News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Classified documents — the final remnants of former special counsel Jack Smith's since-dismissed federal case against President Trump — have been turned over to the president, he said.
— Axios (@axios.com) March 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Ukrainians have rallied around President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a defender of their country’s interests in the hours after he left the White House after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with President Donald Trump. apnews.com/article/oval…
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) March 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Ukraine said Russia hit the Black Sea port of Odesa with a ballistic missile on Saturday, damaging a civilian vessel and shipping infrastructure.
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) March 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Exclusive: The head of the US military's health agency and one of the most senior Black female officers in the Army was forced to retire, officials say reut.rs/4kmUsgA
— Reuters (@reuters.com) February 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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The remaining employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are trying to “pick up the pieces” and figure out how to continue delivering life-saving information to the public after the firing of hundreds of America’s foremost experts in weather forecasting and earth sciences
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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In the CDC’s first public statement on the measles outbreak, it suggested vitamin A as a type of supportive care. Here's what to know:
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Breaking News: The Pentagon is sending about 3,000 more troops to the southwest border to comply with an executive order on migration.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) March 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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The number of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border illegally in President Trump's first full month in office plunged to a level not seen in at least 25 years, according to preliminary government data obtained by CBS News.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) March 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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President Trump has set his sights on abolishing the Education Department and says he’d prefer to put education policy in the hands of the states. But state officials and lawmakers say they’re wildly unprepared for such a huge task.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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HHS has reversed an obscure requirement called the Richardson Waiver, which requires a period of notice and an opportunity for public comment on a wide range of decisions related to “agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts.”
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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A lawyer for Luigi Mangione is attempting to toss out evidence taken from his backpack and other belongings collected during his arrest, arguing he was illegally stopped and searched by police: cnn.it/4hQKYbD
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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BREAKING: Former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo launches mayoral campaign.
— MSNBC (@msnbc.com) March 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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