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: Former Pres. Trump will now stand trial in May of 2024 on charges he mishandled classified material. https://t.co/p22R8OtbX6
— ABC News (@ABC) July 21, 2023
Blinken: U.S. is looking to Turkey to pull Russia back to Black Sea grain deal https://t.co/jZLtvbA88J
— POLITICO (@politico) July 21, 2023
Criminals, volunteer fighters and arms traffickers in Ukraine stole some Western-provided weapons and equipment intended for Ukrainian troops last year before it was recovered, according to a Defense Department inspector general report obtained by CNN https://t.co/2pMwa6dQvp
— CNN (@CNN) July 21, 2023
Russia detained Igor Girkin, a leading nationalist critic of the country’s conduct of the war in Ukraine, in a sign that the brief Wagner mutiny has further reduced tolerance of dissent, even among those who support Moscow’s invasion.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 21, 2023
Here's what to know.https://t.co/Y0HrvtBgME
"We'll see more technology change in the next ten years than we've seen in the last 50 years. That has been an astounding revelation to me."
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 21, 2023
President Biden met with Amazon, Meta, Google and other tech executives to announce new safety standards for artificial intelligence. pic.twitter.com/DBt4jEC4Gh
Prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smith’s office question former White House aide William Russell about then-President Trump’s state of mind during and after the 2020 election period, a source familiar with the matter tells @NBCNews. https://t.co/8EMPpCnvym
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 21, 2023
BREAKING: The Trump Organization and former Pres. Trump's one-time attorney Michael Cohen agree to settle a million-dollar lawsuit. https://t.co/IgvKZfvJoL
— ABC News (@ABC) July 21, 2023
New curriculum for teaching Black history in Florida includes instruction for middle schoolers to learn “how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) July 21, 2023
The standards are drawing criticism — including from VP Kamala Harris. pic.twitter.com/XYtmNMVLXu
A federal judge temporarily blocked Arizona from enforcing a law banning transgender girls from playing on girls’ school sports teams. https://t.co/m9V4hkfmFM
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 21, 2023
Arkansas' attorney general joined 18 other states in objecting to a proposed federal rule that would expand HIPAA to protect reproductive health information from law enforcement. https://t.co/kvo5OevGPG
— Axios (@axios) July 21, 2023
President Biden has selected Admiral Lisa Franchetti as the US Navy's top officer. If confirmed, she'd be the first woman in the Navy's history to hold the job. https://t.co/BlJnMQ7JYn
— CNN (@CNN) July 21, 2023
It's now a porcine of interest: Authorities have determined that there is “no acute danger” near Berlin where a potentially dangerous animal was spotted. Experts analyzed a video and concluded the animal may have been a wild boar, not a lioness. https://t.co/edTJIrjkcW
— AP Oddities (@AP_Oddities) July 21, 2023
