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.
US job growth sharply slows in July, unemployment rate ticks higher reut.rs/44Ztki2
— Reuters (@reuters.com) August 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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President Trump says he's directing his team to "immediately" fire the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics over jobs numbers. cnn.it/4lX4Snp
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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BREAKING: Ghislaine Maxwell moved from Florida prison to Texas
— MSNBC (@msnbc.com) August 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Exclusive: The FBI redacted President Trump's name, as well as the names of other public figures, from the Epstein files under privacy exemptions.
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) August 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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BREAKING: President Trump says nuclear submarines will be moved to "appropriate regions" after a Russian official's remarks.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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President Donald Trump called for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, criticizing the head of the U.S. central bank for not cutting short-term interest rates.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) August 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Stock markets dropped around the world on Friday as investors confronted a new barrage of tariffs announced by President Trump, significantly raising the cost of trade with the U.S.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) August 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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The Swiss government has denounced Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 39% tariff on the country, a steep rate that sent the Swiss franc sliding on Friday and left lawmakers in 'shock' at how to respond. https://on.ft.com/4obj91b
— Financial Times (@financialtimes.com) August 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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A judge has blocked Noem’s latest termination of immigrant protections, claiming that the decision by the Homeland Security Secretary appears rooted in racism.
— Politico (@politico.com) August 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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South Korea's jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol again refused to attend questioning by investigators on Friday, using a new method to resist: He took off his prison uniform and lay down on the floor in his detention room.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has announced that it will wind down its operations due to the successful Republican effort to defund local PBS and NPR stations across the country. cnn.it/4fohb9Y
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Two wildfires burning in the western United States – including one that has become a "megafire" on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon – are so hot that they're spurring the formation of "fire clouds" that can create their own erratic weather systems.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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