News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: The White House will announce a new "major" sanctions package on Friday "to hold Russia accountable" in response to Alexei Navalny's death, officials said. https://t.co/yWfFYH1KKJ pic.twitter.com/ejN9fel0Fi
— ABC News (@ABC) February 20, 2024
Alexei Navalny’s mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, appealed to President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to direct authorities in the northern Yamalo-Nenets region to hand over the opposition leader’s body for burial. https://t.co/M6nxHczfJK
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 20, 2024
A Russian court rejected an appeal that Evan Gershkovich's lawyers filed after the most recent extension. The WSJ reporter will remain in pretrial detention until March 30. https://t.co/hjILiBgBJb
— Axios (@axios) February 20, 2024
Canada sending more than 800 drones to Ukraine to support its fight against Russia https://t.co/ftEMGOKkh2
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 20, 2024
NEW: U.S. vetoes U.N. ceasefire resolution for a third time since the start of the Israel-Hamas War. https://t.co/wkl2L09ftS
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 20, 2024
BREAKING: Two adults have been charged in connection with the mass shooting at the Chiefs' Super Bowl parade last week, prosecutors announced. https://t.co/PP683FnIhT pic.twitter.com/0T2YUvOBUv
— ABC News (@ABC) February 20, 2024
A coalition of international law enforcement agencies has disrupted one of the most destructive strains of ransomware in recent history, which cybercriminals frequently use to attack American hospitals and schools. https://t.co/7ADGiXuegb
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 20, 2024
Judge threatens ex-Trump aide Navarro with contempt in records fight https://t.co/DZF3hG219a
— POLITICO (@politico) February 20, 2024
The Supreme Court declined to take up a bid by a group of Trump-allied lawyers who faced monetary and professional sanctions in Michigan as a result of their baseless claims raised in a lawsuit that the 2020 presidential election was rife with fraud.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 20, 2024
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Biden campaign touts $42M raised in January https://t.co/n8IZuip2ZG
— POLITICO (@politico) February 20, 2024
JUST IN: Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is vowing to stay in the 2024 Republican primary race despite being rejected by voters in some early states and continuing to trail rival Donald Trump in numerous polls.
— ABC News (@ABC) February 20, 2024
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Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are 'children' under state law https://t.co/FcW1cTjkFa
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 20, 2024
It turns out President Biden and Abraham Lincoln may have more in common than just job titles. Documents in the U.S. National Archives reportedly show that Lincoln pardoned Biden’s great-great-grandfather after a late-night brawl in 1864. https://t.co/Z0TjILlZo2 pic.twitter.com/9fNqFLvRHz
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 20, 2024
