News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to keep billions in foreign aid frozen
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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China vowed that it is prepared for "any other type of war" with the U.S. after hitting back at the Trump administration's latest tariffs.
— Axios (@axios.com) March 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States would take control of Greenland “one way or the other,” escalating months of increasingly aggressive rhetoric towards the self-governing Danish territory.
— CNBC (@cnbc.com) March 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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The U.S. and Israel reject a Gaza reconstruction plan, proposed by Egypt, that envisioned the enclave being rebuilt without displacing Palestinians, as envisioned under President Trump’s proposal to transform Gaza into the "Riviera of the Middle East."
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Breaking: President Trump ordered a pause to intelligence sharing with Ukraine, a move that deprives Kyiv of a key tool in fighting Russian forces
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) March 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Suggestions that Ukraine could lose access to Musk's Starlink satellite internet system, which has been vital in maintaining its military communications as it fights Russia's invasion, have focused investor interest on Starlink's European rival Eutelsat reut.rs/4h4GkW9
— Reuters (@reuters.com) March 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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The Trump administration is planning to cut more than 70,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to an internal memo obtained by CNN.
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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The Department of Government Efficiency has deleted a bizarre claim that it had saved taxpayers $53.7 million by “canceling” a federal contract that actually ended in 2005. At the same time, the group resurrected one of the largest errors it has made so far.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) March 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate more than 5,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
— NPR (@npr.org) March 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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The U.S. may pull back on some tariffs against Canada and Mexico later today in a limited fashion, Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick said.
— Axios (@axios.com) March 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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The Trump administration has signaled it will move to let Idaho enforce its strict abortion ban, even in the treatment of pregnant women suffering medical emergencies, a dramatic reversal from the previous administration.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) March 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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“On average, one infected person may infect about 15 other people,” said Scott Weaver, a center of excellence director for the Global Virus Network, an international coalition. “There’s only a few viruses that even come close to that.”
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) March 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Speaking about contemporary subjects and describing his opponents in harsh terms, President Donald Trump used more than two dozen words Tuesday night that had never been spoken in a State of the Union or similar address to Congress.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) March 5, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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