News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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JUST IN: Two more hostages have been released from Hamas custody, sources tell CNN https://t.co/78vzYEp9uu pic.twitter.com/T3NO5hK7Sb
— CNN (@CNN) October 23, 2023
The death toll in the Gaza Strip has passed 5,000, Palestinian health authorities said Monday, after Israel said it launched hundreds of strikes on the enclave overnight.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 23, 2023
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U.S.-Israeli citizens Judith and Natalie Raanan were released by Hamas on Friday.
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) October 23, 2023
Their cousins, who still have eight family members being held hostage, told CBS News they want a ground invasion of Gaza delayed until all hostages are released: “The civilians come first.” pic.twitter.com/XVs45dcRoN
Police say they have found no evidence of a hate crime in the killing of a Detroit synagogue president.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 23, 2023
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Russia appears to be suffering severe losses as it wages its new offensive in eastern Ukraine, amid some of the bloodiest fighting in months, according to Ukrainian officials and independent analysts. https://t.co/UrHLB5QEfD
— ABC News (@ABC) October 23, 2023
The field is now set among nine House Republicans running for speaker (only two of whom voted to certify Biden's win in the 2020 presidential election).
— POLITICO (@politico) October 23, 2023
A quick look at how each contender is pitching themselves to a divided GOP conference👇 https://t.co/SzldFfP9X2
Former President Trump is denying a new report that details his interactions with Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt, including allegedly sharing sensitive U.S. national security information with him. https://t.co/0MFxNJRyZI
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 23, 2023
Attorneys for former Pres. Trump will ask a federal appeals court on Monday to overturn rulings that have kept alive writer E. Jean Carroll's 2019 defamation lawsuit against him. https://t.co/EPvjObVPky
— ABC News (@ABC) October 23, 2023
An Iranian teenager who was left in a coma after what activists described as an assault by police on the Tehran metro has no hope of recovery, her father said. https://t.co/3fgFYICR7q
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 23, 2023
The White House says it is designating 31 technology hubs in an effort to improve American competitiveness in the technology sector. https://t.co/ljMpD9NzE4
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 23, 2023
JUST IN: Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to charges of acting as foreign agent. https://t.co/Q6bLtdZ4y0
— ABC News (@ABC) October 23, 2023
Rock collected by Apollo 17 astronaut in 1972 reveals moon's age https://t.co/k4Pxsve2sF pic.twitter.com/zkLJSCEqHv
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 23, 2023
