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.
The House will need a 10th round of voting to agree on a speaker — a first since the theory of evolution was introduced by Darwin in 1859. https://t.co/rCFyN9epqC pic.twitter.com/XDVkZJT7fg
— NPR (@NPR) January 5, 2023
The U.S. plans to send Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine in a new security aid package expected to come on Friday, U.S. officials tell @ABC News. https://t.co/qA0sBFP2zO
— ABC News (@ABC) January 5, 2023
Putin orders 36-hour unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Orthodox Christmas https://t.co/4P1OnMPap9
— Axios (@axios) January 5, 2023
President Biden to mark 2nd anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot by awarding the Presidential Citizens Medal to a dozen election workers, officials and law-enforcement officers for "contributions to our democracy" before and during the riot. https://t.co/4u0lCLsCm9
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 5, 2023
BREAKING: The Biden administration says it’ll immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, a major expansion of an existing effort to stop Venezuelans attempting to enter the U.S. https://t.co/7OKaHR8WoJ
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 5, 2023
The Idaho murder suspect's DNA was found on a knife sheath at the crime scene, an investigator said. https://t.co/ZCA1FgfGEq
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 5, 2023
South Carolina's Supreme Court struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban today, ruling the privacy rights in the state constitution protect abortion access.https://t.co/ua8oqIMb5t
— POLITICO (@politico) January 5, 2023
The World Health Organization has accused China of “under-representing” the severity of its Covid outbreak and criticized its “narrow” definition of what constitutes a Covid death https://t.co/QWp1aBexWJ
— CNN (@CNN) January 5, 2023
Stabenow, 72, said she will step down from the Senate after more than two decades in the upper chamber. https://t.co/LOqIAFyOEf
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 5, 2023
Damar Hamlin’s agent says he is awake and has been holding hands with family in the hospital. https://t.co/UZFFEmytwR pic.twitter.com/gQJBygHuBh
— CNN (@CNN) January 5, 2023
Thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square today to mourn the loss of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI — the first pope in six centuries to resign — as Pope Francis presided over the funeral proceedings. https://t.co/pAZEDGBSli pic.twitter.com/Tp5XJb0fpv
— Axios (@axios) January 5, 2023
A major storm is hitting the West Coast with flood, high wind and heavy snow alerts in effect for California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and Washington state.
— ABC News (@ABC) January 5, 2023
More than 176,000 customers are without power in California. https://t.co/CGIzRkqag9
