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.
Intercepted Iranian communications downplay damage from US attack, Washington Post reports reut.rs/3ZWtpjt
— Reuters (@reuters.com) June 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Israel's attack on Evin Prison in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Monday killed at least 71 people, according to Mizan, the news outlet of the Iranian judiciary.
— CNN (@cnn.com) June 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Russia pounded Ukraine overnight with hundreds of drones and missiles, the Ukrainian authorities said on Sunday, in one of the war’s largest assaults. Strikes on infrastructure were reported across the country.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) June 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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President Trump pleaded for progress in ceasefire talks in the war in Gaza, as Israel and Hamas appeared to be inching closer to an agreement.
— NPR (@npr.org) June 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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A coalition of groups, ranging from environmental activists to Native Americans advocating for their ancestral homelands, converged outside an airstrip in the Florida Everglades to protest the imminent construction of an immigrant detention center. cnn.it/40sUjzD
— CNN (@cnn.com) June 29, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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A U.S. Marine veteran and son of a man whose violent arrest went viral, said his father always prioritized he and his two Marine brothers' well-being so that they could "give back to this country."
— NPR (@npr.org) June 29, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Exclusive: Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes is a three-time felon who has been released early from federal prison to a halfway house in exchange for his cooperation in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego García.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) June 29, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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The image of an abandoned ice cream cart has become a rallying cry for Los Angeles residents and a symbol of opposition to President Trump’s aggressive immigration policies.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) June 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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BREAKING: Sen. Thom Tillis won’t seek reelection next year
— Axios (@axios.com) June 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Democratic legislators mostly in blue states are attempting to fight back against President Trump’s efforts to withhold funding from their states with bills that aim to give the federal government a taste of its own medicine.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) June 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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A fire and explosion were reported and three rowhome buildings collapsed in Philadelphia's Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood early Sunday, sending at least two people to hospitals, officials said. https://cbsn.ws/4erT2P1
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) June 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Two tropical storms formed Sunday on both of Mexico's coasts, and they are expected to drench the region for several days. https://cbsn.ws/4lAmBAC
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) June 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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