News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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The local police team responsible for the roof a shooter used to fire at Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania had never spoken to the Secret Service prior to the attempted assassination, a report released by the Secret Service says. https://t.co/uFGMFrRzqE
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 20, 2024
Israel says it killed top Hezbollah commanders in Beirut strike https://t.co/M9hIjmrXKN
— The Hill (@thehill) September 20, 2024
Despite warnings from the U.S. against “escalation of any kind” after Israel’s pager and walkie talkie explosions targeting Hezbollah members, Israeli warplanes carried out strikes overnight across southern Lebanon, and Hezbollah has continued firing back. https://t.co/FIotSydmjJ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 20, 2024
Donald Trump said Thursday in back-to-back speeches that he would hold Jewish voters responsible if he loses the Nov. 5 election, suggesting that they owe him their support because of his position on Israel and questioning the sanity of Jewish Democrats. https://t.co/5D0GuADLzD
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 20, 2024
Republicans in North Carolina are assessing the potential fallout for Trump from a bombshell report alleging that Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the party's gubernatorial nominee, posted disturbing statements on a forum of a pornographic website. https://t.co/p8pNCoje0f pic.twitter.com/DH17xZNaSk
— ABC News (@ABC) September 20, 2024
Breaking News: Georgia’s right-wing election board voted to force counties to hand-count all ballots cast on Election Day, a move that critics say could significantly delay results in the battleground state and cause chaos. https://t.co/frdTdMSakK
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 20, 2024
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's preparation for the Oct. 1 VP debate with Sen. JD Vance is underway, sources confirmed to ABC News.
— ABC News (@ABC) September 20, 2024
He's already held some mock debates, sources said, with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg acting as a Vance stand-in. https://t.co/dZeYZEDabN
The U.S. Secret Service has launched a probe into a since-deleted post from Elon Musk over the lack of assassination attempts against President Biden and VP Harris. https://t.co/F0Amv9Rop2
— Axios (@axios) September 19, 2024
Feds sue pharmacy gatekeepers over high insulin costs https://t.co/UYgBsnhrLr
— POLITICO (@politico) September 20, 2024
A small eastern Kentucky community is reeling and searching for answers after a Letcher County sheriff was arrested in the fatal shooting of Judge Kevin Mullins in his district office Thursday afternoon. https://t.co/hd4Mr0bTQB
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 20, 2024
Even Vivek Ramaswamy won’t touch Trump’s baseless claims that migrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating people's pets https://t.co/qG5gZ4H86q
— POLITICO (@politico) September 20, 2024
NEW: Microsoft and Constellation Energy unveiled a power purchase deal that would enable re-start of a reactor at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear plant. https://t.co/fVMd6BpIvA
— Axios (@axios) September 20, 2024
