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News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: Prime Minister Netanyahu says Israel is at war, ordering retaliation against Hamas militants who launched an unprecedented attack from the Gaza Strip. https://t.co/B6RkbvZeKa
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 7, 2023
President Joe Biden addressed the situation in Israel Saturday, saying, "The United States stands with Israel." https://t.co/SysbWg7KaI pic.twitter.com/kHBks5QlR5
— CNN (@CNN) October 7, 2023
UPDATE: Over 100 people in Israel have died and more than 900 were injured after rockets were fired from Gaza by Hamas militants, Israeli officials say. Follow live updates: https://t.co/XzdtZltm9V
— ABC News (@ABC) October 7, 2023
Video verified by The New York Times appears to show several Israelis being taken hostage by Hamas militants in the Be’eri kibbutz, just under three miles southeast from the border with Gaza in southern Israel. https://t.co/rS2ZOYwM8t
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 7, 2023
Lawmakers want to help Israel, but political chaos could slow it down https://t.co/EgqdlnAjky
— POLITICO (@politico) October 7, 2023
The collapse of Ukraine aid in Congress was months in the making, and exactly what Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell had feared.
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 7, 2023
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Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen said that the ongoing New York business fraud trial is likely to spell the end of former president Trump’s business empire. https://t.co/zsEZzL3n7H pic.twitter.com/IVz9EMlCNa
— The Hill (@thehill) October 7, 2023
GOP lawmakers are casting doubt on whether former President Trump's endorsement of House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will move the needle in the speaker race, Axios has learned.https://t.co/FhLW4bQDf7
— Axios (@axios) October 7, 2023
At least 15 dead, dozens more injured after two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes in Afghanistan https://t.co/eCL4vQ6Woa
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 7, 2023
A judge has ruled that the man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in a 2021 rampage is mentally competent to stand trial. https://t.co/vzRB4AJWga
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 7, 2023
Commander Biden, the first family’s German Shepherd, is no longer at the White House as they evaluate “next steps” following a string of biting incidents. https://t.co/eIYnUFYVxR
— ABC News (@ABC) October 7, 2023
Set a reminder and find some eclipse glasses: Most Americans will get the rare chance to see a solar eclipse on Oct. 14. https://t.co/7DnIRrfIUe
— Axios (@axios) October 7, 2023