News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Family confirms death of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin https://t.co/G9SlxJ6UKt
— POLITICO (@politico) September 1, 2024
Anger mounts in Israel after the IDF says six hostages were "brutally murdered." Follow live updates. https://t.co/oB3YwBD9an
— CNN (@CNN) September 1, 2024
President Biden has done “everything he can” to finalize a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas and secure the release of hostages, says Jonathan Dekel-Chen, father of Sagui Dekel-Chen, an Israeli-American hostage held by Hamas.
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) September 1, 2024
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A Columbia University antisemitism task force has found the school failed to stop hate on campus and has not treated Jewish student concerns "with the standards of civility, respect, and fairness it promises," a new report said. https://t.co/aBtZyOY8PV
— ABC News (@ABC) September 1, 2024
BREAKING: The Russian Ministry of Defense said air defenses intercepted and destroyed 158 drones overnight, including two over the city of Moscow and nine over the surrounding Moscow region. https://t.co/QOh4gS6Geg
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 1, 2024
President Biden and VP Harris were not invited to Arlington National Cemetery by Gold Star families last week to commemorate the third anniversary of the attack at Abbey Gate, officials tell @NBCNews. https://t.co/jK27gIR6d5
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 1, 2024
Rep. Jamie Raskin asks Army for incident report, briefing on Donald Trump’s Arlington cemetery incident https://t.co/9vXQHzqPR1
— The Hill (@thehill) September 1, 2024
Projections show the far-right Alternative for Germany winning a state election for the first time Sunday in the country’s east, while it's set to finish at least a very close second to mainstream conservatives in a second vote. https://t.co/BqBmLiNAjr
— ABC News (@ABC) September 1, 2024
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she is supportive of proposals to implement an "enforceable code" of ethics for Supreme Court justices. https://t.co/V9sZIB4pks
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 1, 2024
"Deportations are 24/7."
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 1, 2024
Since President Biden invoked sweeping presidential powers to curtail access to the overwhelmed U.S. asylum system in early June, returns of migrants to Mexican border cities have increased sharply. https://t.co/BaC4WkXpqt
Tom Cotton says he’s "open to" Donald Trump’s IVF proposal https://t.co/cFPawR1x2e
— The Hill (@thehill) September 1, 2024
