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.
BREAKING: The S&P 500 drops 1.6% after another day of sharp reversals as uncertainty reigns over President Trump's trade war.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) Apr 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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President Trump will impose tariffs of at least 104% on China on Wednesday after Beijing missed the deadline to stand down on its retaliatory threat, the administration says. cnn.it/3FWFkqg
— CNN (@cnn.com) April 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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“The opposite of what Americans voted for”: Market turmoil causes Trump backlash
— Politico (@politico.com) April 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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The UK banking system remains “resilient” following US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs, the chancellor assured MPs today.
— POLITICO Europe (@politico.eu) April 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court paves the way for the Trump administration to resume deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) April 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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BREAKING: The Ukrainian military has captured two Chinese citizens whom it says fought with the Russian army, President Zelenskyy says.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) April 8, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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JUST IN: Supreme Court lets Trump move forward with firing thousands of federal workers
— NPR (@npr.org) April 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Exclusive: Trump administration officials have told some US government employees that Elon Musk’s DOGE team of technologists is using AI to surveil at least one federal agency’s communications for hostility to President Donald Trump and his agenda reut.rs/4i5ORZq
— Reuters (@reuters.com) April 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Elon Musk attacked White House trade counselor Peter Navarro as “dumber than a sack of bricks” as a fight over President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff regime spilled onto social media
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) April 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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A spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry denounced Vice President JD Vance’s rhetoric as “ignorant and impolite” after he said the U.S. was borrowing money from “Chinese peasants” in a TV interview.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) April 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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The Trump administration has opened thousands of acres of land in Nevada and New Mexico to oil and gas drilling, geothermal development and hard-rock mining. The move reverses protections that President Biden enacted during his final weeks in office.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) April 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Florida investigators identify a pair of teenagers whose bodies were found in an airliner’s landing gear after a New York City-to-Fort Lauderdale flight back in January, officials say.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) April 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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JUST IN: After criticism, the National Park Service has restored an old Underground Railroad webpage that prominently features Harriet Tubman.
— CNN (@cnn.com) April 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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