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News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Israeli PM Netanyahu directs military to prepare to evacuate over 1 million Palestinians from southern Gaza city of Rafah ahead of a ground operation. https://t.co/Ij8s3i9x4T
— CNN (@CNN) February 9, 2024
LATEST: The IDF presented information to the family of hostage Yossi Sharabi, who died in Gaza, telling the family that Sharabi may have been killed when a building adjacent to an IDF target in Gaza collapsed, ABC News has learned.
— ABC News (@ABC) February 9, 2024
Read more: https://t.co/1TJ6kZ22aP
Ukraine's new army chief signals tougher approach but huge problems stand in the way https://t.co/4RkuJq6ext
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 9, 2024
How much — if any — of what Vladimir Putin said in his interview with Tucker Carlson was true?
— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) February 9, 2024
We did a fact-check.
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‘Gratuitous’: Harris slams Hur report, defends Biden https://t.co/u7BTUVjznj
— POLITICO (@politico) February 9, 2024
Democrats are shifting strategies, trying to leverage GOP opposition to a bipartisan border security deal in Tuesday’s New York special election to replace George Santos — and beyond. https://t.co/0K65q0dEid
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 9, 2024
A Texas border rally highlights how Jan. 6 prosecutions have become a powerful organizing tool for some. https://t.co/4Uhjyqkkjc
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 9, 2024
The efforts reflect the challenges facing American elections as Trump and his supporters continue to falsely dispute the results from 2020. https://t.co/g4sZlIc3LE
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 9, 2024
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) said that she would not have allowed 2020 election results to be certified on Jan. 6, 2021 if she was in former Vice President Mike Pence’s position https://t.co/cY47Uxjtln pic.twitter.com/ExpjqKbqZV
— The Hill (@thehill) February 9, 2024
The five Marines who died when their helicopter crashed during a storm in the mountains outside San Diego have been identified. https://t.co/at0WP689ap pic.twitter.com/YrHexnhYVe
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 9, 2024
Seven royal artifacts looted 150 years ago by British colonial forces from Ghana’s ancient Asante kingdom and kept by a United States museum have been returned and presented to the kingdom. https://t.co/vOnziHuHh4
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 9, 2024
The chances of La Niña developing during the summer are increasing. This could mean cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures and cooler temperatures in some regions towards the end of the year. https://t.co/up1uulYCp4
— Axios (@axios) February 9, 2024