News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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An FBI informant accused of lying about President Biden and his son Hunter agrees to plead guilty to federal charges.
— CNN (@cnn.com) December 12, 2024 at 10:26 AM
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A Chinese national who lives in Northern California has been arrested on suspicion of flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base and taking photos of the facility, the U.S. Department of Justice said. https://t.co/4B0eIko8ax
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 12, 2024
LATEST: The Franklin Fire in Malibu has burned through over 4,000 acres this week, but a change in weather and the end of red flag warnings give firefighters hope to tamp out the inferno.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) December 12, 2024 at 9:29 AM
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“These actions represent the largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history,” the White House said. https://t.co/dRpAPHh67O
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 12, 2024
“Arizona law is clear: no company has the right to endanger an entire community’s health and safety for its own gain.” The farm uses billions of gallons of groundwater in La Paz County each year to irrigate the desert to grow hay, which it then ships back to the Middle East to feed dairy cows.
— Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) December 11, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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EU states on Thursday cleared Bulgaria and Romania to become full members of the borderless Schengen zone from the start of next year, officials said, following a 13-year wait for the two eastern European nations ➡️ https://t.co/osEAmG5vFe pic.twitter.com/yuDQroKexT
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 12, 2024
Israeli troops will remain in Syria slightly beyond a buffer zone — created by the 1974 Separation of Forces Agreement — for “strategic reasons,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement Thursday. https://t.co/hagEIsYuQc
— ABC News (@ABC) December 12, 2024
South Korea’s opposition filed a second impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday, with the likelihood of its passage increasing as more ruling party members indicate they will support it
— Bloomberg (@bloomberg.com) December 12, 2024 at 3:17 AM
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Mexican judge shot dead outside courthouse in Acapulco https://t.co/oEZ9jVmAzO
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 12, 2024
Rosneft and private refiner Reliance struck the biggest ever India-Russia oil supply deal worth roughly $13 billion a year as Russia struggles with sanctions https://t.co/A7vjRcYj6W pic.twitter.com/yL6WqcWHlQ
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 12, 2024
Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest-ever undisputed classical chess world champion after beating Ding Liren 7.5-6.5 in their best-of-14 final in Singapore on Thursday. Read more: cnn.it/49ByQI9
— CNN (@cnn.com) December 12, 2024 at 11:05 AM
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We go, together.
— NASA (@NASA) December 12, 2024
Fifty nations around the world have signed the @NASAArtemis Accords, and in so doing, come together in the name of safe and responsible space exploration. pic.twitter.com/0T8e7wCzgl
The Geminids are one of the best and most visible annual meteor showers, when at least 120 meteors can usually be seen per hour. But 2024 will be different, thanks to the year's final full moon.
— NPR (@npr.org) December 12, 2024 at 12:29 PM
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As the rover begins its 5th science campaign, @NASAPersevere will now make its way to a rocky outcrop about 1,500 feet (450 m) down the other side of the rim to a spot called “Witch Hazel Hill,” where it will explore some of the oldest rocks on Mars. https://t.co/Mpzw5IViOK
— NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) December 12, 2024
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