Today’s edition of quick hits.

* Fresh evidence of Russian brutality: “A day after a Russian glide bomb attack killed at least 31 Ukrainians at a school distributing medicine and food, emergency workers braved armed Russian drones on Tuesday as they searched for dozens of people still missing, officials said.”

* The crisis conditions in federal law enforcement are ongoing: “The Justice Department is intensifying its investigation into the recruitment of an opponent with the same name as a Republican senator in Alaska, sending letters to about 20 Democrats informing them they might be targets, two people with knowledge of the move said. Sending such a notification at the decisive moment in a close race between the incumbent Republican, Dan Sullivan, and his Democratic opponent, Mary Peltola, is highly unusual.”

* It’s probably best to approach this claim with great skepticism: “On the morning of Election Day, Trump said $4 billion in U.S. military aid to Israel would be cut off at the end of the year, though the country would still be able to buy American weapons. … The president said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brought up the topic of stopping the aid, and Trump said Netanyahu told him he thought it would be ‘appropriate if we do not receive aid.’”

* The results of a rapid investigation: “Federal authorities charged an Oklahoma City man with sending hundreds of threatening letters, some containing a nontoxic white powdery substance, to lawmakers and election offices across the country ahead of the 2024 and 2026 elections.”

* Measles claims the life of another child: “A 7-month-old, unvaccinated child in New York’s North Country died after contracting measles, the first death in the state from the viral disease in 30 years, officials announced. Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Monday that the death was a signal that public health protections were eroding as a growing number of families forgo vaccinations.”

* Remember when Google dropped “Don’t Be Evil” from its own code of conduct? This came to mind reading about the tech giant’s latest efforts: “Google announced Tuesday that early next year it would turn off artificial intelligence tools in its popular software for K-12 students, unless school administrators explicitly choose to make such tools available. … But there is a catch: Schools that choose to restrict A.I. entirely will also lose access to Google search.”

* Recovering from a stroke takes time: “Sen. Chris Murphy remained hospitalized Tuesday after suffering a stroke over the weekend, his office confirmed. … His office did not offer additional details when asked about his status or his expected recovery.”

* In case readers haven’t heard, MS NOW’s election night coverage begins at 6 p.m. ET, and we might very well see some notable results in that first hour.

See you tomorrow.

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