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.
President Putin says Russian troops will push further into Ukraine to build on their success on the battlefield after the fall of the town of Avdiivka. https://t.co/2lLeNwk9Vw
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 21, 2024
Fears grow for a California woman arrested in Russia after making a small donation to a Ukrainian charity. https://t.co/BumsEpEASm
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 21, 2024
A former FBI informant, charged with making false bribery claims involving Biden and his son Hunter, told federal officials he has ties to high-level Russian agents. https://t.co/WMxIFOzLdI
— Axios (@axios) February 21, 2024
Federal prosecutors mistakenly claimed in a court filing that a photo of sawdust they found while searching Hunter Biden's electronics was cocaine, attorneys for the president's son say. https://t.co/bFs6uTbI3b
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 21, 2024
Trump is comparing his legal troubles to the plight of Alexei Navalny, the Putin critic who died in a Russian prison last week. https://t.co/cmWVGY05tq
— Axios (@axios) February 21, 2024
The mother of Alexei Navalny has filed a lawsuit contesting officials’ refusal to release her son’s body, Russia’s state news agency says. https://t.co/sGHkMrSTla
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 21, 2024
Rape and sexual assault took place during Hamas attack, Israeli association says https://t.co/1mJ8fR3pD9
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 21, 2024
Pentagon slashes weapons programs to stay under debt deal https://t.co/XhxzVQh9c5
— POLITICO (@politico) February 21, 2024
BREAKING: Boeing has announced that it is replacing the head of its 737 Max program as part of a reshuffling of the company in the wake of the much-publicized incident of a door plug blowing out of an Alaska Airlines flight last month.https://t.co/K4pHKSTgzE pic.twitter.com/0nbjwSsw5n
— ABC News (@ABC) February 21, 2024
As the fentanyl crisis continues across the country, a new task force in Los Angeles is holding dealers accountable —not for selling drugs, but for murder. https://t.co/nrWQClLsiu
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 21, 2024
BREAKING: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said in a new interview that she agrees with an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are considered people in the state. https://t.co/Fc5wXeRUfY
— ABC News (@ABC) February 21, 2024
Biden will email 153,000 student loan borrowers: I’m canceling your debt https://t.co/ySjbKwm5Ko
— POLITICO (@politico) February 21, 2024
Former President Trump confirmed a list of names floated to be on his vice presidential shortlist, during a town hall event in Greenville, South Carolina. https://t.co/7uXXMo62Dj pic.twitter.com/mVQbF2Rg93
— The Hill (@thehill) February 21, 2024
