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.
BREAKING: The Justice Department reveals what it says is evidence of expanding espionage and security activity by the Chinese government on U.S. soil. https://t.co/BGussKRotE
— ABC News (@ABC) April 17, 2023
Fox News says in a court filing that Dominion knocked "more than a half a billion dollars off" its original damages claim just as trial proceedings were scheduled to get underway.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 17, 2023
The filing came amid an unexpected delay in the trial's start. https://t.co/FOOoUGXdfJ
U.S. Ambassador to Russia said that she had visited detained American journalist Evan Gershkovich in a Moscow prison more than two weeks after he was arrested. https://t.co/4Sd2s1Xntr
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 17, 2023
A Moscow court has sentenced one of Russia's most high-profile Kremlin critics, Vladimir Kara-Murza, to 25 years in prison on charges of treason for criticizing the war in Ukraine. https://t.co/kcvRWhLffx
— ABC News (@ABC) April 17, 2023
Justice Clarence Thomas intends to amend his financial disclosure forms to reflect a 2014 real estate deal he made with a GOP megadonor — an acknowledgment that the transaction should have been disclosed almost a decade ago, a source close to Thomas said. https://t.co/ds3IS551PI
— CNN (@CNN) April 17, 2023
Authorities in Kansas City, Missouri, say the investigation into the shooting by a homeowner of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl. who went to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers, includes questions about whether it was racially motivated. https://t.co/9q4vxsKOmR
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 17, 2023
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy confirms the House GOP is looking at a one-year debt limit increase. https://t.co/xDeZjszb0Z pic.twitter.com/YLtTbsU7OW
— CNN (@CNN) April 17, 2023
A federal judge denied former President Trump’s bid for a four-week delay in the civil rape and defamation trial brought against him by E. Jean Carroll.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 17, 2023
Trump's lawyer argued for a “cooling off” period following the former president's recent indictment. https://t.co/MluiShmO2d
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's second-degree murder conviction for the killing of George Floyd has been upheld by a Minnesota appeals court. Chauvin is serving a 22 1/2-year sentence. https://t.co/YxZILlvGxP
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 17, 2023
Schumer will move to replace Feinstein on Judiciary panel this week https://t.co/V8LTf1ejxo pic.twitter.com/PBqvtgTVyt
— The Hill (@thehill) April 17, 2023
John Fetterman’s return to the Hill on Monday will provide the most visible example of the nation’s capital slowly embracing mental health concerns. https://t.co/2WMdtRIizT
— POLITICO (@politico) April 17, 2023
Theodore McCarrick, a defrocked former cardinal who once served as the archbishop of Washington D.C., is facing new sexual assault accusations tied to an alleged incident that occurred more than 40 years ago. https://t.co/XjMRz7DfxP
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 17, 2023
