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.
American Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says Washington will not stand for any “coercion and bullying” of its allies and partners by China. https://t.co/ljtnD8XJSj
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 3, 2023
Former Vice Pres. Mike Pence will announce next week that he is running for president, a source familiar confirmed to @ABC News. https://t.co/35v8oBrwKi
— ABC News (@ABC) June 3, 2023
Secret Service implements tougher penalties after a probe finds that agents were on their phones and missed an intruder at national security adviser Jake Sullivan’s home https://t.co/JFrxqsfBWB
— CNN (@CNN) June 3, 2023
Indian train collision death toll nears 300, another 850 injured https://t.co/Jwiz8Us0JN pic.twitter.com/c4mU5pIE1p
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 3, 2023
The search and rescue operation in Davenport, Iowa has turned to a recovery effort. Officials say the three missing men, believed to be inside the collapsed apartment building, are feared dead and the focus has shifted to finding their remains. pic.twitter.com/hP9ftshUfM
— CBS Saturday Morning (@cbssaturday) June 3, 2023
Investigators searching for 7 young call center workers found 45 bags filled with human remains in a 40-meter deep ravine in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, according to a statement. https://t.co/3SId8uNc2k
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 3, 2023
A judge has agreed to delay the first criminal trial in the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after being stopped by police in a Denver suburb. https://t.co/6EmM0LzFoj
— ABC News (@ABC) June 3, 2023
Major chemical producers have agreed to pay billions of dollars to settle claims from U.S. water providers over toxic "forever chemicals" pollution. https://t.co/yhwIzgm45d
— Axios (@axios) June 3, 2023
A federal judge says Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker wrote that the law was too vague and broad and encouraged “discriminatory enforcement.” https://t.co/uOhJoxcnE4
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 3, 2023
The move became public after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley stepped in to stop a drag show at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. https://t.co/GZhXpd9V5O
— The Hill (@thehill) June 3, 2023
Chris Licht, chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide, felt so confident in his plan to reinvent cable news that he allowed extraordinary, months-long access to a magazine writer. The result is devastating.https://t.co/gmKIiGfSQR
— Axios (@axios) June 3, 2023
Scientists 'stunned' by mysterious cosmic threads found in the Milky Way https://t.co/v7m7NWbaUs
— CNN (@CNN) June 3, 2023
