News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday the time has come for the creation of an “armed forces of Europe” because the U.S. may no longer be counted on to support Europe.
— PBS News (@pbsnews.bsky.social) February 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Exclusive: Senior Trump officials are heading to Saudi Arabia to start peace talks with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators. ow.ly/kxaQ50V0Mhg #MSC2025 #MSCpolitico
— Politico (@politico.com) February 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Israel and Hamas completed the sixth exchange of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on Saturday with just over two weeks remaining in the initial phase of their fragile Gaza ceasefire.
— PBS News (@pbsnews.bsky.social) February 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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National Nuclear Security Administration officials are attempting to notify some employees who had been let go that they are now due to be reinstated — but they're struggling to find them because they don't have their new contact information. nbcnews.to/4104StF
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Three men claiming to be from DOGE show up at San Francisco City Hall, demand records.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) February 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Elon Musk’s DOGE may force a showdown with Republican legislators whose districts benefit from NASA.
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) February 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has rejected “outside” interference in the country’s elections, insisting that Germans would decide their democracy for themselves, as he hit back at comments made by Vice President JD Vance
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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A US federal prosecutor agreed to file a motion to dismiss the criminal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, to spare other career staff from potentially being fired for refusing to do so, sources briefed on the matter told Reuters reut.rs/3CSKiTM
— Reuters (@reuters.com) February 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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The White House barred a credentialed Associated Press reporter and photographer from boarding Air Force One Friday for a weekend trip with Donald Trump, saying the news agency’s stance on how to refer to the Gulf of Mexico was to blame for the exclusion.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) February 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Health officials — who are scrambling to get a handle on the vaccine-preventable outbreak — suspect 200 to 300 people in West Texas are infected with measles but untested, and therefore not part of the state’s official tally so far.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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U.S. bird flu hospitalizations rise to 4 after Ohio discloses case.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) February 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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A potent storm that already plunged parts of California underwater has started to deal a serious blow to the eastern half of the US with flooding rain, severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, snow and ice all expected.
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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