News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: Pres. Biden had a cancerous skin lesion "successfully" removed from his chest during his physical last month, White House doctor says. https://t.co/rrlzP7zDHy
— ABC News (@ABC) March 3, 2023
Attorney General Merrick Garland made an unannounced trip to Ukraine on Friday, a Justice Department official says https://t.co/bTJ18G23ui
— CNN (@CNN) March 3, 2023
Secretary of State Antony Blinken reassured his Ukrainian counterpart of “the United States’ enduring support for Ukraine” and spoke with him about the conversation that Blinken had a day earlier with Russia’s foreign minister, the State Department said. https://t.co/iQAEAjG0jM
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 3, 2023
The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group claimed the embattled city was surrounded, but a top Ukrainian general visited and soldiers said they were holding their positions. https://t.co/FtJQWSy3wA
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 3, 2023
Angry residents repeatedly interrupted a railroad company official at a contentious town hall in East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday https://t.co/uwT5vcc8tN
— CNN (@CNN) March 3, 2023
Former President Trump has asked for a months-long delay before the start of the New York attorney general's $250 million civil fraud trial against him, his three eldest children and the Trump Organization. https://t.co/RRlfyTVdVb
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 3, 2023
BREAKING: Pres. Biden awards the Medal of Honor to Paris Davis, a Black Army Special Forces hero from the Vietnam War who has waited close to 60 years to receive the nation's top award for valor after the Army said it lost his paperwork — twice. https://t.co/nYLybTfoMU pic.twitter.com/ElTWoHGdpk
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 3, 2023
Richard 'Alex' Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina lawyer who was found guilty of killing his wife and son, was sentenced to life in prison https://t.co/8t8vFVSCwe
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 3, 2023
Tennessee has become the first state to restrict drag performances in public. https://t.co/XhuwNJ8Zh0
— ABC News (@ABC) March 3, 2023
In an 18-page report prepared by the Office of Congressional Ethics, the panel detailed its investigation into the allegation that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may have violated House rules, standards of conduct and federal law. https://t.co/W1creDyINk
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 3, 2023
President Biden is warning Democrats that he has low expectations for next week's budget meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.https://t.co/E69DYvGJ40
— Axios (@axios) March 3, 2023
A Crew Dragon spacecraft docked at the International Space Station early Friday, bringing two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a United Arab Emirates astronaut to the outpost for a six-month stay. https://t.co/0kecXGM9LL
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 3, 2023
A storm system marched eastward Friday, threatening heavy snow in the Midwest and Northeast after spawning likely tornadoes in Texas and Louisiana that damaged homes, a university campus and left thousands without power. https://t.co/jtIIqt0iU9
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 3, 2023
