News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: President Trump pardons and commutes the sentences of Jan. 6 rioters.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) January 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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BREAKING: Enrique Tarrio, the former head of the Proud Boys, and Stewart Rhodes, the head of the Oath Keepers, were released Tuesday from prison following Pres. Trump's sweeping pardon of those convicted in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
— ABC News (@ABC) January 21, 2025
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An Israeli military operation in a built-up refugee camp in the occupied West Bank killed at least seven people Tuesday, according to Palestinian health officials, as the Israel Defense Forces announced a new "large scale" offensive in the area. https://t.co/SOKUSh1hbD
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 21, 2025
MIDDLE EAST LATEST: At least 21 Palestinians were injured after dozens of Israeli civilians arrived in the West Bank and "instigated riots, set property on fire and caused damage," according to the IDF.
— ABC News (@ABC) January 21, 2025
Read more: https://t.co/jfm6ROBTVe
Ukraine is working to set up a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and US President Donald Trump, Zelenskiy said after giving a speech calling on European leaders to do more to defend the continent reut.rs/40sMetU
— Reuters (@reuters.com) January 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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The World Health Organization says it regrets President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. membership in the global agency and that it hopes the U.S. will reconsider.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) January 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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The United States will recognize only two sexes, male and female, that are unchangeable, President Donald Trump ordered as he moved to quickly end a range of policies aimed at promoting racial equity and protecting rights for LGBTQ+ people reut.rs/4ao58GU
— Reuters (@reuters.com) January 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Corporate America has a new top priority: Give Donald Trump what he wants.
— Axios (@axios.com) January 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Judge Aileen Cannon says Justice Department can't share the special counsel report into President Trump's mishandling of classified documents with Congress
— CNN (@cnn.com) January 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Afghanistan's Taliban government announced on Tuesday the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange.
— NPR (@npr.org) January 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Marco Rubio is sworn in as secretary of state following a unanimous confirmation vote. He's the first of President Trump's nominees to take office cnn.it/3PH3bMv
— CNN (@cnn.com) January 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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A potentially record-breaking winter storm was blowing through the southeastern U.S. early Tuesday morning, bringing heavy snow to places where even light flurries are rare and sending temperatures along the Gulf Coast plunging to a hard freeze. Here's the latest.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) January 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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