News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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NEW: The number of Americans killed in the surprise Hamas attack on Israel has climbed to 30, the State Department said on Sunday. Biden last week confirmed that U.S. citizens are also among the hostages being held by the militant group in Gaza. https://t.co/UEzNZ0MusM
— Axios (@axios) October 15, 2023
As war between Israel and Hamas continues, President Biden said he does not believe the two-state solution is dead. https://t.co/it3xZVIqO8
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 16, 2023
Israel: 199 people held hostage in Gaza https://t.co/mjKWMTGkc0 pic.twitter.com/yjDR3vuKSv
— The Hill (@thehill) October 16, 2023
BREAKING: President Joe Biden is considering a trip to Israel in the coming days, but nothing has been finalized, a senior administration official said Sunday. https://t.co/cf1g5OMr7m
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 16, 2023
Egypt has informed the U.S. "acute security threats" are preventing U.S. officials and others from aiding Americans at the Rafah border crossing.
— ABC News (@ABC) October 16, 2023
Follow live updates on the Israel-Gaza conflict: https://t.co/jjw03PDcAa
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken returned to Israel to hold meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials after a week of rampant shuttle diplomacy across the Middle East. https://t.co/1fmSFklYiC pic.twitter.com/yHsbIocnK9
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 16, 2023
An Illinois man has been charged after a stabbing outside Chicago that left a 6-year-old boy dead and his mother critically injured in an attack police said was connected to the Israel-Hamas war. https://t.co/FTqv86fjXF
— Axios (@axios) October 16, 2023
Projections indicate that Polish voters supported opposition parties who promised to repair the nation's constitutional order and its relationship with allies, including the EU and Ukraine. It was the highest turnout in Poland's 34 years of democracy. https://t.co/LVmKbEsOjJ
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 16, 2023
BREAKING: The federal judge in former Pres. Trump's federal election interference case says she'll grant part of the government's request for a narrowly tailored gag order against the former president. https://t.co/n9C45K8rBA pic.twitter.com/O5ccXYv5Be
— ABC News (@ABC) October 16, 2023
Rep. Jim Jordan says he will go to the House floor and force a speaker vote Tuesday, even if he doesn't have the 217 votes needed to become speaker https://t.co/IjNsyE5kav pic.twitter.com/HRHjf8xiqr
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 16, 2023
The Biden administration and more than 4,000 migrants who were separated from their families by the Trump administration have reached a legal settlement that allows the families to live and work in the U.S. for three years. https://t.co/gkARiqUP5R
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 16, 2023
A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck western Afghanistan, just over a week after deadly quakes and aftershocks that killed more than 2,000 people. https://t.co/gpC7wGYS9Y
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 16, 2023
