News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: A former top FBI official in New York has been arrested over his ties to a Russian oligarch, law enforcement sources tell @ABC News. https://t.co/n8c1fUw8Xh
— ABC News (@ABC) January 23, 2023
LATEST: One of the victims hospitalized after the Monterey Park mass shooting has died, bringing the death toll to 11, according to hospital officials. https://t.co/5y5LV8E418
— ABC News (@ABC) January 23, 2023
Poland will ask the German government for permission to supply German-made Leopard main battle tanks to Ukraine, Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki said. https://t.co/jbWvTCsmIB
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 23, 2023
A raid on an illegal tobacco factory in northern Spain found 10 Ukrainian laborers who were being forced to work long hours at very low salaries and without valid employment contracts, an official says. https://t.co/LBAV8QaNfm
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 23, 2023
JUST IN: A jury convicts three Oath Keepers members and an associate of seditious conspiracy for their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection https://t.co/jL3sJcZeBF
— CNN (@CNN) January 23, 2023
An Arkansas man who was photographed during the Jan. 6 riot with his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Pelosi’s office, has been found guilty on all counts. https://t.co/E5aRd2B7Wb
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 23, 2023
Solomon Peña, who lost his bid for the New Mexico statehouse and is accused of orchestrating a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of Democratic officials, will remain in custody pending trial after a judge agreed he is a danger to the community. https://t.co/E1ExTapDoq
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 23, 2023
The man accused of killing 23 people at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 will plead guilty to federal hate crime charges, his attorneys said.
— Axios (@axios) January 23, 2023
https://t.co/jOqr09K1Dx
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday stood by Florida’s decision to reject students’ access to an AP course on African American studies as outrage mounts surrounding the move, particularly among Black leaders.https://t.co/6SI2hPsP8A
— POLITICO (@politico) January 23, 2023
The live-fire exercise, named Juniper Oak, will include 100 US aircraft with fighters, bombers and refueling aircraft flying alongside 42 Israeli aircraft. https://t.co/BUQolKjABi
— CNN (@CNN) January 23, 2023
House Democrats are forcing McCarthy to make good on his vow to remove several high-profile members from their committees – including one that would require a risky floor vote. https://t.co/26muzOPl6q
— Axios (@axios) January 23, 2023
Rev. Franklin Graham, one of the nation's most prominent evangelical leaders and high-profile supporters of former President Donald Trump, says he won't be endorsing anyone in the 2024 Republican primary race.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 23, 2023
https://t.co/tQLb9Hd0Re
