News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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There were no survivors after a commercial jet carrying 64 people and an Army helicopter carrying three U.S. service members collided in midair on Wednesday night, officials said. Both aircraft crashed into the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. Follow live: nyti.ms/3WHSLQC
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) January 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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A preliminary FAA report on the collision found that air traffic control tower staffing at Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) was "not normal" for the amount of air traffic and for the time of day, a source tells @nbcnews.com. More: nbcnews.to/40EEjK5
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) January 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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The CEO of the Skating Club of Boston said 14 figure skaters are feared lost in the collision between a passenger plane and a helicopter. Six of the skaters were affiliated with the skating club: two coaches, two skaters and two mothers, he said.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) January 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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During a press conference addressing the plane collision in D.C., NBC News' Peter Alexander challenged President Trump's claim that DEI initiatives at the FAA began under Biden. The text the President cited was on the FAA's website in 2013 and remained up during his first term.
— MSNBC (@msnbc.com) January 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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New: Trump said he would follow through on his threat to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico on Feb. 1
— Bloomberg (@bloomberg.com) January 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Israel has begun freeing Palestinian prisoners slated for release earlier on Thursday. Follow live updates: cnn.it/40TX7Xc
— CNN (@cnn.com) January 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Exclusive: A small US security firm is hiring nearly 100 US special forces veterans to help run a checkpoint in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas truce, introducing armed American contractors into the heart of one of the world's most violent conflict zones reut.rs/40FpcA2
— Reuters (@reuters.com) January 30, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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EXCLUSIVE: White House envoy Steve Witkoff told Axios in an interview at the end of his trip to the Middle East that rebuilding Gaza could take between 10 and 15 years.
— Axios (@axios.com) January 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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The president says up to 30,000 criminal migrants deported from the United States could be housed at the facility in Cuba, but it wasn't immediately clear how the plan would be implemented.
— NPR (@npr.org) January 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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One of the people on Kash Patel’s list of “corrupt actors” from the “deep state” is taking the drastic step of moving their family before Patel’s potential confirmation to lead the FBI.
— CNN (@cnn.com) January 30, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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The Democratic Republic of Congo says it will seek to recover lost territory as Rwanda-backed rebels advance south.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) January 30, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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BREAKING: U.S. economy wraps 2024 on solid footing with 2.3% growth rate
— Axios (@axios.com) January 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on Jan. 29, the health ministry said reut.rs/3CD50a4
— Reuters (@reuters.com) January 30, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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