News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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On the same day the Justice Department was hit with a wave of resignations over an order to drop corruption charges against Eric Adams, the New York City mayor met with President Trump's border czar in a closed-door meeting.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Seventh prosecutor in Eric Adams case resigns and calls out President Trump's ex-lawyer in a scathing letter accusing the DOJ of looking for a "fool" to dismiss the charges. Read more:
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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MOMENTS AGO: Vice President Vance meets with Ukraine's President Zelenskyy www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol…
— MSNBC (@msnbc.com) February 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Vice President JD Vance downplays Russia's danger at a security conference dominated by Ukraine's future, claiming Europe's biggest threat is from within: cnn.it/4hYeMT8
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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The European Commission said it would react 'firmly and immediately' against tariff increases resulting from US President Donald Trump's proposed 'reciprocal' trade policy, which it labelled unjustified and a step in the wrong direction reut.rs/3QkTYti
— Reuters (@reuters.com) February 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the CDC — roughly one-tenth of the agency’s workforce — are being forced out under the Trump administration’s move to get rid of all probationary employees.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Elon Musk's DOGE is demanding secrecy and wants to be notified of any attempts at oversight and requests for documents
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) February 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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JUST IN: Elon Musk's DOGE team is aiming to cut 8% from next year's defense budget, officials tell NPR.
— NPR (@npr.org) February 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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The Trump White House said The Associated Press is banned from the Oval Office and Air Force One indefinitely over its use of 'Gulf of Mexico':
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Days after US President Donald Trump ended duty-free entry for cheap Chinese goods entering the US, his administration put the order on hold after more than a million packages piled up at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport reut.rs/41gAZXa
— Reuters (@reuters.com) February 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she will not comply with a request to extradite to Louisiana a New York doctor who faces a criminal charge there for allegedly prescribing abortion-inducing drugs despite a near-total abortion ban.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) February 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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The National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument web page, removing the “T” in references to LGBTQ+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) February 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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