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.
JUST IN: Moody's cuts U.S. credit rating
— Axios (@axios.com) May 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Trump says he plans to speak to Putin on the phone Monday, followed by Zelensky and members of NATO.
— CNN (@cnn.com) May 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Israel has launched a major new offensive in Gaza following a wave of airstrikes that killed more than 300 people in 72 hours, according to local authorities. The IDF said it had “launched extensive attacks and mobilized forces to seize strategic areas in the Gaza Strip."
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) May 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused US President Donald Trump of dishonesty and power abuse, marking the latest rhetorical flare-up between Tehran and the US
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) May 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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President Trump took aim at the Supreme Court, fellow Republicans and several celebrities Friday in a series of social media posts.
— CNBC (@cnbc.com) May 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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NJ Transit and the union representing locomotive engineers are returning to the table Saturday, transit officials said. via @gothamist.com
— NPR (@npr.org) May 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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The Department of Justice announced the agreement as part of a settlement between the federal government and gun manufacturer Rare Breed Triggers, in litigation brought by the Biden administration.
— CNN (@cnn.com) May 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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President Trump and his allies have long made false claims of widespread noncitizen voting. Now, as the GOP pursues new restrictions, experts worry isolated arrests will be used to push the new rules.
— NPR (@npr.org) May 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Texas’ measles outbreak shows signs of slowing, with fewer than 10 newly reported cases in the last week, but experts say it’s not fully over.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) May 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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The inmates were discovered missing during a routine head count conducted at 8:30 a.m. local time Friday at the Orleans Parish Jail, according to the sheriff's office. They are believed to have escaped sometime just after midnight.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) May 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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A judge’s ruling to resentence Erik and Lyle Menendez gives the siblings something they’ve not had in more than three decades: a chance that they could leave the Southern California prison where they’re incarcerated.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) May 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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The storms were part of a weather system Friday that killed seven in Missouri and also spawned tornadoes in Wisconsin, left several hundred thousand customers without power in the Great Lakes region and brought a punishing heat wave to Texas.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) May 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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