News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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US military aircraft drop thousands of meals into Gaza https://t.co/LtV0hBzNvz
— POLITICO (@politico) March 2, 2024
BREAKING: Israel has 'basically signed on' to a Gaza cease-fire and hostage deal, but the 'onus' is now is on Hamas, a US official says. https://t.co/5YnTHQGlWX
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 2, 2024
A video obtained by @Reuters shows hundreds of people scrambling for flour from an aid truck in the Al Zaytun neighborhood of Gaza City pic.twitter.com/wlM0fZ3HPw
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 2, 2024
Three people were killed when a Russian drone hit an apartment block in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa, officials say. https://t.co/7TddqrV3Tf
— ABC News (@ABC) March 2, 2024
Ukrainian troops are rationing ammo. But House Republicans plan to take weeks to consider aid https://t.co/jyrbshFK8B
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 2, 2024
Mike Johnson was confronted and pressed from all sides on Ukraine aid during a meeting with Biden and fellow congressional leaders. The House speaker said, "The first priority of the country is our border." https://t.co/HNyTTf10pP
— Axios (@axios) March 2, 2024
Former President Donald Trump has won Missouri's Republican caucuses, one of the three events on Saturday that will award delegates for the GOP presidential nomination. https://t.co/4g6wl0VUNQ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 2, 2024
More than 8 million asylum seekers and other migrants will be living inside the U.S in legal limbo by the end of September — a roughly 167% increase in five years, according to internal government projections obtained by Axios.https://t.co/Cy3lU4ZGye
— Axios (@axios) March 2, 2024
Some of former President Trump’s most fervent supporters are being swindled into investing thousands in “Trump Bucks” that promise riches once cashed in.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 2, 2024
Instead, they’re receiving memorabilia that no bank will cash. https://t.co/DOie6GYkSV
The NTSB is investigating a collision and derailment involving three Norfolk Southern trains on Saturday, the agency said. https://t.co/UUSdeVDtlL
— ABC News (@ABC) March 2, 2024
Strong winds and warm and dry conditions will pile on the challenge for crews that are battling the largest wildfire in Texas history that has spread across more than 1 million acres since Monday. pic.twitter.com/Yvi6seImJ7
— CBS Saturday Morning (@cbssaturday) March 2, 2024
As snow continues to accumulate by the hour, winter storm warnings in California’s Sierra Nevada are expected to remain in effect until Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. https://t.co/iovOQ9C8fF
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 2, 2024
