News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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NEW: U.S. Treasury officials says it was hacked in early December by Chinese government hackers, which gained remote access to workstations and obtained unclassified documents.
— Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (@lorenzofb) December 30, 2024
We include the full letter sent by Treasury to lawmakers about the hack.https://t.co/yzgvneW5Mc
Matthew Graves led the Justice Department’s investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, the largest prosecution in the department’s history. @ryan_knappy https://t.co/jG6n1XbiVP
— Courthouse News (@CourthouseNews) December 30, 2024
Facebook planning to flood platform with AI-powered users https://t.co/pZClgFUdTJ
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) December 31, 2024
A massive power outage in Puerto Rico leaves nearly all of the island in the dark ahead of New Year festivities. Work to restore power is underway.https://t.co/W19m7vBvGW
— CNN (@CNN) December 31, 2024
‘I had no intention to do any of this’: Senator’s son sentenced for killing cop during high-speed chase he blamed on meth and bath salts https://t.co/t0yW87s98H
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) December 30, 2024
Breaking News: Three plea deals are valid in the Sept. 11 case, a Pentagon panel said, setting up, at least for now, a guilty plea hearing for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed next week.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) December 30, 2024 at 10:47 PM
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Brazil edges closer to tying ex-President Jair Bolsonaro to supposed coup plot https://t.co/k6IXD0t91g
— Courthouse News (@CourthouseNews) December 30, 2024
The sun expelled two bursts of plasma that are hurtling toward Earth and are expected to arrive early this week, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. https://t.co/m2a4E2JXkV
— KYTX CBS19 (@kytxcbs19) December 30, 2024
Sydney welcomed the New Year with the city's biggest-ever fireworks display, featuring a golden waterfall effect falling from the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge pic.twitter.com/YzDdNcJsNM
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 31, 2024
Happy New Year! Hong Kong ushered in 2025 with a dazzling fireworks display as the clock struck midnight local time. https://t.co/COj0cyuQMa pic.twitter.com/H7f1j2SzIY
— ABC News (@ABC) December 31, 2024
Moon dressed as Saturn.
— Moon lover (@moon1over.bsky.social) December 30, 2024 at 9:23 PM
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