News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: The death toll from the deliberate crash in New Orleans is now 15, coroner says. https://t.co/MRJmtyUPh2
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 1, 2025
“According to senior law enforcement sources, 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger was the driver and had several Colorado Springs addresses associated to him.”
— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) January 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Three U.S. officials said Livelsberger was an active-duty Army member, who spent time at the base formerly known as Fort Bragg, a massive Army base in North Carolina. The New Orleans attack suspect also spent time there. https://t.co/pTsDTX0fl5
— KYTX CBS19 (@kytxcbs19) January 2, 2025
The U.S. Department of State offers up to $10 million for locating Guan Tianfeng and others from the Sichuan Silence Company for their part in creating and deploying malware on firewall devices. Contact Rewards for Justice if you have any information:
— FBI (@FBI) December 31, 2024
https://t.co/iu3FTT9dhw pic.twitter.com/QcpYYUaJLN
If you missed it – start your new year with this excellent @WSJ description of the Russian sleeper agents unmasked last year https://t.co/r9fUzw40DC
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) January 2, 2025
Putin spent billions building Nordstream to circumvent Ukraine and blackmail Eastern Europe with the threat of cutting off gas supplies. Today Ukraine cut off his ability to export gas direct to the EU.
— Radek Sikorski (@radeksikorski) January 1, 2025
Another victory after the enlargement of NATO by Finland and Sweden.
Security tops agenda as Poland takes EU helm @alex_owski https://t.co/6NNHEVigoe
— Courthouse News (@CourthouseNews) January 2, 2025
⚡️Hungary loses out on about $1 billion in EU aid. The aid was conditional on Hungary implementing reforms to bring the country into compliance with EU standards by the end of 2024. Budapest failed to meet the requirements, the European Commission said.
— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) January 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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A new exhibit titled “77 Minutes in Their Shoes” raises gun violence awareness while honoring the 21 victims of the Uvalde mass shooting. https://t.co/x91glyWAzA
— ABC News (@ABC) January 2, 2025
The dwarf galaxy UGC 685 is located about 15 million light-years away.
— Hubble (@NASAHubble) January 2, 2025
Seen in this #HubbleClassic view, it's classified as a "dwarf" galaxy because of its hazy structure, an ill-defined shape, and an appearance like a swarm of stars.
Find out more: https://t.co/wT0jPA3f8S pic.twitter.com/2rmMpGZolZ
Something interesting you might not have realized: a number of words in English are nouns when you stress the first syllable but verbs when you stress the second. “Your CONduct is better when you conDUCT yourself appropriately.”
— Merriam-Webster (@merriam-webster.com) January 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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— Mhuyo (@mhuyo.bsky.social) January 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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