News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was injured on a trip to Luxembourg and has been admitted to a hospital for evaluation, her office said in a statement. The cause of the injury was not disclosed reut.rs/4gcC8nO
— Reuters (@reuters.com) December 13, 2024 at 11:34 AM
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Police have arrested a fake Uber driver who is accusing of stealing more than $300,000 in cryptocurrency from unwitting passengers.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) December 13, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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A European nation cut ties with Gazprom, saying it won't be 'blackmailed' by Russia https://t.co/FaiBMo8PqN
— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) December 13, 2024
Russia is sending 4 ships to its bases in Syria to evacuate weapons, Ukraine intelligence says https://t.co/ZoZSz7ytwZ
— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) December 13, 2024
Georgia's political crisis deepened on Friday, as new pro-Europe protests gripped Tbilisi ahead of the nomination of a far-right government loyalist as president ⬇️ https://t.co/dM98TO3g1k
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 13, 2024
BREAKING: French President Emmanuel Macron named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister, after a historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government last week. https://t.co/syL7qIynLm
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 13, 2024
An industrial-scale drug lab producing a highly addictive drug called captagon was discovered just up the hill from a main road on the western edge of Damascus, the seat of power of the ousted President Bashar al-Assad https://t.co/94fBlrML9p pic.twitter.com/el3giyicSB
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 13, 2024
International consulting firm McKinsey & Company agreed Friday to resolve criminal charges with federal prosecutors in two states for its role in helping Purdue Pharma boost sales of OxyContin and other opioid painkillers, fueling an addiction epidemic. https://t.co/jRIw6FX3zM
— ABC News (@ABC) December 13, 2024
Women around the world are increasingly part of a very human global supply chain. In an investigation that crossed five continents, we learned how they’re paid—and sometimes exploited—in the multibillion-dollar fertility industry
— Bloomberg (@bloomberg.com) December 12, 2024 at 6:00 PM
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An arctic blast of air swept across the eastern part of the U.S., leaving a path of destruction from Wisconsin to Rhode Island.@ReporterFaith has the latest.
— ABC News (@ABC) December 13, 2024
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Marjorie Fiterman and Bernie Littman are officially the world’s oldest newlyweds, with a combined age of 202. https://t.co/CrvTCg28UJ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 13, 2024
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