News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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CIA director Bill Burns plans to meet with the head of Israel's Mossad, Egypt's intelligence chief and Qatar's prime minister to discuss efforts to reach a deal to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza. https://t.co/Le87OPESAR
— Axios (@axios) January 25, 2024
White House and Senate negotiators have continued their weeks-long border policy negotiations aimed at forging a compromise on unresolved issues like the immigration parole authority, though divisions among Republicans threaten to derail the effort. https://t.co/uE5KLcJxmh
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 25, 2024
Ukrainian medics say they are often targeted by Russian forces when trying to retrieve casualties from the battlefield. ABC News' @TSoufiBurridge looks at Ukrainian firm RATEL's answer to the problem – an autonomous vehicle that can carry wounded soldiers to safety. pic.twitter.com/ky6QvjCl18
— ABC News (@ABC) January 25, 2024
Former President Trump took the stand in his defamation case brought by advice columnist E. Jean Carroll for about two minutes in a brief, fiery moment that marked the final testimony before closing arguments. https://t.co/dCpkpE5FXI
— The Hill (@thehill) January 25, 2024
BREAKING: Ex-Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro was sentenced to four months and ordered to pay a $9,500 fine for defying a congressional subpoena to cooperate with the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.https://t.co/PPad8bo1UR pic.twitter.com/u3wj1hBJnb
— ABC News (@ABC) January 25, 2024
BREAKING: U.S. economy grew at a surprisingly strong 3.3% pace last quarter, pointing to continued resilience https://t.co/SLFb2FLERt
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 25, 2024
President Biden is set to unveil a nearly $5 billion investment into dozens of infrastructure projects throughout the country during a visit to Superior, Wisconsin. https://t.co/3yIBFFxpMR
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 25, 2024
Talks to get underway on potential end to US-led coalition in Iraq https://t.co/VCG1UOoczJ
— POLITICO (@politico) January 25, 2024
North Korea says it tested a new nuclear-capable cruise missile https://t.co/rozlmg7HUl pic.twitter.com/ft0EFndY1K
— The Hill (@thehill) January 25, 2024
Former President Trump on Wednesday threatened to blacklist anyone who donates to his rival Nikki Haley's presidential campaign. https://t.co/b9rFBenpJU
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 25, 2024
Arizona Republican Party chair Jeff DeWit is resigning after a recording surfaced in which he conveyed an offer from "very powerful people" to give Kari Lake a job in exchange for staying out of the 2024 U.S. Senate race.https://t.co/CNDlR5gpI6
— Axios (@axios) January 25, 2024
Japan’s moon lander nailed its tricky, “pinpoint” touchdown on the lunar surface, officials say, but a newly released image reveals that the spacecraft became overturned in the process. https://t.co/tYtAAEqUur
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 25, 2024
