News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Judge in Trump's classified files case agrees to redact witness names, granting prosecution request https://t.co/eeDZ5MEoC1
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 10, 2024
Breaking News: Allen Weisselberg, Donald Trump’s ex-finance chief, was sentenced to five months at Rikers Island for perjury, ending a legal saga that has put him in jail twice. https://t.co/K9SRkGtieK
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 10, 2024
BREAKING: Already sentenced to years in federal prison, six ex-Mississippi law officers have been sentenced in state court for torturing two Black men. https://t.co/twKWXndxgR
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 10, 2024
BREAKING: Consumer prices rose 3.5% in March compared to a year ago, accelerating markedly from the previous month and reversing some of the progress achieved in a two-year fight to cool inflation, new data showed. https://t.co/p39UyqTreX pic.twitter.com/sUopIne7Kx
— ABC News (@ABC) April 10, 2024
Fed seen waiting until September to cut rates https://t.co/Xwc9R233dq pic.twitter.com/1HBXncmfpy
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 10, 2024
Traders trim their bets on ECB interest-rate cuts after US inflation tops forecasts https://t.co/sCiFvwE1Ax
— Bloomberg (@business) April 10, 2024
World faces persistent low growth in absence of productivity reforms, IMF says https://t.co/TjAophEobq pic.twitter.com/iSYWtl01IS
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 10, 2024
The United States Postal Service has proposed an overall increase of nearly 8% on the price of postage, the latest in a series of stamp hikes over the past three years. https://t.co/3jzYNt72vR
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 10, 2024
The US Air Force is testing a self-flying F-16 fighter jet — and is sending its boss up as a passenger https://t.co/VQXzndIeHB
— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) April 10, 2024
After more than a year of delays, a Florida woman was sentenced to one month in prison and three years of probation for stealing and selling President Biden’s daughter’s diary, portions of which were made public shortly before the 2020 general election. https://t.co/iL9Kw3POcj
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 10, 2024
A company looking for people with an eye for detail sought out employees with autism. The tech company saw a 90% reduction in errors and a 30% increase in productivity, CEO/founder Dave Friedman said in 2020. April is #AustimAwareness Month. https://t.co/o4QeduKokE pic.twitter.com/1lvd9sZ4GH
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) April 10, 2024
Track and field athletes who win gold at the coming Summer Olympics in Paris will go home with an extra $50,000, World Athletics announced. https://t.co/pNrcSJ5RAd
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 10, 2024
Imagine setting up your camera on a tripod to take this photo… in 1884! This is one of the earliest photos of a tornado, taken by F.N. Robinson in the Dakota Territory (now South Dakota).
— National Weather Service (@NWS) April 10, 2024
Learn more at: https://t.co/Rth0cweJNb#tornado #cyclone #history #WeatherHistory pic.twitter.com/rwZghD2vbF
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