News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: Dow plunges 2,200 and S&P 500 drops 6% to close the worst week since 2020 after China retaliates against Trump's tariffs.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) April 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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JUST IN: China imposes 34% tariffs on imports of US goods in retaliation
— CNN (@cnn.com) April 4, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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“This would be a PERFECT time for Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to cut Interest Rates,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
— CNBC (@cnbc.com) April 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Breaking: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sees higher prices and slower growth because of President Trump's tariff plan, but is maintaining a wait-and-see stance on rates
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) April 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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A Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky, killed at least 14 people on Friday, officials said. It was the latest in a series of Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities that have caused significant civilian casualties despite ongoing cease-fire talks.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) April 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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BREAKING: A federal judge orders the Trump administration to return a man after he was accidentally sent to a notorious megajail in El Salvador, despite being a protected legal resident of the U.S. nbcnews.to/4cjywis
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) April 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will end a mortgage rescue plan that has saved many veterans from needlessly losing their homes, the move could strand thousands of others who need help.
— NPR (@npr.org) April 4, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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The Trump administration abruptly laid off the entire staff running a $4.1 billion program to help low-income households across the U.S. pay their heating and cooling bills.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) April 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Breaking news: The U.S. labor market picked up 228,000 jobs in March, a bigger-than-expected gain in the face of mounting concerns that sweeping tariffs, federal government cuts and souring consumer sentiment could pose a threat to the overall economy.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) April 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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The total cost of the US military's operation against the Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen is nearing $1 billion in just under three weeks, even as the attacks have had limited impact on destroying the terror group's capabilities, three people briefed on the campaign's progress told CNN.
— CNN (@cnn.com) April 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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The Trump administration escalated its campaign against American universities by preparing to pull $510 million in federal grants from Brown University, while also laying out demands Harvard must meet
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) April 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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JUST IN: South Korea’s highest court has removed embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, ending months of uncertainty and legal wrangling after he briefly declared martial law in December and plunged the nation into political turmoil.
— CNN (@cnn.com) April 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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BREAKING: Trump announces he again would delay the ban on TikTok, scheduled for tomorrow, despite not having made a deal with the app's Chinese owner, ByteDance
— Axios (@axios.com) April 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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A deadly multiday storm system that unleashed tornadoes and heavy rainfall will continue to batter the Midwest and the mid-South, in what forecasters describe as a "catastrophic and potentially historic flash flood event."
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) April 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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