News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Two more Israeli hostages have been transferred by the Red Cross to the Israeli military, the Israel Defense Forces said. Additional Israeli hostages are expected to be transferred in the next few hours, the military said. https://t.co/VGH5hByp0k
— CNN (@CNN) November 30, 2023
LIVE UPDATES: The truce between Israel and Hamas is extended another day. https://t.co/44Wmxdro0X
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 30, 2023
At least three people were killed and six others were injured in a shooting at a bus stop in Jerusalem on Thursday morning, Israeli authorities said. https://t.co/ag0V5sUqG5 pic.twitter.com/tJ5mafqQqN
— ABC News (@ABC) November 30, 2023
BREAKING: An appeals court has reinstated a gag order against Donald Trump, siding with the judge in his civil fraud trial. https://t.co/hm45GHhvyP
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 30, 2023
A financial watchdog in former President Trump’s $250 million civil fraud trial informs the judge presiding over the case of about $40 million in previously unreported cash transfers. https://t.co/Ro0oYGx2Re
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 30, 2023
Senate Judiciary Republicans walked out of the committee today to boycott a vote on subpoenas for Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow about their ties to conservative SCOTUS justices.
— POLITICO (@politico) November 30, 2023
The panel voted 11-0 to authorize the subpoenas, with no Republicans present. https://t.co/pY6dfRBATX
Breaking News: The EPA has proposed replacing all 9 million lead pipes in the U.S., the strongest effort to eliminate lead in tap water in 30 years.https://t.co/azL0J3Pwps
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 30, 2023
Embattled Rep. George Santos made clear this morning that he won’t resign from Congress, with an expulsion vote likely just a day away.
— POLITICO (@politico) November 30, 2023
“If I leave, they win. … This is bullying,” Santos said. pic.twitter.com/hudL0ng7K4
Ahead of a vote that could make him the first House lawmaker to be expelled in over 20 years, George Santos is introducing an expulsion resolution on a lawmaker from his own state: Jamaal Bowman.
— Axios (@axios) November 30, 2023
Bowman pulled a fire alarm in a House office building. https://t.co/AwU13iu0mA
The suicide rate increased in the U.S. by 1% in 2022 to 14.3 deaths per 100,000 from 14.1 per 100,000 in 2021, marking this as the highest rate seen since 1941, according to the report.https://t.co/ocPaabp0ox pic.twitter.com/yKUc1V3A3Z
— ABC News (@ABC) November 30, 2023
McCarthy cursed Trump during call after ouster as Speaker: report https://t.co/zhvPhLKUB8 pic.twitter.com/GIoaONRjER
— The Hill (@thehill) November 30, 2023
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger died Wednesday at age 100.
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) November 30, 2023
While many critics called him a war criminal, Kissinger received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 and advised U.S. and foreign governments for decades. https://t.co/QX1Bi7BWZV pic.twitter.com/odIf3xl3CD
