News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Prosecutors asked a court to continue detaining Jack Teixeira, saying foreign adversaries would "salivate" at the prospect of helping him evade law enforcement. https://t.co/eXk1OVzVhk
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 18, 2023
Disney scraps plans for a new campus that would've brought thousands of employees to Florida as it feuds with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis https://t.co/Fk2s2rNmBM
— CNN (@CNN) May 18, 2023
NEW: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to file papers with the FEC declaring his candidacy next week, which would formally enter DeSantis into the 2024 presidential race, sources tell @ABC News. https://t.co/UPP8xSGrYJ
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) May 18, 2023
One person was killed by a Russian missile strike on an industrial facility in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa, while falling debris during an air raid triggered two fires in the eastern districts of Kyiv https://t.co/bgYvvu1PD4
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 18, 2023
President Biden was in Japan Thursday to join fellow G7 leaders in Hiroshima for a Friday summit that will see the world's biggest economic powers grapple with global issues. https://t.co/1uGrQO5v8B
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 18, 2023
An 8-year-old girl died while in US Customs and Border Protection custody in Harlingen, Texas https://t.co/gn6RPW4KQY
— CNN (@CNN) May 18, 2023
The stubbornness of high inflation is dividing the Federal Reserve over how to manage interest rates, leaving the outlook for its policies cloudier than at any time since it unleashed a streak of 10 straight rate hikes in March 2022. https://t.co/jVYwxpWiKD
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 18, 2023
A man who witnessed a Minneapolis police officer murder George Floyd three years ago is suing the city, alleging he was assaulted and suffered emotional distress. https://t.co/vxvMI5AnNO
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 18, 2023
A new Washington state law means people no longer need a driver's license or state-issued ID to register to vote online, as long as they have a Social Security number.https://t.co/dthJFW58Bj
— Axios (@axios) May 18, 2023
The parents of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley have filed appeals to the state's Supreme Court after a lower court ruled they had to stand trial in the case. https://t.co/VRY7lA3VBy
— ABC News (@ABC) May 18, 2023
Anti-abortion leaders worry they may have to oppose Trump if he doesn’t back national ban https://t.co/1YmjcXwM6o
— POLITICO (@politico) May 18, 2023
NEW: Sen. Dianne Feinstein experienced more complications than were publicly disclosed from a recent case of shingles that left her absent from Washington for nearly three months, a person familiar with her situation says. https://t.co/vrugOzq0gs
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 18, 2023
