News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
LEBANON LATEST: At least 14 people were killed and 450 others injured in Lebanon on Wednesday after a series of new explosions rocked the country, according to the Ministry of Health and the Lebanese Red Cross. https://t.co/KLf8hupoGw
— ABC News (@ABC) September 18, 2024
The UN will vote on a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupation https://t.co/Sle4Yb41U7
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 18, 2024
Officials in Washington believe they still have ways to get Israel and Hamas to agree on the terms for phase one of the deal. 👉 https://t.co/2kvGWKKhp6
— POLITICO (@politico) September 18, 2024
(📷 Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/tIH4g74mmx
A false claim that VP Harris was involved in a June 2011 hit-and-run incident that left a 13-year-old girl paralyzed was created by a Russian troll farm, according to a report released by Microsoft. https://t.co/D2WoYF9aSL
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 18, 2024
House Republicans are expected to derail their own plan to avert a government shutdown, leaving Congress without a plan two weeks before the deadline. https://t.co/kqI68sPDvH
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 18, 2024
Federal Reserve delivers super-sized half-point rate cut https://t.co/9voaEWVnas
— Axios (@axios) September 18, 2024
Kamala Harris criticizes Donald Trump’s remarks about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, saying the former president is “spewing lies.”
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 18, 2024
“It’s got to stop,” Harris said during a discussion hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists. https://t.co/az1IAXa840
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear issued an executive order to ban "conversion therapy," a discredited practice that attempts to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. https://t.co/ySF8pF30yh
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 18, 2024
Justice Department files $100 million lawsuit against two companies that owned the cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore's Key Bridge in March https://t.co/JFF21zdnOL
— CNN (@CNN) September 18, 2024
U.S. prosecutors are calling for a former CIA officer to be imprisoned for 30 years for sex offenses against more than two dozen women, many of whom he drugged and recorded, in what is described as “an extraordinary case of wanton abuse” spanning 14 years. https://t.co/b8Zf7wDNkB
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 18, 2024
US court upholds British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction https://t.co/h1DRTygug3
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 18, 2024
Harvey Weinstein’s criminal sexual assault case is scheduled to return to a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday — and if Weinstein shows up, he will be arraigned on a new indictment. https://t.co/XGNrrKqqmk
— ABC News (@ABC) September 18, 2024
