News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Biden issues executive order punishing Israeli settlers in West Bank https://t.co/k4AsCg6lC3
— POLITICO (@politico) February 1, 2024
BREAKING: European Union agrees on a new 50 billion-euro aid package for Ukraine https://t.co/KUhR9wn9ci
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 1, 2024
A Russian court extended an American journalist's pre-trial detention by another two months.
— Axios (@axios) February 1, 2024
Why it matters: Moscow has intensified its crackdown on independent media and critics since launching its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.https://t.co/UtF7adDI0U
Judges at the ICJ found that Russia violated elements of a UN anti-terrorism treaty, but declined to rule on allegations brought by Kyiv that Moscow was responsible for the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 https://t.co/jGD8NylcaU pic.twitter.com/LgJWMX0Yv9
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 1, 2024
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) told reporters Thursday he is a “solid” no on a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the first Republican to commit to bucking his party amid concerns “this just isn’t an impeachable offense.” https://t.co/fdMHewlULH
— The Hill (@thehill) February 1, 2024
Defense Secretary Austin apologized for the way he handled his cancer diagnosis and treatment, which led to confusion after a secret hospital stay was kept from top U.S. officials, including the president.
— POLITICO (@politico) February 1, 2024
“We did not handle this right. I did not handle this right,” he said. pic.twitter.com/7qF4mF3ij7
Former President Trump's political apparatus spent more than it raised last year, thanks in part to about $50 million in legal bills spent for his numerous ongoing legal defenses across 2023, campaign finance reports filed Wednesday show. https://t.co/iSV3akY0eY
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 1, 2024
A federal judge will soon rule on whether Georgia’s hotly contested Dominion voting machines are vulnerable to hacking and violate voters’ constitutional rights, a decision that threatens to scramble the battleground state’s election procedures. https://t.co/bEOy9XgqXV
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 1, 2024
Jennifer Crumbley took the stand in her own defense in her manslaughter trial in connection with the Michigan 2021 Oxford High School shooting carried out by her son, Ethan Crumbley. She faces four counts of involuntary manslaughter. https://t.co/Wis0AYeK69
— ABC News (@ABC) February 1, 2024
The Taliban vowed to cut ties with al Qaeda, but the terror group appears to be growing in Afghanistan. https://t.co/E1ztV0nAD8
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 1, 2024
Four patients in the last month in Washington state have tested positive for Candida auris, Public Health – Seattle & King County said in a release.
— ABC News (@ABC) February 1, 2024
It's the state's first known outbreak of a potentially deadly fungus, according to officials. https://t.co/Z9uVAxa0Th
The West Coast prepares for severe weather Thursday and into the weekend, with more than 22 million people under flood alerts and both state and local officials already acting to limit damage and disruption from back-to-back Pacific storms. https://t.co/7ZsocjABuh
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 1, 2024
