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.
A false report that President Trump was considering a pause on his expansive tariffs spread on social media and was amplified by CNBC and Reuters, leading to sways in the market. Stocks fell back down when the White House responded saying that the report was “FAKE NEWS.”
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) April 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Europe is "ready to negotiate" with the US and has offered to scrap tariffs on industrial goods, EU chief says. cnn.it/3EddHZE
— CNN (@cnn.com) April 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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President Donald Trump said Sunday evening that he is not intentionally engineering the ongoing stock market sell-off, “but sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something.”
— CNBC (@cnbc.com) April 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Trump threatens veto of bill to curb tariff power.
— Politico (@politico.com) April 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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The largest contiguous area the army controls is around the Gaza border, where the military has razed Palestinian homes, farmland and infrastructure to the point of uninhabitability, according to Israeli soldiers and rights groups.
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) April 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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A central Ukrainian city held vigils starting three days of mourning for 11 adults and nine children killed by a Russian missile last week, as one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in months jeopardized Washington's ceasefire push reut.rs/4cmvABH
— Reuters (@reuters.com) April 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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The Trump administration is planning a June 14 military parade through the streets of Washington, D.C., to mark the president’s 79th birthday. It will also mark the Army’s 250th anniversary. A senior administration official confirmed the plans to NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network.
— The Hill (@thehill.com) April 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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US appeals court blocks Trump from removing Democrats from labor boards reut.rs/4iZ05jZ
— Reuters Legal (@legal.reuters.com) April 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
— 60 Minutes (@60minutes.bsky.social) April 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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BREAKING: Chief Justice John Roberts pauses order for the Trump administration to return a man mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) April 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Trump national security spokesman Brian Hughes was the intended recipient of the Signal group chat invitation when Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeff Goldberg was added instead due to a cellphone snafu a few months ago, multiple sources told CBS News. https://cbsn.ws/3FScZl8
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) April 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Days of unrelenting heavy rain and storms killed at least 20 people as some rivers rose to near-record levels and towns were inundated across an already saturated South and parts of the Midwest.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) April 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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