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 federal appeals court orders the Trump administration to transfer a Tufts student detained by ICE to Vermont.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) May 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Breaking News: The Trump administration is planning to send a group of migrants to Libya, in a sharp escalation of its deportation program.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) May 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Families of October 7 hostages held in Gaza demand to know how many are still alive after President Trump said three more captives had died.
— CNN (@cnn.com) May 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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VP Vance says the Trump administration believes Russia is "asking for too much" during talks to bring its war in Ukraine to an end.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) May 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Ukrainian drones clashed with Russian air defenses around Moscow for the third consecutive day today, disrupting air traffic at four of the country's international airports.
— POLITICO Europe (@politico.eu) May 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Update: The Federal Reserve says it is leaving interest rates unchanged as it warned that the chances of both higher unemployment and higher inflation had climbed in the wake of President Trump's tariffs plan.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) May 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Germany’s new conservative chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said he would urge Trump administration officials to stop meddling in German politics.
— POLITICO Europe (@politico.eu) May 7, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Sen. Bernie Sanders urged CBS News parent company Paramount not to settle the $20 billion lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump. In a letter to Paramount’s lead shareholder, Shari Redstone, Sanders argued that settling would be “a grave mistake.” wapo.st/4k9pK9H
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) May 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Judge Jefferson Griffin, the GOP challenger in a North Carolina Supreme Court race, conceded after a six-month bid to throw out thousands of votes.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) May 7, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Three former Memphis officers have been acquitted of state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ran away from a traffic stop in 2023. Read more: cnn.it/4m4Tmqz
— CNN (@cnn.com) May 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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BREAKING: Black smoke pours out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the conclave's first ballot.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) May 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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NASA is considering launching rockets to Mars next year, a major shift in priorities that could boost the fortunes of Elon Musk’s space company.
— Politico (@politico.com) May 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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