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.
A federal judge on Wednesday delayed a pretrial detention hearing for Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old airman in the Massachusetts Air National Guard accused of posting dozens of secret Pentagon documents to social media. https://t.co/2vmpuCxHJK
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 19, 2023
JUST IN: Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old white homeowner accused of shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl, has pleaded not guilty. He was released on $200,000 bail. https://t.co/fBhXntmS0X
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 19, 2023
Tyre Nichols' family attorney Ben Crump announces $500 million civil lawsuit against the city of Memphis and members of the police department over the death of Tyre Nichols, that Crump calls "savage, brutal, dehumanizing." https://t.co/5CPyBW3mWP pic.twitter.com/yyCm2rLJmd
— ABC News (@ABC) April 19, 2023
A California man who organized a group of "fighters" to travel to Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6 pleads guilty, agreeing to cooperate at an upcoming trial of members of the Three Percenters movement. https://t.co/HuIiuimsmG
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 19, 2023
JUST IN: Abortion pill manufacturer sues FDA to keep drug on the market https://t.co/ujckBLtF5A
— Axios (@axios) April 19, 2023
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled the GOP's debt limit bill ahead of a looming deadline to avoid default. https://t.co/rKn7tT6AsI
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 19, 2023
BREAKING: The Florida Board of Education votes to expand so-called "Don't Say Gay" rules through 12th grade. https://t.co/mjzU8PV7sM
— ABC News (@ABC) April 19, 2023
Mark Jennings, a county commissioner in far southeast Oklahoma who was apparently caught on tape discussing killing reporters and lynching Black people, has resigned from office, Gov. Kevin Stitt’s office confirmed today.https://t.co/kH1Go9EpMW
— POLITICO (@politico) April 19, 2023
The Biden administration unveiled a $1.1 billion program aimed at providing Covid-19 vaccines and treatments to the uninsured at no cost after the federal supply is exhausted. https://t.co/cPQ9aR2d2P
— CNN (@CNN) April 19, 2023
Fighting between forces loyal to rival generals raged in Sudan for a fifth day after an internationally brokered truce fell apart. The U.N. said the death toll had risen to at least 270 since the violence erupted over the weekend. https://t.co/DhQwSO4JAo
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 19, 2023
President Biden signed an executive order aimed at expanding and guaranteeing access to elder care and affordable child care for families, including military families. https://t.co/MZqK0SO2VI pic.twitter.com/paWizohutl
— CNN (@CNN) April 19, 2023
Following a deadly school shooting last month, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee on Tuesday approved a proposal to give gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers more protection against lawsuits. https://t.co/j5NZsqqd3N
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 19, 2023
