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10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY: APRIL 28, 2023


RUSSIA HITS KYIV WITH FIRST MISSILE STRIKE SINCE EARLY MARCH, FORMER VICE
PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE TESTIFIES BEFORE JAN. 6 GRAND JURY, AND MORE

byHarold Maass
April 28, 2023
April 28, 2023

ALLISON JOYCE/AFP via Getty Images

1


RUSSIA HITS KYIV WITH MISSILES FOR 1ST TIME SINCE EARLY MARCH

Ukrainian authorities said Friday that the capital, Kyiv, had been hit in the
first Russian missile and drone attack since early March. Russian forces also
launched strikes against other cities around Ukraine, killing at least 12
people. Most of the deaths occurred in central Uman, where a Russian strike hit
an apartment building, killing 10 people and injuring 17. In the United States,
the Biden administration imposed sanctions on Russia's Federal Security Service
and several other entities for "their role in the 'wrongful detention' of
Americans," The Washington Post reported. Meanwhile, lawmakers on both sides of
the aisle called on President Biden to speed up delivery of much-needed tanks
and other weapons Ukraine needs to turn the tide. 

The Washington PostPolitico

2


PENCE TESTIFIES BEFORE JAN. 6 GRAND JURY

Former Vice President Mike Pence appeared before a grand jury reviewing the Jan.
6, 2021, Capitol attack and efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his
allies to reverse his loss to President Biden in the 2020 election, The
Washington Post reported Thursday. Pence testified after a federal appeals court
on Wednesday rejected Trump's request to prevent Pence from discussing any
potentially illegal acts. The three-judge appeals panel declined to postpone a
lower court ruling requiring Pence to testify as Trump pursues his claim to
executive privilege. Special Counsel Jack Smith subpoenaed Pence in early
February to answer questions about Trump's effort to pressure him into refusing
to certify Biden's victory.

The New York TimesThe Associated Press
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3


ECONOMIC GROWTH SLOWED IN 1ST QUARTER

Economic growth slowed to a 1.1 percent annualized pace in the first quarter of
2023 from a 2.6 percent increase in the fourth quarter last year, the Commerce
Department reported Thursday. The slowdown came as many economists warn the
United States could slip into a recession as the Federal Reserve aggressively
raises interest rates to cool the economy and bring down inflation. A Census
Bureau analysis published Thursday said the end of extra pandemic-era food
subsidies on March 1 also contributed to the slowdown by reducing consumption.
About one in four households who received the benefits, or about eight million
Americans, say they "sometimes" or "often" don't have enough to eat now that the
program has been lifted in 32 states. 

Bloomberg
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4


CAROLYN BRYANT DONHAM, WHOSE CLAIM LED TO EMMETT TILL LYNCHING, DIES AT 88

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white Mississippi store owner whose claim Black teen
Emmett Till whistled at her resulted in his brutal murder, has died, according
to a coroner's office in Louisiana. She was 88. Donham, then 21, said during the
1955 trial of her husband and his half brother that Till, 14, grabbed her and
made a wolf whistle. More than half a century later, she reportedly told
historian Timothy Tyson she lied under oath when she helped get the suspects
acquitted. "The physical assault on her, or anything menacing or sexual, that
part isn't true," Tyson told CBS This Morning in 2017. Till's lynching and the
widely disseminated photo of his open casket galvanized the modern civil rights
movement.

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5


PROSECUTORS ARGUE AGAINST BAIL FOR ACCUSED DISCORD LEAKER 

Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old airman accused of leaking classified documents to
an online community, posted about wanting to kill "a ton of people" to cull "the
weak minded," prosecutors said Thursday as they argued that Teixeira posed a
flight risk and shouldn't be released on bail. Prosecutors said he posted
repeatedly about building an "assassination van" and committing a mass shooting
in a "crowded urban or suburban environment," and had "a virtual arsenal of
weapons" in his home. Teixeira faces charges under the Espionage Act for sharing
the documents on the Discord messaging platform popular with gamers. Lawyers for
the Massachusetts Air National Guard member argued that he should be released to
the custody of his father, a former correctional officer.

BBC NewsCNN

6


TRUMP LAWYER AGGRESSIVELY CROSS-EXAMINES E. JEAN CARROLL

E. Jean Carroll faced tense cross-examination Thursday by the lawyer defending
former President Trump against her lawsuit accusing Trump of raping her in the
mid-1990s and defaming her by calling her story a lie when she wrote about it 20
years later. Trump attorney Joe Tacopina repeatedly asked Carroll, a former Elle
advice columnist, why she didn't scream during the alleged attack in a dressing
room of the Manhattan Bergdorf Goodman department store. "I was too much in
panic to scream," Carroll said. "I'm telling you, he raped me whether I screamed
or not." Judge Lewis Kaplan scolded Tacopina several times for being
"argumentative," and said, "Look, you get to make a closing argument, and this
isn't the time for it."

CNNThe New York Times
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ABORTION RESTRICTIONS FAIL IN CONSERVATIVE SOUTH CAROLINA AND NEBRASKA

Proposed abortion restrictions failed to advance in South Carolina and
Nebraska's Republican-dominated legislatures on Thursday. South Carolina's
near-total abortion ban fell short in a 22-21 vote in the state Senate, after a
two-day filibuster led by the chamber's five women. State Sen. Penry Gustafson
(R) said she was "pro-life," but saw "no room for empathy, reality or
graciousness" in the legislation. Nebraska's proposed six-week abortion ban died
in a 32-15 filibuster-ending cloture vote, one vote short of the 33 votes needed
to advance. State Sen. Merv Riepe (R) unsuccessfully proposed amending the bill
to allow abortion up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, because many women don't know
they're pregnant at six weeks. Both states currently allow abortion up to 22
weeks.

AxiosOmaha World-Herald

8


ELI LILLY SAYS STUDY SHOWS DIABETES DRUG MOUNJARO EFFECTIVE FOR WEIGHT LOSS

Eli Lilly on Thursday released data from a second large study that found its
drug Mounjaro, now used to treat diabetes, helps people lose weight. The study
found that participants with diabetes lost nearly 16 percent of their weight
during the 18-month trial, USA Today reported. Typically that amounted to a loss
of more than 34 pounds. The drug-maker previously released data indicating that
the drug, marketed under the generic name tirzepatide, helped people with
obesity but not diabetes lose up to 20 percent of their weight. The drug has not
been approved for weight loss yet, but Eli Lilly plans to ask for approval later
this year, potentially disrupting the weight loss market. So far Eli Lilly has
only released the findings in a press release, but it plans to present the full
results at the American Diabetes Association's annual meeting in June.

USA TodayFinancial Times
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9


U.S. ADULT SMOKING RATE HITS ALL-TIME LOW

The U.S. cigarette smoking rate fell to a record low last year, according to
preliminary findings released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In a survey of more than 27,000 adults, about 11 percent said they were current
smokers, down from 12.5 percent in 2020 and 2021. The rate has been dropping for
decades due to publicity about the dangers of smoking, cigarette taxes and
prices, public smoking bans, and shifting attitudes. In the mid-1960s, 42
percent of U.S. adults smoked. Electronic cigarette use rose last year, with
about 1 in 17 adults saying they vaped.

The Associated Press
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CONTROVERSIAL TALK SHOW HOST JERRY SPRINGER DIES AT 79

Jerry Springer, best known for his often outrageous tabloid-style talk show,
died Thursday at his suburban Chicago home after a brief illness. He was 79.
Springer started his show in his hometown of Cincinnati, where he served two
years as mayor in the 1970s, and went on to host it for 27 seasons, from
1991-2018. "Jerry's ability to connect with people was at the heart of his
success in everything he tried, whether that was politics, broadcasting or just
joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word," lifelong friend
and family spokesperson Jene Galvin said. Not everyone was a fan of the absurd
stunts his raucous show was known for. TV Guide in 2002 called it the "worst
show in the history of television," USA Today reported.

USA Today
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