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.
Young girls, camp employees and vacationers are among the more than 100 people who died when Texas' Guadalupe River flooded.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) July 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Kerr County, Texas, officials dodged questions at a news briefing regarding the county's alert system for the flash floods that have devastated the area.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) July 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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JUST IN — Trump and Netanyahu expected to meet tonight to discuss Gaza
— Axios (@axios.com) July 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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President Trump said Monday his administration will send more defensive weapons to Ukraine amid its war with Russia, days after pausing some weapons shipments. cbsn.ws/4nQAfS2
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) July 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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The trial of the six Britons revealed more about how this gig economy functions. CNN reviewed hundreds of exchanges on social media that prosecutors say were between the defendants, as well as their police interviews, to establish how Russia recruits for and wages its campaign against the West.
— CNN (@cnn.com) July 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Trump says August 1 tariff deadline is firm, hours after saying it wasn't
— Axios (@axios.com) July 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea killed three mariners and wounded two others, a European Union naval force said.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) July 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Millions across Africa have seen their lives upended after the U.S. aid cuts. In Liberia, the American support made up almost 2.6% of the gross national income, the highest anywhere in the world, according to the Center for Global Development.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) July 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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The Supreme Court lifted a lower court order that had blocked President Trump's executive order requiring government agencies to lay off hundreds of thousands of federal employees.
— NPR (@npr.org) July 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Someone using AI to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted at least five people, including three foreign ministers, a US governor, and a member of Congress, “with the goal of gaining access to information or accounts,” a US diplomatic cable said.
— CNN (@cnn.com) July 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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The IRS said clergy and houses of worship should be allowed to make political endorsements, a potential move away from a 71-year-old policy that banned the mixing of religion and politics.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) July 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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For nearly twenty years, most air travelers in the U.S. have been required to remove their shoes when going through security. That requirement seems to be ending.
— NPR (@npr.org) July 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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