News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: Donald Trump's sentencing is scheduled for July 11 after being found guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to Stormy Daniels. https://t.co/T8QY0STE0J
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 30, 2024
The White House is working on a meeting between U.S., Egyptian and Israeli officials in Cairo next week to discuss the reopening of the Rafah crossing and a plan for securing the border between Egypt and Gaza, three U.S. and Israeli officials said.https://t.co/Mo2mRmDaF5
— Axios (@axios) May 30, 2024
Exclusive: The Israeli military has lifted a ban on the sale of food to Gaza from Israel and the occupied West Bank as its battlefield offensive chokes international aid, according to Palestinian officials, businessmen and international aid workers https://t.co/Zw6pXp3oYM
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 30, 2024
Exclusive: Biden secretly gave Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia with U.S. weapons.
— POLITICO (@politico) May 30, 2024
It's a major reversal of prior restrictions that will help Ukraine to better defend its second-largest city. https://t.co/WY1YP5VRPG
Chief Justice Roberts rejected a meeting request from Democratic lawmakers who wanted to discuss provocative flags hoisted at Justice Alito's properties https://t.co/XHX0k52Mga
— CNN (@CNN) May 30, 2024
French Pres. Macron's office said Thursday that Pres. Biden will make his first state visit to France next week after attending D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations in Normandy. https://t.co/Hpz35mXiGN
— ABC News (@ABC) May 30, 2024
Exclusive: The Biden administration plans to refer some migrants in Latin America for resettlement in Greece and Italy as part of another effort to discourage people from traveling to the U.S.-Mexico border, sources tell CBS News. https://t.co/1bGI78j7AR
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 30, 2024
A third person in the US has tested positive for H5 bird flu in connection to an outbreak in dairy cattle, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said. CDC maintains its assessment that risk to public is low. https://t.co/HeK0C9mZTs
— CNN (@CNN) May 30, 2024
Breaking News: The Supreme Court ruled unanimously to allow the National Rifle Association to pursue a First Amendment claim against a New York official who had encouraged companies to stop doing business with the gun rights group. https://t.co/ZUwqq4Cd8v pic.twitter.com/hDhu6ETxg9
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 30, 2024
A Chinese national was charged with leading the “world’s largest botnet,” responsible for “billions” in cybercrime, the Department of Justice announced. https://t.co/gXPSb0WJdQ
— The Hill (@thehill) May 30, 2024
A California judge largely denied a motion by Scott Peterson's defense team for new or additional DNA testing in his case, as the Los Angeles Innocence Project seeks evidence proving he didn't murder his wife and unborn child. https://t.co/ImJAyEDxDV pic.twitter.com/JO0fEglK2W
— ABC News (@ABC) May 30, 2024
Southwest Iceland is facing its fifth volcanic eruption since December, with a nearly two-mile-long fissure opening the earth and sending “vigorously” flowing lava over roads as volcanic gas threatens to loom over the country’s capital miles away. https://t.co/bJ97FfKSly pic.twitter.com/ypDD4uOHZg
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 30, 2024
