News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Judge Cannon asks about legality of using DC grand jury in Florida-based Mar-a-Lago case https://t.co/g6UndOMrRI
— CNN (@CNN) August 7, 2023
A federal judge in New York has dismissed Trump's counterclaim, finding that Carroll's assertion that Trump raped her is "substantially true." https://t.co/OalJH4xHZp
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 7, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said “of course” Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, his the most direct comments on the matter in the nearly three years since the former president’s defeat. https://t.co/skKOXkzNrq
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 7, 2023
JUST IN: Ukraine says it has detained an informant who was sharing intelligence with Russia as part of a plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy. https://t.co/Yi4Em3G4XW
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 7, 2023
Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao was sentenced to 4-3/4 years in prison for aiding and abetting manslaughter in the 2020 killing of George Floyd, a Black man whose neck was pinned to the ground by another officer's knee during a botched arrest https://t.co/whNYXgIdMl pic.twitter.com/gKfD2aSQxn
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 7, 2023
More than 3,000 Marines and sailors have arrived in the Middle East in a deployment meant to deter Iran from seizing and harassing merchant ships near the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. officials say. https://t.co/d6HMKfZ3VW
— ABC News (@ABC) August 7, 2023
West African leaders will discuss Niger on Thursday after the junta that seized power there on July 26 defied a deadline to reinstate the ousted president or face the threat of military intervention, a spokesman for the regional bloc said https://t.co/9OxLLwfZC8 pic.twitter.com/ZmluozCL8o
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 7, 2023
One of the highest-ranking FBI officials ever criminally charged is expected to plead guilty next week in federal court, according to a new court filing. https://t.co/hBHIAnlrnJ
— ABC News (@ABC) August 7, 2023
The U.S. Federal Reserve will likely need to raise interest rates further to bring down inflation, an official says. https://t.co/ubzDG7curW
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 7, 2023
Illinois will soon outlaw advertising for firearms that officials determine produce a public safety threat or appeals to children, militants or others who might later use the weapons illegally. https://t.co/O87OTibRjE
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 7, 2023
A home in Juneau, Alaska, collapsed into a raging river and was swallowed by waters from a melting glacier. https://t.co/FEGSK927SU pic.twitter.com/uNyc89TVMy
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 7, 2023
A widespread outbreak of severe weather is expected to bring heavy rain, damaging winds, large hail and possibly a few tornadoes to parts of the eastern U.S. this afternoon and evening. https://t.co/giggr5jQHZ
— Axios (@axios) August 7, 2023
