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.
Trump questions NATO allies' will for collective defense while casting doubt on U.S.' own treaty commitment.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) March 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Germany is nearing an agreement to unlock €3 billion of military aid for Ukraine, alongside a broader set of measures to revamp the country’s defense and infrastructure.
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) March 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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A group of labor unions asked a federal court for an emergency order to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the sensitive Social Security data of millions of Americans.
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) March 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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House Speaker Mike Johnson formally unveiled plans on Saturday for a government funding stopgap through September 30 — a measure intended to stave off a potential March 14 shutdown and buy time for President Donald Trump and GOP leaders to steer key pieces of his agenda through Congress this summer.
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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The Federal Reserve is likely to keep its key interest rate unchanged in the coming months as it waits for widespread “uncertainty” stemming from President Donald Trump’s policies to resolve, Chair Jerome Powell said Friday at a conference in New York.
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) March 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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The federal government is preparing to shed up to a quarter of its 360 million square feet of real estate, an NPR analysis finds. The agency in charge of federal real estate is also slashing staff.
— NPR (@npr.org) March 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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The EU is boosting the size of its peacekeeping mission in Bosnia after recently convicted Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik banned state-level institutions in Serb regions, sparking separatist fears.
— POLITICO Europe (@politico.eu) March 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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BREAKING: South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol, who lawmakers voted to impeach after declaring martial law, has been freed from detention. Read more: cnn.it/41O0YWb
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 8, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method.
— NPR (@npr.org) March 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Pentagon DEI purge includes war heroes, historic military events among others.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) March 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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