News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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LIVE UPDATES: Palestinian civilians "must not be pressed to leave Gaza," Sec. Blinken says on his fourth trip to the Middle East since the war began. https://t.co/RUaGQbNdNb
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 8, 2024
The United States and its allies in the G7 are seeking a quick way out of the military phase of the Gaza conflict, Italy said, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his EU and German counterparts toured the region https://t.co/XEyKGSd1WQ
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 8, 2024
During a speech in Charleston, South Carolina, protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza interrupted President Biden. At least three protesters were quickly escorted out of the event. https://t.co/frA0fCoeYW
— Axios (@axios) January 8, 2024
Trump seeks dismissal of Georgia indictment, again claiming broad immunity https://t.co/O9sgU22yte
— POLITICO (@politico) January 8, 2024
Police and fire trucks showed up Sunday night at the house of Tanya Chutkan, the federal judge overseeing former President Trump’s election interference case, after she appeared to be the target of an attempted "swatting" attack. https://t.co/04ulOeQk9x
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 8, 2024
Washington is still reverberating from the fallout of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization after news broke that it took three days before the White House and other senior leaders were told about it.https://t.co/JEonubCqzu pic.twitter.com/spOUBEg1XK
— POLITICO (@politico) January 8, 2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday set the date for a special election to fill the vacancy left by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who resigned from Congress last month. https://t.co/f6sItJ97K0
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 8, 2024
BREAKING: Florida Republicans oust state party chairman facing rape allegations in critical election year https://t.co/aueuySu2PV
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 8, 2024
House Republicans on Monday released a resolution recommending that the chamber find Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress, after the president's son failed to comply with a subpoena for closed-door testimony. https://t.co/PBgrjYs0Az
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 8, 2024
Supreme Court denies Alaska's bid to revive the copper and gold Pebble Mine proposal blocked by EPA https://t.co/JczCcKGG4J
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 8, 2024
A man out for a walk in Portland, Oregon found a cellphone that fell 16,000 feet from an Alaska Airlines flight that experienced a mid-aid emergency when a portion of its fuselage blew out minutes after takeoff. https://t.co/4XCX9jKevc pic.twitter.com/Lg8OBfNkUN
— ABC News (@ABC) January 8, 2024
A week after a major earthquake struck the west coast of Japan, thousands of people are still without water and electricity and have yet to be told when plans to rebuild can begin. https://t.co/C78lAtLNB0
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 8, 2024
