News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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The US military shoots down another high-altitude object from the skies, this time over Lake Huron, sources say. It's the third in as many days. https://t.co/BHy0iUFR0H
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) February 12, 2023
The unidentified objects shot down over Alaska and Canada did not resemble Chinese balloons, the White House said on Sunday, Reuters reports. https://t.co/8uQYYHYRyy
— Axios (@axios) February 12, 2023
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a U.S. fighter jet shot down an object over Canada on Saturday, a day after a similar incident over Alaska. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says both objects are believed to be balloons. https://t.co/k4qJ6UwNUI pic.twitter.com/UM4wfjZpeh
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 12, 2023
Breaking news: The death toll from the earthquakes that devastated southern Turkey and northwestern Syria has surpassed 33,000, with more than 29,600 dead in Turkey alone, according to the country’s emergency management authority. https://t.co/rR90zMBB4y
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 12, 2023
Even though Turkey has, on paper, construction codes that meet current earthquake-engineering standards, they are too rarely enforced, explaining why thousands of buildings slumped onto their side or pancaked downward onto residents. https://t.co/Vcu6PueJoO
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 12, 2023
Residential buildings, school shelled in Russian assault in eastern Ukraine https://t.co/fzlOl8WGAg pic.twitter.com/8GAi5u9zNN
— The Hill (@thehill) February 12, 2023
Two former fighters of the Russian private military company Wagner have told CNN of their horrific experiences on the battlefield in eastern Ukrainehttps://t.co/posqKxH4YN
— CNN (@CNN) February 12, 2023
Residents of Flint, Michigan, are facing yet another issue with the city's embattled water system. https://t.co/a2ZcJCso0o
— ABC News (@ABC) February 12, 2023
"I don't disagree with the Democrats and their criticism of the previous administration. We have a problem here that needs a legislative solution," GOP Rep. James Comer tells @GStephanopoulos on probes into the Biden families foreign business dealings. https://t.co/s5XgPCE3k0 pic.twitter.com/Sutr1UHhXf
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) February 12, 2023
Federal workplace safety authorities have fined Mars Wrigley more than $14,500 following an accident at a Pennsylvania M&M/Mars factory last year in which two workers fell into a vat of chocolate. Both were taken to hospitals, one by helicopter. https://t.co/m9YsW6uQut
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 12, 2023
A building believed to be the oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children in the U.S. was hoisted onto a flatbed truck and moved a half-mile Friday to Colonial Williamsburg. https://t.co/yWYbYjEPin
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 12, 2023
The Super Bowl is America's biggest collective party. And whether you're there for football, the halftime show, or the commercials, it's must-see TV. Yet the NFL makes us conduct this ritual at the most inconvenient time imaginable. On a school night. https://t.co/aXvu0oMWWg
— Axios (@axios) February 12, 2023
