News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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‘I don’t want to be the apple of Vladimir Putin’s eye’: Christie breaks with GOP rivals on foreign policy https://t.co/zsvonAUQLM
— POLITICO (@politico) August 19, 2023
Former Pres. Trump plans to skip the GOP debate next week and is considering an interview with Tucker Carlson instead, sources say. https://t.co/pVm7NSD67d
— ABC News (@ABC) August 19, 2023
Several top GOP donors, panicked about their current choices, are holding back 2024 money with the long-shot dream of luring an alternative to former President Trump into the presidential race at the last minute.https://t.co/Z6gsTC9Bho
— Axios (@axios) August 19, 2023
The U.S. stamp of approval on transferring F-16s to Ukraine from the Netherlands and Denmark is offering optimism over getting the prized warplanes to the battlefield as soon as possible to give Kyiv a long-term boost in the largely stalemated war. https://t.co/IEPSYaGiQt
— The Hill (@thehill) August 19, 2023
A strike on a theater in the northern city of Chernihiv killed at least seven people, including a 6-year-old child, and injured 140, Ukrainian authorities said Saturday.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 19, 2023
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Maui officials confirmed Friday that the wildfire death toll has risen to at least 114, while the search for hundreds of missing people continued in the historic coastal port city of Lahaina. https://t.co/m1gjtsj0bJ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 19, 2023
The widow of a police officer who died by suicide after he was assaulted during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has been found eligible for a federal benefits program for the families of fallen officers. https://t.co/tSKUz9ZeSS
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 19, 2023
Rudy Giuliani is running out of money and looking to collect from a longtime client who has yet to pay: Donald Trump. https://t.co/BV3dDbmJ4T
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 19, 2023
Over 183,000 people were processed by border agents in July, a 33 percent increase from last month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced. https://t.co/rl2chQs32Y
— The Hill (@thehill) August 19, 2023
A Tennessee judge has set a September court hearing to discuss requests by three of five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols to face separate trials. https://t.co/W9bhWFJKyQ
— ABC News (@ABC) August 19, 2023
A neonatal nurse in a British hospital was found guilty Friday of killing seven babies and attempting to kill six others. https://t.co/edzocX0t54
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 19, 2023
Hurricane Hilary is barreling toward Southern California, and the region is bracing for the impacts of potentially dangerous flooding and hazardous winds as they expect more than 10 inches of rain to fall in some parts of Southern California. https://t.co/1gqMjGMdEZ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 19, 2023
