News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Breaking news: U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the “Year of the Woman” and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90. https://t.co/zG8OPSZncC
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 29, 2023
JUST IN: The US government lurched closer to a shutdown this weekend as the House failed to advance a last-ditch stopgap bill to extend government funding beyond Saturday. It's a fresh blow for Kevin McCarthy — whose speakership could also be on the line. https://t.co/VlY0Ab5G2K
— CNN (@CNN) September 29, 2023
BREAKING: The White House estimates that 3.5 million federal workers will have to go without pay if the government shuts down. Roughly 2 million of them will be military. https://t.co/bh0CH8VNzn
— ABC News (@ABC) September 29, 2023
Gen. Milley used his farewell speech to emphasize that troops take an oath to the Constitution and not to a “wannabe dictator” days after Trump suggested the nation’s top officer should be put to death. https://t.co/xcbbyhXbiv pic.twitter.com/tuGd2IXe3I
— POLITICO (@politico) September 29, 2023
Prosecutors have indicated they may extend some sort of plea offer to the first two defendants set to stand trial next month in the Georgia election interference case. https://t.co/aYFUaqbQp4
— ABC News (@ABC) September 29, 2023
Jeffrey Clark loses bid to move his Georgia election case to federal court https://t.co/7MvLKGXUPJ
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 29, 2023
Christopher Worrell, a Florida Proud Boy and Jan. 6 fugitive, was recaptured by the FBI after returning home Thursday night. He was convicted in May of assaulting officers during the Capitol riot. https://t.co/Zr3w4ZHM67
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 29, 2023
#BREAKING: Supreme Court to hear cases on Florida, Texas social media laws https://t.co/Ks3tkEm1ve pic.twitter.com/K8biBxj82f
— The Hill (@thehill) September 29, 2023
Yellen will use improved communications with Beijing to discuss "contentious" issues, gain new insight into China's economy — and learn how leaders there plan to respond to issues. https://t.co/oxVmxFRaS9
— Axios (@axios) September 29, 2023
JUST IN: An arrest has been made in connection with the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, a source says https://t.co/OuNOcky8h2 pic.twitter.com/xUVKUpAFg3
— CNN (@CNN) September 29, 2023
NEW: Former NFL star Michael Oher’s conservatorship agreement with Sean and Leigh Anne Touhy to be terminated, judge rules, after Oher filed a lawsuit claiming he had been misled to believe he had been adopted. https://t.co/BGYxIJ9wSx
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 29, 2023
Nearly half a foot of rain had already fallen in Brooklyn since heavy rainfall pounded the New York City area Friday, experts said. Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency and urged people to stay off roads. Here's where the most rain has fallen: https://t.co/6v4aeIx9Ye pic.twitter.com/98lDmGxF1v
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 29, 2023
