News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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“We cannot let what happened here be lost in the silence of the years to come. … Democracy is never guaranteed,” Pres. Biden says at D-Day ceremony in Normandy.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 6, 2024
“Every generation must preserve it, defend it and fight for it. That’s the test of the ages.” https://t.co/1LxQ8oMxFX pic.twitter.com/C9J38MOSLa
This year’s anniversary of D-Day may be the last major milestone for many veterans to recount in their own words the sheer brutality of that pivotal battle. https://t.co/6goIoq8o8S
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 6, 2024
Israel struck a U.N. school in central Gaza, killing at least 30 people, according to an official from a nearby hospital. Children were among the many casualties of the attack, a hospital spokesman told The Post. https://t.co/zKgMxBVLQK
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 6, 2024
SCOOP: Egypt's ambassador was raked over the coals in a tense call with House members last month over a botched ceasefire proposal that preceded Israel's invasion of Rafah.https://t.co/KBaQuQxmm2
— Axios (@axios) June 6, 2024
A court in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok on Thursday began the trial of an American soldier arrested earlier this year on charges of stealing. https://t.co/nWi4aicNSM
— ABC News (@ABC) June 6, 2024
A federal judge has ordered Steve Bannon to report to prison by July 1. The former Trump adviser is facing a 4-month sentence for contempt of Congress. https://t.co/2K0V5WW5gW
— CNN (@CNN) June 6, 2024
BREAKING: The Georgia Court of Appeals temporarily halted proceedings in the 2020 election case involving Donald Trump while it reviews a trial judge's ruling that allowed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue prosecuting the case. https://t.co/nmFHCZrnqp
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 5, 2024
Former president Donald Trump said that seeking prosecutions of his political opponents would be “wrong” but that he also would have “every right” to do so if reelected. https://t.co/6FCANIiLwF
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 6, 2024
A former neighbor of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said that “at worst, he’s outright lying” regarding the timeline of the upside-down American flag flown at his Virginia home. https://t.co/nbrL2s9AKf
— The Hill (@thehill) June 6, 2024
At the height of the Covid pandemic, nearly 200 countries started negotiating a plan to ensure they would do better when the next pandemic inevitably arrived. On "The Daily," our reporter explains why, so far, the negotiations have failed. https://t.co/bsZI9e1ZzY
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 6, 2024
NEW: The FDA rescinded its marketing ban on Juul Labs on Thursday, nearly two years after it ordered the company's e-cigarettes and vaping products be taken off the market. https://t.co/XTfFGCVbh8
— ABC News (@ABC) June 6, 2024
Boeing Starliner docks on International Space Station after new leaks, thruster issues caused delay https://t.co/kgaXESWu7V
— The Hill (@thehill) June 6, 2024
