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.
An appeals court will not allow the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship for certain children of immigrants, in a ruling that could propel the issue to the Supreme Court. Read more: cnn.it/3EIiUIF
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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US Vice President JD Vance defended President Donald Trump's negotiations with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, and said that an end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict was near reut.rs/3QrJ7xP
— Reuters (@reuters.com) February 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to come up with plans to cut 8% from the defense budget in each of the next five years, according to sources familiar with his plans.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) February 20, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Hamas has released the bodies of four Israeli hostages, said to include Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, the latter of whom was 9 months old when he was taken and was the youngest of all the captives.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) February 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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JUST IN: A CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for next week has been postponed, the first vaccine meeting since health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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More than 10,000 federal employees who had yet to complete their probationary periods have been fired by the Trump administration, including those who work to protect American agriculture.
— NPR (@npr.org) February 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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New: Scott Bessent said any move to term out US debt is "a long way off"
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) February 20, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Many faith leaders are taking steps to protect their parishioners amid Trump's deportation crusade. For some, this means preaching to an empty church.
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 20, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Trump’s honeymoon may be wearing off. New polls show a majority of Americans say he has overstepped his presidential authority — and hasn’t done enough to address high prices.
— Politico (@politico.com) February 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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BREAKING: Sen. Mitch McConnell says he won't seek re-election in 2026, ending a 40-year Senate career. nbcnews.to/4i5uZ9p
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Delta Air Lines is offering $30,000 to each passenger on a regional jet that crashed and flipped upside down in the snow on Monday while landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) February 20, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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Breaking News: Luis Rubiales, the former head of the Spanish soccer federation, was convicted of sexual assault for forcibly kissing a female player in 2023. nyti.ms/4k4ASFD
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) February 20, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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