News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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It’s “too soon to be certain” about how long it’ll take to reopen the port of Baltimore and rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge, says Transportation Sec. Buttigieg.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 27, 2024
“The original bridge took five years to construct. … That tells you what went into that original structure.” pic.twitter.com/AC2esik8fn
This animation map shows The Dali's path as it left its port in Baltimore and moved toward Francis Scott Key Bridge, ultimately crashing into and causing the bridge to collapse. Here's how it all unfolded. https://t.co/hSPVqtJfEp pic.twitter.com/OGGwqS9vvg
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 27, 2024
Netanyahu is planning to send two top Israeli officials to Washington as early as next week for talks in the White House about a possible military operation in Rafah.https://t.co/3jBgIuQnmq
— Axios (@axios) March 27, 2024
Democrat Marilyn Lands won a special election for an Alabama state House seat, flipping a Republican-held seat in the deep-red state in the aftermath of a court ruling in the state that threw access to fertility treatments into question. https://t.co/fF1BezDmda
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 27, 2024
Ahmaud Arbery's killers ask a US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions https://t.co/FKjlQVqLNI
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 27, 2024
Federal appeals court keeps Texas immigration law SB4 temporarily blocked https://t.co/hy9VG06GDE
— POLITICO (@politico) March 27, 2024
NBC is dropping former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel as a contributor, according to a network memo sent Tuesday. https://t.co/PfK8GH10p1
— ABC News (@ABC) March 26, 2024
On his last day in office, former Rep. Ken Buck spoke to us about getting booted from the House Freedom Caucus, why he's leaving Congress early, what's next for him and more👇
— POLITICO (@politico) March 27, 2024
🔗 https://t.co/3CPcLnL76p pic.twitter.com/bJrDinkU1p
Puerto Rico has declared a public health emergency as the number of dengue fever cases continues to rise. https://t.co/M22Pm0f9Bb pic.twitter.com/mix3rfA1nc
— ABC News (@ABC) March 27, 2024
Disney and the state of Florida have reached a settlement agreement in their lawsuit about who controls Walt Disney World’s governing district, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board announced. https://t.co/Eer6Scjpgs
— The Hill (@thehill) March 27, 2024
Kari Lake, a prominent election denier running for a Senate seat in Arizona, has decided not to contest her liability in a defamation suit brought by a Republican election official in Maricopa County. https://t.co/xuBxKydGM3
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 27, 2024
Trump says that "religion and Christianity are the biggest things missing from this country" and wants to bring them back fast. He is now selling Bibles for $59.99, with none of the money going toward his presidential campaign. https://t.co/1xrF89y34p
— Axios (@axios) March 27, 2024
