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.
U.S. intelligence agencies tracked the Chinese spy balloon from its launch in China and watched as it may have been inadvertently blown into U.S. airspace, a U.S. official confirms to ABC News. https://t.co/hGT5np5Nun
— ABC News (@ABC) February 15, 2023
JUST IN: Ukraine claims Russian balloons shot down over Kyiv https://t.co/HWdbzoQMEg pic.twitter.com/Pk9f03fPj9
— The Hill (@thehill) February 15, 2023
At least 6,000 of Ukrainian children have been taken to camps and other facilities in Russia and Russian-occupied territory, prevented from communicating with their families and subjected to pro-Russian re-education, according to a new report. https://t.co/zVni6pFXIK
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 15, 2023
Sweden pledged Wednesday to rush fearsome Archer artillery cannons to Ukraine "as soon as possible" but also cautioned that future military aid would have to be balanced with its own defense needs as a would-be future member of the NATO military alliance. https://t.co/VgDXfoWPAf
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 15, 2023
BREAKING: CBO estimates that the U.S. will hit the debt ceiling 'sometime between July and September of this year.' https://t.co/hDLlQRE2yW
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 15, 2023
A week after residents were allowed to return, bottled water should remain the rule until more test results are back, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine told “CNN This Morning." https://t.co/gr9CzqS5DC
— CNN (@CNN) February 15, 2023
What we know about the Ohio train derailmenthttps://t.co/1gWtj5rOKh
— Axios (@axios) February 15, 2023
JUST IN: Gunman Payton Gendron sentenced to life in prison without parole in anti-Black racist supermarket attack that killed 10 in Buffalo https://t.co/cDeArPjzPh
— CNN (@CNN) February 15, 2023
A Pennsylvania mother has turned herself in to police after her 6-year-old son allegedly took a semi-automatic handgun from her room and brought it to school, prosecutors say. https://t.co/gnNsa1HiiM
— ABC News (@ABC) February 15, 2023
Tesla will open a portion of its electric vehicle charging stations to drivers of other vehicles by the end of next year, the White House said while announcing details of its plans to build a national EV charging network. https://t.co/BSUdVEohWq
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 15, 2023
The DOJ is closing its long-running sex trafficking investigation into Matt Gaetz and will not charge the GOP congressman, according to a lawyer representing a witness in the case. https://t.co/LE9w6Kk99H
— POLITICO (@politico) February 15, 2023
In her presidential campaign launch speech, Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, calls for term limits for Congress and "mandatory mental competency tests for politicians over 75 years old." https://t.co/BhM97NHxnN pic.twitter.com/Bm7Pdj2Y3u
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 15, 2023
