News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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One of Donald Trump's most controversial cabinet picks just became even more so: Pete Hegseth, tapped for defense secretary earlier this week, was accused of sexual assault in 2017, according to police.
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 16, 2024
➡️ https://t.co/BM4D7ynF21 pic.twitter.com/8Ei1yEVaaD
A woman tells the House Ethics Committee that she saw Matt Gaetz, President-elect Trump’s pick for attorney general, have sex with a minor, her lawyer says. https://t.co/ckHG9oMnxc
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 16, 2024
Trump has just nominated several sex offenders for cabinet positions. Now here’s three articles about why Democrats need to stop saying Latinx.
— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) November 16, 2024
Rudy Giuliani makes a down payment on $148M judgment https://t.co/RPzAIBtLFv
— POLITICO (@politico) November 16, 2024
Gunfire strikes Southwest plane on tarmac of Dallas airport, officials say https://t.co/hWsvzCOXrz
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 16, 2024
#BREAKING The Philippines' state weather forecaster says Man-yi has intensified into a 'super typhoon', warning of 'significant to severe impacts' from winds and 'life-threatening' storm surges pic.twitter.com/dreiR6CmhC
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 16, 2024
Russian gas will stop flowing to Austria on Saturday after Ukraine refused to renew transit agreements via pipelines on its territory. Ukraine has accused Russia of channeling the profits from energy trade to finance the war https://t.co/RqfUzpHFeG pic.twitter.com/OZt7beEeJx
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 16, 2024
Germany's Scholz discusses Ukraine with Russia's Putin in first such call in 2 years https://t.co/DAptxINrQl
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 16, 2024
U.S. companies in China are increasingly concerned that the incoming Trump administration’s hard-line approach could stunt their prospects in the world’s second-largest economy — and turn them into targets of Chinese retaliation. https://t.co/z8B6qBzqox
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 16, 2024
Donald Trump has promised to impose up to 20 percent flat tariffs on imports to the US.
— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) November 15, 2024
UK officials are already war-gaming how they can protect billions in exports.https://t.co/hHmiLE3Pax
Beneath the snowy slopes lay a prehistoric surprise: an ecosystem that predates the dinosaurs, revealed by melting snow before being stumbled upon by a hiker in the Italian Alps. https://t.co/mPgZSgxpIb
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 16, 2024
📸 In pictures: The ‘Beaver Moon,’ the last supermoon of 2024, rose over several cities around the world pic.twitter.com/m6PsZUCFxo
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 16, 2024
"Feral and not trained" emus Thelma and Louise on the loose in South Carolina as state's monkey search continues https://t.co/sqpFkjWJ3o
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 16, 2024
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