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.
Western officials and intelligence agencies have been looking for any indication that Russia’s enormous troop buildup along Ukraine’s border is receding.
— POLITICO (@politico) February 19, 2022
But today brought news that it’s not likely to happen anytime soon. https://t.co/Fd22500WBE
They accused Ukraine of planning an invasion of rebel-held territory, which the Ukrainian government denied. https://t.co/0uEv6eKS6O
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 19, 2022
Demonstrators in downtown Ottawa persisted in standing their ground late Friday, where protests turned physical and police say more than 100 people have been arrested https://t.co/HUggWpuZDC
— CNN (@CNN) February 19, 2022
The White House's effort to distribute high-quality masks to Americans will be expanded to focus on children, a senior COVID adviser says.https://t.co/JwEwYlbfz6
— NPR (@NPR) February 19, 2022
BREAKING: Disgraced modeling agent and Jeffrey Epstein associate Jean Luc Brunel died by suicide in his prison cell in Paris, the Paris prosecutor's office confirmed to @ABC News. https://t.co/FEPJ4BPr3c
— ABC News (@ABC) February 19, 2022
Biden signed a bipartisan bill to extend government funding that would prevent a government shutdown. Funding was set to expire on Friday. https://t.co/IZ52wICWQB
— Axios (@axios) February 19, 2022
The last of thousands of Afghan refugees who came to the U.S. after the Taliban fell left a military base in New Jersey on Saturday for new homes. The U.S. admitted 76,000 Afghans and they have been gradually resettling in communities around the U.S. https://t.co/EXKwkJW8VO
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 19, 2022
New voting identification requirements in Texas are putting thousands of ballots at risk of being rejected if voters don't correct them soon, multiple county officials say. https://t.co/vFtWp65yMV
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 19, 2022
Legislation introduced in the Tennessee state legislature this month is raising alarms from the state's police union and gun control advocates who say it could turn the streets into the "old West." https://t.co/d0YEYjkQ0z
— ABC News (@ABC) February 19, 2022
The US government should consider canceling former President Trump's lease of a historic Washington building he made into a luxury hotel before he sells it, House Oversight panel says. https://t.co/f3VF831WDI
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 19, 2022
The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued an alert that various products purchased within the last year from Family Dollar Stores across six states may be contaminated and unsafe to use https://t.co/YBJ7hlg2XR
— CNN (@CNN) February 19, 2022
