News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
BREAKING: New York Attorney General Letitia James asks judge to fine former Pres. Trump over $370 million in his civil fraud trial. https://t.co/hSpX90NYZZ pic.twitter.com/SCULZdtaOz
— ABC News (@ABC) January 5, 2024
Russian air defenses downed dozens of Ukrainian drones in occupied Crimea and southern Russia on Friday, officials said, as Kyiv pressed its strategy of targeting the Moscow-annexed peninsula. https://t.co/WFM21gnLrq
— ABC News (@ABC) January 5, 2024
The principal of Iowa's Perry High School tried to distract the teenage shooter who killed one student and injured five other people on Thursday, his daughter said. https://t.co/GBk7uiBrkN pic.twitter.com/MVzGqBYrqh
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 5, 2024
JUST IN: Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn, who has been outspoken about Jan. 6, announces he'll run for Congress in Maryland's 3rd Congressional District as a Democrat. https://t.co/dxuQBOvlZM
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 5, 2024
The US economy added 216,000 jobs in December. The strong labor market has fueled economic growth even as rate hikes cooled inflation. https://t.co/BJqdCn8EVq
— CNN (@CNN) January 5, 2024
North Korea’s military fired about 200 shells near two South Korean islands in the Yellow Sea on Friday morning, forcing residents to take cover in nearby bomb shelters, South Korean officials said. https://t.co/C0C7wUPk5Q
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 5, 2024
Breaking: National Rifle Association chief Wayne LaPierre is resigning from the gun-rights group on the eve of a civil corruption trial. He has led the NRA since 1991. https://t.co/QaPx9VMIf9 https://t.co/QaPx9VMIf9
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 5, 2024
Nearly 17,000 people across six countries may have died because they took hydroxychloroquine during the first wave of COVID-19 in 2020, according to a new analysis published by French researchers https://t.co/3Q4Qm9qqKd pic.twitter.com/SVFWboJ7fF
— The Hill (@thehill) January 5, 2024
Valley Meats, LLC, has recalled more than 6,700 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced. https://t.co/G2PigL8sDX
— ABC News (@ABC) January 5, 2024
Ramaswamy wants the US out of NATO https://t.co/gjfX1xxgE2
— POLITICO (@politico) January 5, 2024
BREAKING: Southern California has been shaken by a moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.1 https://t.co/7BZcQKwUxF
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 5, 2024
Winter storm set to hit much of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, with warnings of heavy snow and dangerous ice https://t.co/00zplRoNsU pic.twitter.com/zGaqXsvSfY
— The Hill (@thehill) January 5, 2024
