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 says tariffs on Mexico and Canada planned for April 2 "could go up" and declines to rule out possible recession: cnn.it/4hiddig
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Israel will immediately cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip, Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said today.
— POLITICO Europe (@politico.eu) March 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Russia launched heavy aerial attacks on Ukraine for a second night Saturday after the United States stopped sharing satellite images with the Ukrainian government, officials say.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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France will use interest from frozen Russian assets to fund an additional €195 million in arms for Ukraine, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said.
— POLITICO Europe (@politico.eu) March 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Secret Service personnel shot an armed man in a confrontation near the White House early Sunday, the agency says: cnn.it/4hk3tE8
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is preparing to lose an additional 1,029 employees, according to sources that spoke to CBS News. https://cbsn.ws/4hiivKz
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) March 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of the Health and Human Services Department were emailed an offer to leave their job for as much as a $25,000 payment.
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) March 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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The death toll from clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad, and revenge killings that followed, has risen to more than 1,000, making it one of the deadliest acts of violence since Syria's conflict began. https://cbsn.ws/3XBonrm
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) March 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Panama on Saturday released dozens of migrants who were held for weeks in a remote camp after they were deported from the U.S. They were given 30 days to leave the Central American nation. https://cbsn.ws/41ydibJ
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) March 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Democratic lawmakers and veterans’ groups are fuming over the Department of Veterans Affairs’s (VA) plans to cut roughly 80,000 employees in the coming months, decrying the lack of transparency and lack of pushback from their colleagues across the aisle.
— The Hill (@thehill.com) March 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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A brush fire in Long Island, New York, that has burned through 400 acres and prompted a response from 80 fire departments and 600 personnel, is now 22% contained, according to Suffolk County officials.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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The time change can be hard on our health. There are more car accidents, strokes and heart attacks this week. People eat more junk food and have more migraines. Here's why — plus tips to help you adapt.
— NPR (@npr.org) March 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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“Here is this phenomenon that lives right under our nose, that we barely noticed,” says Mark Dingemanse, a linguist at Radboud University, “that turns out to upend our ideas of what makes complex language even possible in the first place.” (via @knowablemag.bsky.social)
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) March 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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