News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia's war against Ukraine in a stunning shift from years of US policy.
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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No public events. No speeches, memorial church services for fallen soldiers or mentions on state television. Three years after sending troops across the border into Ukraine, Russian officials are marking the anniversary on Monday with a resounding silence.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) February 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Keir Starmer told fellow world leaders today that Russia “does not hold all the cards” in the war in Ukraine and that Kyiv must be involved in peace talks, as he prepares to meet US President Donald Trump.
— POLITICO Europe (@politico.eu) February 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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China's President Xi Jinping spoke with his ally Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone, China's state media reported, on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine reut.rs/4hPwAAj
— Reuters (@reuters.com) February 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Dan Bongino, a former U.S. Secret Service agent who has penned best-selling books, ran unsuccessfully for office and gained fame as a conservative pundit with TV shows and a popular podcast, has been chosen to serve as FBI deputy director. https://cbsn.ws/3QCS0od
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) February 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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UPDATE: Responses to the Elon Musk-directed email to government employees about what work they accomplished over the past week are expected to be fed into an artificial intelligence system to determine whether those jobs are necessary or not, sources say.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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A judge has blocked the Education Department and OPM from sharing personal info with DOGE — the most wide-ranging block on DOGE’s activities to date.
— Politico (@politico.com) February 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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In notices sent Sunday, the Trump administration said it will eliminate 1,600 jobs at the U.S. Agency for International Development and place all but a small number of remaining employees on leave.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) February 24, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Johnson said he won't make any changes to his budget plan to address concerns about possible Medicaid cuts. "There’s nothing specific about Medicaid in the resolution. The legislation comes later, so this is the important first start," he said.
— Politico (@politico.com) February 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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The Trump administration has halted plans to house migrants in tents at Guantanamo Bay over concerns the facilities do not meet detention standards
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Supreme Court rejects challenges to abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’ laws that restrict protesters www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup…
— MSNBC (@msnbc.com) February 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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An Idaho woman was forcibly removed by three unidentified men at a town hall led by a local Republican committee, who described the woman as disruptive. In the video, the woman repeatedly asked the men who they were, but they did not answer.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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