News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash. The Islamic Republic is now without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East. pic.twitter.com/mLY2YUo7df
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 20, 2024
ICC chief prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on war crimes charges https://t.co/WV4IpZNoaE
— CNN (@CNN) May 20, 2024
Biden slammed potential ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant: "The ICC prosecutor's application for arrest warrants against Israeli leaders is outrageous."
— Axios (@axios) May 20, 2024
• He also criticized Khan for equating the actions of Israel with those of Hamas.https://t.co/YH9Td4ku1Z
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war cabinet is at risk of falling apart after he rejected a proposal from a top coalition partner for how the war in Gaza should end. pic.twitter.com/htA8muoFsC
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) May 20, 2024
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has committed to keeping U.S. weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces one of its toughest moments against a renewed assault by Russia. https://t.co/Y5CrSjc7lI pic.twitter.com/LHfWEsdSKn
— ABC News (@ABC) May 20, 2024
HAPPENING NOW: Judge Merchan says closing arguments will take place next Tuesday, after the holiday weekend. @vaughnhillyard has the latest. pic.twitter.com/quZCLT9y05
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 20, 2024
London court rules WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition order to the United States. https://t.co/k17cpyvwiS
— The Hill (@thehill) May 20, 2024
NEW: The cargo ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore nearly two months ago was moved from the crash site for the first time on Monday morning. https://t.co/4fQkQCo2Ih
— ABC News (@ABC) May 20, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a bid backed by a conservative Christian legal group to challenge a Maryland school district’s policy against informing parents if their children identify as transgender or gender-nonconforming. https://t.co/h8ryr2Qy8S
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 20, 2024
House Republicans are already deriding the Senate's bid for a vote on bipartisan immigration legislation as a political ploy that's doomed — in the unlikely event it even reaches their chamber https://t.co/5hEeTQXqyN
— POLITICO (@politico) May 20, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says that the president should be sitting down with foreign adversaries for negotiations — name checking Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi and former Iranian President Ahmadinejad, who hasn’t been in office for over a decade. https://t.co/XQ155DHIl0
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 20, 2024
More people were killed by U.S. law enforcement in 2023 than any other year in the past decade — and it's increasingly happening in small towns and rural areas. https://t.co/kipzzl011G
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 20, 2024
Late May has arrived — historically the peak of tornado season across the United States — and swarms of storms are in the forecast for much of the nation’s Heartland. https://t.co/bU5e9ga0cv
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 20, 2024
