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.
To avert a shutdown, Speaker McCarthy says the House should still try to pass a Republican short-term funding measure next week in addition to the individual spending bills, despite GOP holdouts. https://t.co/E1RWGfn9IR
— ABC News (@ABC) September 24, 2023
Ukrainian forces and their armored vehicles punched through Russia’s main defensive line on the war’s southern front and are operating on the other side, a local commander said Saturday. https://t.co/6pLtXLdpEv
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 24, 2023
U.S. and other Western powers are inciting Iranian unrest, president says https://t.co/ZI1Ax8RyAA
— POLITICO (@politico) September 24, 2023
BREAKING: President Emmanuel Macron says France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador from the country following the coup. https://t.co/X5uXNClXDT
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 24, 2023
“What would I have to gain by coming forward?": Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson defends herself in first post-testimony TV interview https://t.co/yIeP9kE7MO
— CNN (@CNN) September 24, 2023
Pres. Biden launches "American Climate Corps" following calls from activists and Democratic lawmakers. https://t.co/z3b4ESGVLW
— ABC News (@ABC) September 24, 2023
Jim Jordan says special counsel in Hunter Biden probe to come before congressional committee https://t.co/L9DybnRoIf pic.twitter.com/rNGNTqYKYg
— The Hill (@thehill) September 24, 2023
El Paso, Texas, is scrambling to accommodate the influx of migrants crossing the border from Mexico, with over 2,000 migrants entering the U.S. seeking asylum per day, officials said Saturday. https://t.co/Dy5mVbCN1E
— Axios (@axios) September 24, 2023
A Louisiana police department has been hit with a second lawsuit alleging officers from a street crime unit dragged detainees to an unmarked warehouse dubbed the “Brave Cave,” where they were assaulted, stripped and subjected to body cavity searches. https://t.co/IzsGf4RwuW
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 24, 2023
The City of Fort Lauderdale was bilked out of $1.2 million dollars in what police in South Florida are saying was a phishing scam.https://t.co/ZlDzuujmq0
— CNN (@CNN) September 24, 2023
A body which was spotted in the jaws of a 13-foot alligator in Florida has been identified as a 41-year-old woman.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 24, 2023
The alligator was "humanely killed," and the victim's remains were recovered by a dive team from a canal, authorities said. https://t.co/oQuux8Yiwg
After a 7-year, 4-billion-mile journey, a capsule with asteroid samples lands on Earth.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 24, 2023
The asteroid is estimated to have formed in the first 10 million years of the solar system’s existence, more than 4.5 billion years ago. https://t.co/vBSar0nw3Y
