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.
LATEST: The Manhattan grand jury that has been investigating the hush money case involving former President Trump is not expected to consider it today, sources say. https://t.co/vivxXTw0Za
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 23, 2023
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s office has rebuked a request from top House Republicans for testimony and documents about his Trump investigation — callng it an “unlawful incursion into New York’s sovereignty."
— Axios (@axios) March 23, 2023
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A hearing was held in a Washington, D.C. federal court Thursday to consider arguments about whether former VP Pence must testify before a federal grand jury about his dealings with then-President Trump around Jan. 6. https://t.co/caQfLdxlb6
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 23, 2023
The judge handling the civil lawsuit of E. Jean Carroll against Trump says jurors’ personal information will be kept confidential and other security measures will be taken to protect them, citing the former president’s history of attacking the legal system https://t.co/NhibstmsTC
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 23, 2023
A Jan. 6 defendant who surged with the mob into Pelosi’s office and helped strategize ways for the mob to overcome police resistance was sentenced to 3 years in prison.
— POLITICO (@politico) March 23, 2023
A jury convicted Riley Williams of civil disorder and resisting police. https://t.co/EKo89PY8g5
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew says legacy U.S. data in Virginia and Singapore servers are being deleted: "When that is done, all protected U.S. data will be under the protection of U.S. law." https://t.co/pIQLFQQyWB pic.twitter.com/rlJXyJvxjM
— ABC News (@ABC) March 23, 2023
Israel’s parliament passed the first of several laws that make up its contentious judicial overhaul as protesters opposing the changes staged another day of demonstrations aimed at raising alarm over what they see as the country’s descent toward autocracy. https://t.co/57cFmgBrgG
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 23, 2023
BREAKING: The parents of a teen who killed four students in a Michigan school shooting can be tried for manslaughter, a court has ruled. https://t.co/zU3zsMoG70
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 23, 2023
The Park County, Colorado, coroner has confirmed that a body found in a wooded area Wednesday evening is 17-year-old Austin Lyle, who allegedly shot and wounded two staff members earlier that day at a Denver high school https://t.co/w4JSAoHPWA
— CNN (@CNN) March 23, 2023
Faith groups to Biden: "Families do not need to be detained" https://t.co/ElpiYnFP88 pic.twitter.com/eOUZiyHRPb
— The Hill (@thehill) March 23, 2023
A key piece of the body's immune response to COVID-19 looks to have been damaged in people who caught the disease before they were vaccinated, a study published this month found. https://t.co/DixAEZRE43
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 23, 2023
Over 30 million people across a large swath of the U.S. are on alert for tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds.
— ABC News (@ABC) March 23, 2023
Residents in the South are bracing for large hail and tornadoes. https://t.co/kQzM45R8lF
