News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Breaking News: The National Archives confirmed that it had found classified information among documents that Donald Trump took with him when he left the White House, and that it had consulted with the Justice Department about the matter. https://t.co/U3e707gYKo
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 18, 2022
Lawsuits seeking to hold former President Donald Trump accountable for the January 6 insurrection can move forward and he doesn't have immunity, a judge says https://t.co/zXe5bAyIEx
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) February 18, 2022
"There is simply no evidence": President Biden says Russia is spreading disinformation and false allegations about Ukraine planning an offensive attack. He says "it defies basic logic" that Ukraine would plan an attack while more than 150,000 Russian troops are on its border pic.twitter.com/fiHaAWmYuk
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 18, 2022
.@SecDef: "The United States, in lockstep with our allies and partners, including Poland, has offered Mr. Putin a path away from crisis and towards greater security. Whatever path he chooses, the U.S. and our allies and our partners will be ready." https://t.co/A43nUav1bR pic.twitter.com/XiUMR5m66a
— The Hill (@thehill) February 18, 2022
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine's breakaway regions ordered the evacuation of civilians to Russia Friday, accusing Ukraine of planning a large military offensive against the two self-declared republics https://t.co/PFV2Gu3GKe
— CNN (@CNN) February 18, 2022
Canada’s House of Commons canceled its work today amid rapidly increasingly signs police were about to begin breaking up the three-week protest by hundreds of truckers angry over the country’s COVID-19 restrictions. https://t.co/jlPXJp4I6N
— ABC News (@ABC) February 18, 2022
The US military has approved religious exemptions to its Covid-19 vaccine mandate for 15 service members out of approximately 16,000 requests, according to the latest data from the services https://t.co/jgWiD12prx
— CNN (@CNN) February 18, 2022
BREAKING: Former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter was sentenced to 24 months following her conviction in the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot during a traffic stop. https://t.co/AeL5Td5JW8
— ABC News (@ABC) February 18, 2022
Pence defends RNC’s Jan. 6 resolution, avoids criticism of Trump in Stanford speech https://t.co/B3gjhFU5CI
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 18, 2022
John Durham, the special counsel looking into the government's investigation of Russian election interference, distanced himself from reports in conservative media that a motion he filed last week implied the Clinton campaign paid to spy on Trump servers. https://t.co/fvxEhHMDWs
— Axios (@axios) February 18, 2022
A state trooper on Andrew Cuomo's security detail filed a civil suit against the former governor, his former top aide and New York State Police https://t.co/W0oamVCwIQ
— POLITICO (@politico) February 18, 2022
Olympic gold medalist Erin Jackson reflects on journey into history: "It's never too late to start your impossible" https://t.co/Gutz0ogoAh
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 18, 2022
It's been a year since NASA's car-sized rover Perseverance touched down on Mars. It has collected 6 samples in its hunt for evidence of microbes that may have once lived on the red planet.https://t.co/leiyDrZIEO
— NPR (@NPR) February 18, 2022
