News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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A debt limit meeting between US President Joe Biden and top Congressional leaders scheduled for Friday has been postponed, with the leaders agreeing to meet early next week https://t.co/TPyZ8aMwri pic.twitter.com/F93DajZq4M
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 12, 2023
BREAKING: There is "significant risk" the U.S. will default on its debt sometime in the first two weeks of June, the Congressional Budget Office warns. https://t.co/2unDHimqYP
— ABC News (@ABC) May 12, 2023
Ukraine says its forces have pushed the Russians back 2 kilometers (about 1 mile) around Bakhmut over the past week. Moscow has rejected Kyiv's claims that it is now on the front foot after months defending the eastern city.
— CNN (@CNN) May 12, 2023
Follow live updates: https://t.co/xUfJe0CDk7 pic.twitter.com/Ynb3x819ar
The Internal Revenue Service is providing new cyber aid to the Ukrainian government as both parties try to up their efforts to identify Russian oligarchs looking to evade international sanctions.https://t.co/pIgaz3vc9M
— Axios (@axios) May 12, 2023
Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran who fatally choked New York subway rider Jordan Neely, turned himself in Friday on a manslaughter charge that could send him to prison for 15 years. https://t.co/mskeHRAyvO pic.twitter.com/t4KtOrtQZk
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 12, 2023
Sen. Dianne Feinstein returned to her seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, aiding in advancing Pres. Biden's stalled judicial nominees as questions swirl about her health. https://t.co/O2I6rer6CY
— ABC News (@ABC) May 12, 2023
JUST IN: Migrant child dies in US custody https://t.co/SvllVzYTeb pic.twitter.com/2UVs9m4SJi
— The Hill (@thehill) May 12, 2023
Biden is stuck in a no-win political mess after ending Title 42 https://t.co/B1OXSinMxj
— POLITICO (@politico) May 12, 2023
Two cases of highly contagious, drug-resistant ringworm infections have been detected in New York City — the first such cases ever reported in the U.S., the CDC says. https://t.co/Ns7pn0Vi8t
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 12, 2023
Palestinian militants launched rockets towards Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, an escalation of violence in the region that has led to the deaths of at least 31 Palestinians in Gaza and one person in Israel https://t.co/IBiu2r2lpa
— CNN (@CNN) May 12, 2023
Breaking news: Elon Musk has selected NBC Universal’s chairman of Global Advertising and Partnerships Linda Yaccarino to be the new CEO of Twitter https://t.co/YQ3riFOa2k
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 12, 2023
Two men who admitted to stuffing fish with lead weights and fish fillets in an attempt to win thousands of dollars in an Ohio fishing tournament have been sentenced to ten-day jail terms and other penalties. https://t.co/cYqed5sj8E
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 12, 2023
