News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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As they worked to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election defeat, Sidney Powell and other lawyers arranged for a forensic data firm to access county election systems in at least three battleground states, according to documents obtained by The Post. https://t.co/sgAdPkYkvs pic.twitter.com/TWPZfe2ir7
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 15, 2022
BREAKING: Rudy Giuliani has been informed that he is considered a "target" of the Georgia criminal investigation probing the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to sources familiar with the matter. https://t.co/QBCR0L6bny
— ABC News (@ABC) August 15, 2022
A federal judge rules GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before a Georgia grand jury investigating Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 electionhttps://t.co/MltJCOoNZc
— CNN (@CNN) August 15, 2022
A federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6 attack has subpoenaed Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann for documents and testimony.https://t.co/7UY1ohEQzz
— POLITICO (@politico) August 15, 2022
Republicans are also pursuing any communications between the FBI, Justice Department and National Archives related to Trump's presidential records and ask for the administration to comply within two weeks. https://t.co/k8qnGwuFrr
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 15, 2022
UK becomes first country to approve an updated Covid vaccine which tackles both original virus and Omicron varianthttps://t.co/aLwWUIeWza
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) August 15, 2022
Lawyers for US basketball star Brittney Griner have filed an appeal against her drug-smuggling conviction in Russiahttps://t.co/dawOuK48Tq
— CNN (@CNN) August 15, 2022
Alexei Navalny says he has been placed in solitary confinement in the Russian prison where he's being held, describing his new holding cell as "very hot" with "almost no air." https://t.co/KMl9DZ1U9H
— Axios (@axios) August 15, 2022
The two remaining officers awaiting trial on state charges in the killing of George Floyd have rejected a plea deal, paving the way for their trial to begin Oct. 24. https://t.co/I0jviLDw8G
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 15, 2022
Man who fatally shot himself near Capitol identified as 29-year-old from Delaware https://t.co/hxp3HwscCR pic.twitter.com/uz84ZWtGf2
— The Hill (@thehill) August 15, 2022
Iran denies responsibility for Friday's stabbing attack on Salman Rushdie, instead blaming the author and his supporters.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 15, 2022
“No one has the right to accuse Iran,” the foreign ministry said, despite a fatwa calling for Rushdie's killing. https://t.co/HKIkRqxlde
The Taliban today marked a year since they seized the Afghan capital of Kabul, a rapid takeover that triggered a hasty escape of the nation's Western-backed leaders, sent the economy into a tailspin and fundamentally transformed the country. https://t.co/E9HK7SrCo3
— ABC News (@ABC) August 15, 2022
