News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Ukraine marks two years since Russia's full-scale invasion as troops face challenges on front line https://t.co/b0h1r1Mb64
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 24, 2024
Frustration over lagging U.S. military aid is written on the crumbling walls near Ukraine’s front line.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 24, 2024
“We are not asking too much,” reads the graffiti. “We just need artillery shells and aviation. Rest we do ourselves. Armed Forces of Ukraine.” https://t.co/KRGaHhsddL
BREAKING: Russian authorities have given Alexei Navalny's body back to his mother over a week after the Russian opposition leader's death in an Arctic penal colony, according to Navalny's spokesperson. https://t.co/TjmB5WBYFN pic.twitter.com/SRFG1fnpWg
— ABC News (@ABC) February 24, 2024
Prosecutors say former informant Alexander Smirnov, charged last week with lying to the FBI in 2020, “is actively peddling new lies that could impact U.S. elections after meeting with Russian intelligence officials” as recently as last fall. https://t.co/Q9S3RAcqj8
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 24, 2024
Progress made in hostage talks after U.S. presents new proposal, sources say https://t.co/3NkgqijjmF
— Axios (@axios) February 24, 2024
Donald Trump and Nikki Haley face off in the 2024 South Carolina Republican primary election Saturday. https://t.co/AAofFT5n6n
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 24, 2024
Congressional leaders are preparing to force government funding legislation worth $1.7 trillion into law next week as the federal government staggers toward yet another shutdown deadline. https://t.co/FcuTEw1Opp
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 24, 2024
Vice President Harris announced the latest tranche of bipartisan infrastructure law money going toward improving the country's drinking water infrastructure — $5.8 billion. https://t.co/RRqtjZMIZ1 pic.twitter.com/d5kXAG910m
— The Hill (@thehill) February 24, 2024
Florida’s measles outbreak is the largest in the U.S. right now.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 24, 2024
And what Florida’s health officials are doing, or not doing, is drawing fire from experts who study the way diseases spread. https://t.co/bbXgeFN5mm
Forensic police find a 10th body in the charred remnants of a Spanish apartment building https://t.co/Kd5IliKZfJ
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 24, 2024
LATEST: A balloon intercepted by fighter aircraft over Utah on Friday was a "likely hobby balloon" and has since left United States airspace, NORAD said. https://t.co/CYLPJX7HJe
— ABC News (@ABC) February 24, 2024
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander, coming down faster than expected and moving slightly to one side at the moment of touchdown Thursday, apparently caught a footpad on the lunar surface and tipped over onto its side, officials said Friday. https://t.co/24QzZA9nov
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 24, 2024
