News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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President Trump was asked if he's considering a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell as she meets with Todd Blanche, the second highest-ranking Justice Department official, for a second day at the U.S. attorney's office in Florida over convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) July 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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These are the names that were reportedly in Epstein's birthday book
— Axios (@axios.com) July 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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UK backs future Palestinian statehood but only as part of peace deal reut.rs/4176jam
— Reuters (@reuters.com) July 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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As Gaza's hunger crisis deepens the very people who are trying to keep the gravely malnourished population alive are suffering along with their patients.
— CNN (@cnn.com) July 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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FEMA is preparing to send $608 million to states to construct immigrant detention centers as part of the Trump administration’s push to expand capacity to hold migrants.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) July 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Deportation flights from the makeshift South Florida immigration detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," have begun, the state's governor said.
— CNN (@cnn.com) July 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Donald Trump downplayed jostling with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over cost overruns during a tour of the central bank’s renovation project, even as he used the interaction to again push for lower interest rates
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) July 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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BREAKING: The Education Department says it will release billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) July 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Former Obama aides say they have to balance unnecessarily giving oxygen to unfounded Trump administration claims and allowing them to balloon unchecked.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) July 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Thailand says it agrees in principle with Malaysian ceasefire proposal reut.rs/4f7pRkA
— Reuters (@reuters.com) July 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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JUST IN: Former Rep. George Santos reports to prison, beginning a more than seven-year sentence after pleading guilty to a laundry list of federal charges.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) July 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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President Trump is due to arrive in Scotland Friday for a four-day private trip — his first to the U.K since he was re-elected.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) July 25, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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