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.
Elon Musk has secretly been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022 https://t.co/GPxS9vZmZ9 https://t.co/GPxS9vZmZ9
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) October 25, 2024
North Korean troops are poised to be deployed by Russia on the battlefield in Ukraine as early as this weekend, Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed Friday. https://t.co/CK1GZd87Nu
— ABC News (@ABC) October 25, 2024
An Israeli strike killed at least three journalists in south Lebanon on Friday. They were asleep in guesthouses used by the media in Hasbaya https://t.co/AabXcdaJOh pic.twitter.com/SdBqpJJ4x4
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 25, 2024
Election officials brace for new threat: Fake 911 calls https://t.co/rBdlE6uqu8
— POLITICO (@politico) October 25, 2024
Former Pres. Donald Trump is amping up his rhetoric in the final weeks before Election Day, saying he would immediately fire special counsel Jack Smith, who is prosecuting Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his holding of classified documents. pic.twitter.com/suiYCQNYj1
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) October 25, 2024
#BREAKING: The Washington Post not endorsing a presidential candidate for the first time in decades https://t.co/Nq2hx16T2d
— The Hill (@thehill) October 25, 2024
Former Trump White House staffers back John Kelly on his warning about Trump https://t.co/QqfJbAV9GK
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 25, 2024
President Biden apologizes for forced Native American boarding school policy that led to abuse and deaths of children.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 25, 2024
"I formally apologize as president of the United States of America for what we did," Biden says.
"It's long overdue." https://t.co/XIQnguCkw3 pic.twitter.com/vTo4PA0CWg
The Justice Department has reached a settlement for more than $100 million with the two corporations that owned and operated the container ship that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March https://t.co/dey0OxkOWA
— CNN (@CNN) October 24, 2024
The Biden administration rolled out a new proposal Friday to deliver student debt relief to borrowers facing financial hardship.
— Axios (@axios) October 25, 2024
If the proposed guidelines are finalized, the plan would provide debt forgiveness for approximately 8 million borrowers. https://t.co/Q2lHsfQ1Zi
At least 75 people have gotten sick after eating McDonald's Quarter Pounders linked to a deadly E. coli strain, the CDC says.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 25, 2024
22 people have been hospitalized. https://t.co/jWAJbqu9Rk
Four astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton.
— ABC News (@ABC) October 25, 2024
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