News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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U.S. intelligence officials offered fresh details this week to bolster their November assessment that Hamas militants used the al-Shifa hospital complex in the northern Gaza Strip as a command center. https://t.co/lnpyqxlIMb
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 3, 2024
BREAKING: Two explosions minutes apart in Iran have killed at least 73 people and wounded more than 170 others, officials say. The explosions targeted a ceremony honoring a prominent Iranian general slain in a U.S. drone strike back in 2020. https://t.co/qa8O0Hl38M pic.twitter.com/jfoPwaoIhR
— ABC News (@ABC) January 3, 2024
US warns "malign actors" after Houthi attacks on Red Sea vessels https://t.co/yvyYELA9Qw
— The Hill (@thehill) January 3, 2024
Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in the largest prisoner swap between the two countries since the start of Moscow's invasion nearly 2 years ago. https://t.co/Ejf2Uaa1SE
— Axios (@axios) January 3, 2024
The Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require hospitals in Texas hospitals to provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy, a federal appeals court ruled. https://t.co/wLZvZdgFEw
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 3, 2024
At least four state capitol complexes across the U.S. were forced to evacuate Wednesday morning due to a series of bomb threats, officials say. https://t.co/pL6lcE2KlK
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 3, 2024
Senator Bob Menendez is now accused of using his position in Congress to help the government of Qatar.
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) January 3, 2024
An indictment claims he accepted lucrative bribes, including cash and gold bars, while trying to broker a business deal. https://t.co/XjGKtrr5WO pic.twitter.com/ovrwfekLPS
Court records related to Jeffrey Epstein are set to be released, but they aren't a client list https://t.co/03wfy8f8Xo
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 3, 2024
JUST IN: Indoor mask requirements have been reinstated at all NYC public hospitals amid a rise in respiratory viruses.
— ABC News (@ABC) January 3, 2024
The city's health commissioner said masks will only be required in areas where patients are being treated, according to ABC 7 NY. https://t.co/shZtMXVSAA pic.twitter.com/HgboNlb4pC
All top five House GOP leaders are now backing Donald Trump after Majority Whip Tom Emmer endorsed the ex-president who helped tank his speakership bid last year.https://t.co/merjSu6BaG
— POLITICO (@politico) January 3, 2024
A federal judge dismissed a wrongful death claim brought as part of a civil lawsuit against former President Trump and two men accused of assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick during the Capitol riot. https://t.co/EOlpnCLzG0
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 3, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. qualifies for presidential ballot in Utah, the first state to grant him access https://t.co/RKzpg01NOx
— POLITICO (@politico) January 3, 2024
The long-running snow drought from Washington to Boston could end, or at least ease, as a winter storm develops and moves across the region this weekend. https://t.co/TwrPJh7T1G
— Axios (@axios) January 3, 2024
