News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Huge crowds pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II as procession carries the longest-reigning monarch in British history to her final resting place. https://t.co/w38HOXD9Qx pic.twitter.com/KeCQwfKeC4
— ABC News (@ABC) September 19, 2022
About 1,000 people have been rescued as Puerto Rico faces catastrophic flooding and torrential rains, along with widespread outages https://t.co/KBhrcL2nfP
— CNN (@CNN) September 19, 2022
In a "60 Minutes" interview that aired Sunday night, Biden was asked whether U.S. troops would defend Taiwan, and he replied "yes," if it were "an unprecedented attack." https://t.co/1mDMMcCHsQ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 19, 2022
A Minnesota judge today denied Mike Lindell’s motion to throw out a lawsuit brought by a voting technology company that claims he defamed it by pushing the false narrative that the 2020 election was stolen.https://t.co/aLWRniDpwF
— POLITICO (@politico) September 19, 2022
A bipartisan duo on the Jan. 6 committee is rolling out legislation aimed at preventing future attempts to overturn elections, and House leaders are eying a vote as early as this week. https://t.co/VvtYUfQc1P
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 19, 2022
“It is still scary now. There is nowhere to go.”
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 19, 2022
The loud sound of explosions continued in Kozacha Lopan on Sunday, more than one week after the border village was retaken by the Ukrainian forces. https://t.co/1BBiku0b8j pic.twitter.com/RafFno4OM8
The transport of migrants by Republican officials has raised questions about border policies, who the migrants are and whether the states' actions are legal. https://t.co/0XjOUQRId1
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 19, 2022
World leaders have converged in New York for the U.N. General Assembly after two years of delivering virtual speeches because of the pandemic.
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 19, 2022
They’ll confront the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, climate change and more. https://t.co/Ub9FjnVe6o pic.twitter.com/scmxaLAcqZ
Mark Frerichs–the last-known American hostage being held by the Taliban–has been released in a prisoner exchange, President Joe Biden confirmed in a statement. https://t.co/CVm8KkfAUP
— ABC News (@ABC) September 19, 2022
US demands accountability in death of Iranian woman after hijab arrest https://t.co/qxjx4942rV pic.twitter.com/EOHNJgemES
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 19, 2022
Trump campaigned for Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance in Youngstown over weekend — arriving 45 minutes late to a speech that was mostly about himself, the Jan. 6 insurrection and election fraud.
— Axios (@axios) September 19, 2022
"J.D. is kissing my ass … He wants my support so bad!"https://t.co/tBObxQjdBl
Yeshiva University abruptly suspends student club activity following a Supreme Court decision earlier this week that ordered the school to recognize — for now — an LGBTQ student group. https://t.co/Uq1KHlWUGe
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 19, 2022
