News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Israel and Hezbollah exchanged their heaviest strikes since October on Sunday, pulling the region closer to a wider outbreak of war that had been feared for weeks. https://t.co/iaxrNKkFsX
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 25, 2024
Israeli ambassador to US: Israeli strike on Hezbollah averted larger war https://t.co/h00PKnOms5
— POLITICO (@politico) August 25, 2024
The Russian-French billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app was arrested at an airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, according to state media. https://t.co/DqXTap6Smp
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 25, 2024
China opposes US sanctions on firms over alleged ties to Russia's war efforts https://t.co/h76PDPyh6Y
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 25, 2024
A journalist for the Reuters news agency was missing on Sunday and two others were wounded after the hotel in which they were staying in the city of Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, was hit in a strike, Reuters and a Ukrainian military official said. https://t.co/y8kihcVZ6Z
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 25, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris raised $82 million the week of the Democratic National Convention, bringing her total haul since launching her candidacy last month to $540 million, her campaign said. https://t.co/ll4MFwuLsg
— ABC News (@ABC) August 25, 2024
Sen. JD Vance evades multiple questions about whether former President Trump’s proposed “zero tolerance” policy on immigration would lead to family separation. https://t.co/60F9RnH7T2
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 25, 2024
Vance says Trump would veto a national abortion ban https://t.co/GNKffSSWZV
— POLITICO (@politico) August 25, 2024
German police said early Sunday that a 26-year-old man turned himself in, claiming to be behind the deadly Solingen knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded. https://t.co/loNmFw6dKr
— ABC News (@ABC) August 25, 2024
"The timing is about right" in terms of the Biden administration's rollout of a new COVID booster shot and free testing kits at the end of the month, which will align with the flu vaccine, says former FDA Commissioner @ScottGottliebMD. pic.twitter.com/vwd1SAypPd
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) August 25, 2024
Newt Gingrich says Joe Biden likely blames exit from race on Obamas: "He didn’t want to go" https://t.co/WjQsqExiET
— The Hill (@thehill) August 25, 2024
Hone is now a Category 1 hurricane with top winds of 75 mph as it continues it steady approach toward Hawaii early Sunday, forecasters said. https://t.co/5LrESOC7Sc
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 25, 2024
