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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.
Pence says he’s ‘not yet convinced’ Trump’s actions on January 6 were criminal https://t.co/WAE1GEFfwg pic.twitter.com/nQpfcqjnSm
— CNN (@CNN) July 23, 2023
Russian missile strikes on the port city of Odesa left at least one person dead and 19 injured, and damaged important buildings in the historic city center, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ukrainian officials say. https://t.co/uTC8MmXApU
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 23, 2023
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul said on @ThisWeekABC that he's concerned North Korea will impose significant demands in order for the U.S. to retrieve Travis King. https://t.co/i5IymAmlS5 pic.twitter.com/aEuY8MOWo4
— ABC News (@ABC) July 23, 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was recovering in a hospital on Sunday after an emergency heart procedure. His doctors said Sunday the heart pacemaker implantation went smoothly and that Netanyahu, 73, felt fine. https://t.co/akyCGRqPet
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 23, 2023
The DOJ warned Texas Gov. Abbott that his administration's use of ballards — or buoys — in the Rio Grande river to stop migrants could bring legal action. https://t.co/DagXiwU5ao
— ABC News (@ABC) July 23, 2023
Former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the two GOP presidential frontrunners, have both promised a crackdown on colleges should they occupy the White House — a stark reflection of the right's growing skepticism of higher education. https://t.co/RV3jMn9VVC
— Axios (@axios) July 23, 2023
Florida's board of education approved new Black history standards, on which Gov. Ron DeSantis said: "I didn't do it. I wasn't involved in it"
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) July 23, 2023
Those "are not the words of leadership," @ChrisChristie tells @margbrennan. "DeSantis starts these things for political advantage." pic.twitter.com/LfMterMxp6
Their families lived where the U.S. government tested the first atomic bomb. They’ve battled rare cancers for generations.
— Axios (@axios) July 23, 2023
But, they say, they've been largely erased from the narrative while scientists like Oppenheimer are celebrated. https://t.co/DOFFAcB8bP
The continuing shortage of lifeguards in Philadelphia has hindered the city’s efforts to open pools this summer, leaving some neighborhoods feeling neglected. https://t.co/JdKkQkoVFu
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 23, 2023
Elon Musk tweeted on his official account that Twitter would be changing its logo to an “X” and that all the birds will be disappearing from the platform. https://t.co/T3bQad9bfL pic.twitter.com/8z67oqmUaS
— CNN (@CNN) July 23, 2023
Two women hikers have been found dead in a state park in southern Nevada, authorities say. https://t.co/9HdKpe07lQ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 23, 2023
Some 19,000 people have been evacuated from the Greek island of Rhodes as wildfires continued burning for a sixth day on three fronts, Greek authorities say. Six people were briefly hospitalized with respiratory problems and were later released. https://t.co/67dB94xh7R
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 23, 2023