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.
LATEST: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has disbanded his war cabinet, the small group of government officials who had been tasked with overseeing decisions about the war against Hamas, a spokesperson said.
— ABC News (@ABC) June 17, 2024
Read more: https://t.co/S2riXVHMrz pic.twitter.com/ZfqxOklOmF
Putin is set to travel to North Korea on Tuesday, the Kremlin says, in the latest sign of deepening ties between Moscow and Pyongyanghttps://t.co/jYDcN4zkqp
— CNN (@CNN) June 17, 2024
Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich's trial on espionage charges in Russia will begin on June 26, Russian state news agency TASS reported.https://t.co/mEfZTuR8iq
— Axios (@axios) June 17, 2024
A U.S. soldier held in Russia denied threatening a Russian woman with murder while also pleading "partially" guilty to theft in a court in the far eastern city of Vladivostok, according to the country's state-run media. https://t.co/BcvbKmzB7V
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 17, 2024
New Jersey AG charges Democratic power broker George Norcross in bombshell indictment https://t.co/RAyzAnc6EI
— POLITICO (@politico) June 17, 2024
BREAKING: A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students in six additional states. https://t.co/T3hjKpNiFZ
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 17, 2024
Congressional Republicans are calling for a reorganization of the National Institutes of Health that would strip its authority over "gain of function" research and freeze the experiments until new reforms are established.https://t.co/XbaHK3OCDz
— Axios (@axios) June 17, 2024
President Biden's campaign is leaning into former President Donald Trump's legal issues with a new TV ad calling Trump a "convicted felon." https://t.co/RY4WhAQBWJ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 17, 2024
The IRS estimates it will raise more than $50 billion over the next decade by closing a loophole often exploited by wealthy filers seeking to avoid paying taxes. https://t.co/Dhxzd7xeUn
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 17, 2024
JUST IN: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pardoning more than 175,000 convictions for marijuana, his office said Monday. https://t.co/qC8l5Iyr1L pic.twitter.com/6v9Kzirux7
— ABC News (@ABC) June 17, 2024
The US Surgeon General wants warning labels like those on cigarettes to be placed on social media apps, citing the mental health crisis among teenshttps://t.co/fObBDDqDu4
— CNN (@CNN) June 17, 2024
The lengthy heatwave may be "the longest experienced in decades for some locations," the National Weather Service said. https://t.co/eYbZNCkYn6
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 17, 2024
