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.
President Trump has threatened new tariffs on Canada, including a 250% duty on dairy products, a day after offering a one-month reprieve on other import taxes.
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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BREAKING: President Trump threatens to impose expanded U.S. sanctions on Russian entities, coming after weeks of criticizing Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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BREAKING: Homeland Security is ending a collective bargaining agreement with tens of thousands of TSA employees, marking a major attack on worker rights.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) March 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at imposing potentially steep costs on parties that seek to block his policies in court reut.rs/3F6HcMN
— Reuters (@reuters.com) March 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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New York’s attorney general and 19 others filed a lawsuit on March 6 against the Trump administration’s mass firings of some federal workers, the first entry of states into the legal fight over the president’s efforts to slash the bureaucracy reut.rs/4iueILh
— Reuters Legal (@legal.reuters.com) March 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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BREAKING: The Trump administration cancels $400 million in federal grants to Columbia University over what it described as inaction on harassment of Jewish students.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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U.S. employers added 151,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate inched up to 4.1% from 4% in January.
— NPR (@npr.org) March 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Nearly 230 measles cases have been identified in outbreaks in West Texas and a nearby New Mexico county.
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Breaking News: A court in Germany sentenced five people to prison over what was described as a plot to kidnap the health minister and destabilize the nation.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) March 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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South Korea has suspended the training flights of air force aircraft and all live-fire drills following its fighter jets' accidental bombing of a civilian area, posing a potential setback to its upcoming annual military training with the U.S.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) March 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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At one federal agency's office building, DOGE workers have IKEA beds, dressers and even a children's play area. The agency is also considering spending about $25,000 to install a washer and dryer, per an invoice we obtained.
— Politico (@politico.com) March 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) March 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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