News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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JUST IN: Pres. Biden condemns apparent assassination attempt against former Pres. Trump, saying there is “no place for political violence in America.”
— ABC News (@ABC) September 16, 2024
“We resolve our differences peacefully at the ballot box, not at the end of a gun.” https://t.co/j7VndkQNNw pic.twitter.com/JQRUUt2JmD
The suspected gunman in an apparent assassination attempt on former President Trump at his Florida golf club on Sunday has been identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, multiple outlets report.
— Axios (@axios) September 16, 2024
Here's what we know. https://t.co/eZkiBf6ekB
BREAKING: The suspect involved in the second assassination attempt of former President Trump has been charged with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and erasing a serial number on a firearm. https://t.co/hgmV4n5u0V
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 16, 2024
Donald Trump blames Democrats’ rhetoric for latest apparent assassination attempt https://t.co/5xvnI8PecV
— The Hill (@thehill) September 16, 2024
Hours after an apparent attempted assassination of Donald Trump, Elon Musk wrote on X — and then deleted — a post suggesting it was odd that nobody had tried to kill President Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris. https://t.co/WUs7xztWsf
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 16, 2024
Pres. Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000 to a total of 1.5 million as Moscow’s military action in Ukraine continues. https://t.co/VsMZ8AaJHM
— ABC News (@ABC) September 16, 2024
“We need help, not hate”: Springfield, Ohio has seen bomb threats after false claims from Trump and Vance about immigrants eating pets.
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) September 16, 2024
Members of the Proud Boys were seen marching through the streets and a branch of the Ku Klux Klan spread leaflets with hateful messages. pic.twitter.com/1uIOzznl5f
Iran's president insists Tehran wants to negotiate over its nuclear program https://t.co/IIvKmZxV4w
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 16, 2024
David Lin, who the US says was wrongfully detained, is freed after nearly two decades behind bars in China https://t.co/nMPoqhSTsN
— CNN (@CNN) September 16, 2024
New York fire chiefs charged in bribery scheme https://t.co/gzVnB9sLPT
— POLITICO (@politico) September 16, 2024
The United States Navy commissioned its first coed submarine on Saturday, in a ceremonial event that the vessel's commander called "a truly historic moment." https://t.co/hZ2tFowJyv
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 16, 2024
An area of heavy rain and thunderstorms off the North Carolina and South Carolina coastlines is the next potential Atlantic system that may affect the continental U.S. https://t.co/0iU1PKOaQW
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 16, 2024
