News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: A federal judge has rejected the Biden administration's new asylum policies designed to curb migrant crossings. https://t.co/9R93O3I5T1
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 25, 2023
US intelligence officials have warned that Russia is building a drone-manufacturing facility in country with Iran’s help that could have a significant impact on the war in Ukraine once it is completed https://t.co/KafZoy10Vt
— CNN (@CNN) July 25, 2023
A 44-year-old Arkansas man who beat a police officer with a flagpole during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol was sentenced Monday to four years in prison.https://t.co/DBPuc2ReNW
— CNN (@CNN) July 25, 2023
Breaking News: Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is sharply cutting the size of his presidential campaign staff, according to people with knowledge of the decision. https://t.co/cBtLWU1Vkp
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 25, 2023
JUST IN: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in a car crash in Tennessee on the way to an event, and he and his team were uninjured, his campaign says. https://t.co/Y9fZxRITWL
— ABC News (@ABC) July 25, 2023
Registered Republicans experienced a "significantly higher" rate of excess deaths than Democrats in Florida and Ohio in the months after COVID vaccines were made widely available, a new study finds.
— Axios (@axios) July 25, 2023
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A former close business associate of Hunter Biden is expected to sit for closed-door testimony with the House Oversight committee next week, sources say. https://t.co/nnOyLSwySK
— ABC News (@ABC) July 25, 2023
Swimming will set up an “open category” that will include transgender competitors, the president of the governing body of the sport says. https://t.co/9oIUGpxluD
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 25, 2023
Elon Musk yearned for a technological overhaul of the company that ran PayPal, and he wanted that change to start with the letter X — even when some customers in focus groups said https://t.co/9pdebu3uGJ sounded like it was an adult website. https://t.co/OPEFQuwFn1
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 25, 2023
Hours after a lawyer representing Carlee Russell revealed the 25-year-old Alabama woman was not kidnapped as she reported to police, her now-ex boyfriend posted a statement condemning her actions. https://t.co/ldf9mtknc4
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 25, 2023
Wildfires in Algeria have claimed the lives of at least 34 people, while a blaze near the border in neighboring Tunisia has forced the military to evacuate the town of Melloula.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 25, 2023
Earlier in the day, the ministry reported 97 fires in 16 provinces across the country, forcing the… pic.twitter.com/vqORi37aKm
In Tempe, Arizona, even quick contact with the ground, which can hit 180°F, can cause first-degree burns.
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) July 25, 2023
Officials at a burn center there say more than a third of the beds are occupied by patients with surface contact burns. https://t.co/EDBX9OOBdy pic.twitter.com/eHRarNd7Nc
