News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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LATEST: The foreign ministers of Egypt, Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates released a joint statement Monday in support of the current cease-fire deal.
— ABC News (@ABC) June 3, 2024
Read more on the Israel-Hamas conflict: https://t.co/KikvsQcnqN
Israeli military tells the families of four hostages being held in Gaza "that they are no longer alive" https://t.co/vRdxOgmp9q
— CNN (@CNN) June 3, 2024
Vice President Harris to attend Ukraine peace summit after Zelensky urged Biden to go https://t.co/dlqJ68FRxI
— The Hill (@thehill) June 3, 2024
Russian propagandists have issued fake warnings urging people to avoid the Paris Olympics by mimicking French and U.S. intelligence agencies and spoofing news reports, according to a report released on Sunday by Microsoft. https://t.co/YtaarmKW74
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 3, 2024
Anthony Fauci defended his handling of the pandemic in House testimony today, refuting allegations from Republicans that he tried to suppress the theory that a lab leak in Wuhan, China caused the pandemic.https://t.co/ovoEGklR7S pic.twitter.com/CKwCmmb30z
— POLITICO (@politico) June 3, 2024
Claudia Sheinbaum's victory in Mexico's presidential election is a monumental moment for a country whose society, and therefore its politics, has long been patriarchal. https://t.co/Oeoq0ecJEB
— ABC News (@ABC) June 3, 2024
Breaking News: Nigel Farage, the pro-Brexit campaigner and serial disrupter of British politics, will run for Parliament next month, dealing a blow to Conservatives. https://t.co/o993Gbht3h
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 3, 2024
Indicted New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat, is expected to file to seek reelection as an independent, sources tell CNN https://t.co/llZ1h3i5kH
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 3, 2024
First lady Jill Biden is with Hunter Biden at his historic gun trial in Delaware.
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) June 3, 2024
Also in attendance:
– Jack Owen, the president's brother-in-law
– Ashley Biden, Hunter's half-sister
– Melissa Cohen, Hunter's wifehttps://t.co/bKKl6dWvbq pic.twitter.com/zyKXEgcTHe
Lawyers for the families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School filed an emergency motion in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston to liquidate Alex Jones' media company. https://t.co/wnlnpoPxId
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 3, 2024
Supreme Court won’t hear InfoWars host’s First Amendment challenge to Jan. 6 conviction https://t.co/NsnmrxoBVb
— POLITICO (@politico) June 3, 2024
Temperatures are expected to climb across parts of southern Texas as well as California and the desert Southwest this week, where around 22 million people are under heat alerts in the first significant heat event for the season. https://t.co/o2iyiY229t
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 3, 2024
