News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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"There are a lot of people out on the streets today. It's not scenes of celebration, it's not scenes of looting… Now people are trying to make sure that they have stocked up on supplies."
— CNN International PR (@cnnipr) December 9, 2024
.@clarissaward is in central Damascus as residents come to grips with their new reality. pic.twitter.com/zEfXcVC16K
.@JamesAALongman reports on the "very hectic" situation at the Lebanese border with Syria after rebel forces toppled the regime of Syrian Pres. Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.
— ABC News (@ABC) December 9, 2024
Follow live updates: https://t.co/utVwDibQPt pic.twitter.com/Sz7ZKkGrOr
Israel will step up airstrikes on Syrian stores of advanced weaponry, Israeli officials said, and keep a 'limited' troop presence on the ground, hoping to head off any threat that could emerge in the fallout of president Bashar al-Assad's overthrow reut.rs/4gkuZlz
— Reuters (@reuters.com) December 9, 2024 at 9:16 AM
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BREAKING: Police are questioning a "person of interest," identified as 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, in connection with the killing of Unitedhealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was shot and killed in Manhattan last week.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) December 9, 2024 at 2:20 PM
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Jason Miller says Trump’s suggestion to jail Jan. 6 committee members was taken out of context https://t.co/4CTMjHRBDo
— POLITICO (@politico) December 9, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump announced that Alina Habba, his senior adviser and attorney, will serve as counselor to the president.
— ABC News (@ABC) December 9, 2024
Read more: https://t.co/3YZpbQsDi2 pic.twitter.com/jOcmNddQ9I
TikTok in a court filing warns that U.S. small businesses and social media creators would lose $1.3 billion in revenue and earnings in just one month if the popular app is effectively shut down.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) December 9, 2024 at 12:06 PM
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Daniel Penny acquitted of criminally negligent homicide in subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely after more serious manslaughter charge was dismissed
— CNN (@cnn.com) December 9, 2024 at 11:49 AM
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A coalition of former prison officials, relatives of homicide victims, civil rights advocates and religious leaders is urging President Joe Biden to empty federal death row before he cedes the White House to President-elect Donald Trump, who staunchly supports capital punishment.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) December 9, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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A judge has paused an ongoing lawsuit against Linda McMahon, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department, that accuses her and WWE of failing to act on allegations of sex abuse of children who helped ringside at wrestling events in the 1980s.
— CNN (@cnn.com) December 9, 2024 at 11:20 AM
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President-elect Donald Trump used a photo of himself sitting next to first lady Jill Biden to announce a new line of fragrances. https://t.co/KKIvynB1D4
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 9, 2024
The Philippines' Kanlaon volcano erupted for nearly four minutes, shooting ash 2.5 miles into the sky and prompting the emergency evacuation of some 87,000 people. https://t.co/grCLjrQXU9
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 9, 2024
