News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Exclusive: Georgia prosecutors have messages directly connecting Trump's legal team to the 2021 voting system breach in Coffee County, sources say. https://t.co/QeoXhUsNCG
— CNN (@CNN) August 13, 2023
A top Georgia election official who has repeatedly rebuked former Pres. Trump's claims of voter fraud after he lost the state to Biden, says his "biggest concern" remains the potential risk of violence from incendiary attacks on election integrity. https://t.co/CYfyyV66EX
— ABC News (@ABC) August 13, 2023
Former Vice President Mike Pence said he “doesn’t recall” if he was told by White House officials at the time of a false elector scheme to overturn certain 2020 election results prior to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. https://t.co/dBwQyqpuhc
— The Hill (@thehill) August 13, 2023
Maui like a 'war zone' as death toll from wildfires reaches 93 https://t.co/3YGwfrqfhr pic.twitter.com/GjemmHieuD
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 13, 2023
Seven people – including a 23-day-old baby girl – have been killed in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, according to the country’s Internal Affairs Ministry. https://t.co/19ZFx7p8za
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 13, 2023
A top U.S. cyber official says China’s hackers have been positioning themselves to conduct destructive cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure. https://t.co/PhDoN7svWu
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 13, 2023
Neda Sharghi, the sister of Emad Shargi, one of the Americans detained in Iran, says she has been able to now see his face over a video call for the first time in about a year.
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) August 13, 2023
"We're so hopeful that we can have him at home in our arms hopefully soon," she tells @margbrennan. pic.twitter.com/rHL4Onld8p
Law enforcement officers in Kansas raided the home and office of a newspaper owner, prompting a sharp rebuke from a press freedom group and raising constitutional questions far beyond the small city in the state. https://t.co/7yfepSUPOv
— CNN (@CNN) August 13, 2023
Four people are dead and one person is missing after a house exploded in southwest Pennsylvania on Saturday morning, officials say. https://t.co/afxn2IPTFA
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 13, 2023
When asked whether Hunter Biden is being investigated for violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, Hunter Biden's attorney Abbe Lowell tells @margbrennan that is part of what the prosecutor has “already looked at.” pic.twitter.com/DQuHWsVZeF
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) August 13, 2023
What to know about David Weiss, special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation https://t.co/Jl1KkoZyso
— Axios (@axios) August 13, 2023
Heat alerts have been issued for about one-third of Americans on Sunday, as temperatures continue to remain at dangerous triple digits for millions. https://t.co/UtDiJCvVMq
— ABC News (@ABC) August 13, 2023
