its ally to launch a new ground offensive, as it did in February 2022.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 16, 2023
Ukrainian forces tell @NBCNews that they are taking no chances in their preparations. https://t.co/3Ez8DAOZIR
The Biden administration is ramping up surveillance of biological samples from international passengers arriving at U.S. airports to scan for new virus variantshttps://t.co/8PIYcVsVm8
— POLITICO (@politico) January 16, 2023
Big headaches for student loan borrowers could be on the horizon.https://t.co/mWXw3SFuOm
— CNN (@CNN) January 16, 2023
Biden has vowed to reinstate the ban, though gun rights activists maintain that doing so would infringe on the Second Amendment. https://t.co/b7HM3vjQF2
— Axios (@axios) January 16, 2023
Six people were gunned down at a central California home in a "very personal" attack that "was a message," the sheriff says. https://t.co/d1XSRk1fIa
— ABC News (@ABC) January 16, 2023
Italy's most-wanted man, mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, has been arrested after 30 years on the run, police say. https://t.co/J3i9hW23NA
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 16, 2023
The trial, which begins on Tuesday with jury selection, was triggered by a class-action lawsuit on behalf of investors who owned Tesla stock for a 10-day period in August 2018. https://t.co/nFMY9rl5nu
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 16, 2023
Today marks the last day of heavy rain for California in the wake of a series of relentless storms that have ravaged the state with flooding.
— ABC News (@ABC) January 16, 2023
Flood watches remain in effect for more than 8 million in California. https://t.co/iQWrLWck7r
Despite a lack of evidence to back up the story, treasure seekers using boats, diving apparatuses and technology like remote-operated cameras have gone searching in New York City's East River, in hopes the murky waters are hiding woolly mammoth tusks. https://t.co/VWuHNuZWrV
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 16, 2023
