News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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The West is at a “crossroads in history,” Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer told European leaders at a pivotal summit in London, as the continent sought to wrestle control of negotiations over the Russia-Ukraine war away from the US and present a united front: cnn.it/3XphqJM
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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BREAKING: British PM Keir Starmer announces billions in support for Ukraine following a summit with European leaders, just days after President Trump berated Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in the Oval Office.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told "Face The Nation" on Sunday that an economic deal with Ukraine is not on the table after the contentious Oval Office meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. https://cbsn.ws/3QFdeBV
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) March 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Israel says it is stopping the delivery of aid to Gaza until Hamas accepts a U.S. proposal for an extension of the ceasefire deal.
— NPR (@npr.org) March 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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The decision by Netanyahu’s government to cut off humanitarian aid to Gaza is "unlawful and constitutes collective punishment," the program director of Human Rights Watch said.
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) March 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Elon Musk's DOGE group has posted what it calls a "wall of receipts" on its website that claims it has saved billions by cutting certain federal contracts. But reports and government documents prove that many of these so-called savings are either misleading or incorrect.
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) March 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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A federal judge ruled that the head of an independent US agency that protects government whistleblowers was unlawfully fired last month by President Donald Trump, even as the White House aims to get the case on a fast-track to the Supreme Court.
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) March 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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With his war on federal workers, President Trump may now be creating the broad resistance within the government he thought was there all along.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Sunday in a show of force, days after North Korea test-launched cruise missiles to demonstrate its counterattack capabilities. https://cbsn.ws/43eK4kP
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) March 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Voice of America is reviewing the social media posts of a reporter for possible bias against the Trump Administration. The review is sparking concerns of political meddling.
— NPR (@npr.org) March 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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A wildfire near Myrtle Beach has doubled in size as dry, windy conditions fuel the blazes scorching parts of both North and South Carolina
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Firefly Aerospace's "Blue Ghost" lander dropped out of lunar orbit and swooped to a rocket-powered touchdown early Sunday, pulling off the first fully successful moon landing by a commercially-built and operated robotic spacecraft. https://cbsn.ws/4klvi1K
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) March 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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