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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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The IDF said that it is expanding its ground offensive to the entire Gaza Strip in a "new phase" of its ongoing war against Hamas.
— ABC News (@ABC) December 4, 2023
The Israeli defense minister predicts the war in its current intensity will last at least another two months.
Read more: https://t.co/8CbiU06e9y pic.twitter.com/AQ5kWQQNzp
White House condemns protesters who chanted in front of an Israeli-style falafel shop in Philadelphia:
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 4, 2023
“It is Antisemitic and completely unjustifiable to target restaurants that serve Israeli food over disagreements with Israeli policy,” a spokesman said. https://t.co/zhpY7nbxQL
White House says rape as a weapon is "reprehensible" in response to Pramila Jayapal CNN exchange https://t.co/zsfo7WL8zh pic.twitter.com/XY1lqsDQGb
— The Hill (@thehill) December 4, 2023
White House warns Congress the US is out of money, nearly out of time to avoid 'kneecap' to Ukraine https://t.co/P7chjkm1JG
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 4, 2023
Three commercial ships came under attack in the international waters of the Red Sea on Sunday, U.S. military officials said. https://t.co/8b7O08m0Bk pic.twitter.com/xw5xb9wBKf
— ABC News (@ABC) December 4, 2023
Former President Donald Trump intends to appeal a ruling that upheld a gag order in his civil fraud trial in New York, with his attorneys saying Monday that they plan to ask the state's highest court to review the decision. https://t.co/nKLkTr7zuo
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 4, 2023
FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell told Axios on the sidelines of COP28 that she is "very concerned" about the ability of U.S. adversaries to spread disinformation and sow distrust in the wake of natural disasters in the U.S. https://t.co/mLe0kAnDbc
— Axios (@axios) December 4, 2023
A stabbing at Macy's in Philadelphia left a security guard dead and another injured. https://t.co/O3OC7SdGF6
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 4, 2023
Derek Chauvin has returned to prison custody after the former Minneapolis police officer was stabbed 22 times by a fellow inmate, his attorney said. https://t.co/t25Ml1neIY
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 4, 2023
Former US ambassador charged with serving as agent for Cuba https://t.co/Uod4EqoYaW
— POLITICO (@politico) December 4, 2023
The U.S. Air Force said on Monday that the bodies of five crew members had been found alongside the wreckage of a CV-22 Osprey that went down during a routine training exercise last week in Japan.https://t.co/yqRJhhckRn
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 4, 2023
Oxford University Press has named 'rizz' as its word of the year https://t.co/DUGsMZavX8
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 4, 2023