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.
Trump announced he's placing the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and deploying National Guard troops to the nation's capital. cnn.it/4fyryI7
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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President Trump said he might impose his crime-fighting and "beautification" plans that he's implementing in D.C. in large Democratic-run cities like Chicago, New York City and Los Angeles.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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President Trump on Monday told CBS News' Ed O'Keefe that when he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska this Friday about ending the war in Ukraine, "probably in the first two minutes, I'll know exactly whether or not a deal can be made." www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-t…
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Finland filed criminal charges today against the captain and crew of the suspected shadow fleet ship Eagle S, which is accused of attacking and damaging five telecom cables in the Gulf of Finland.
— POLITICO Europe (@politico.eu) August 11, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif and 4 team members killed in Israeli attack in Gaza
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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NEW: President Trump stopped short of directly endorsing Israel's plans to attack and occupy Gaza City in a brief phone interview with Axios
— Axios (@axios.com) August 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration's bid to unseal grand jury materials from Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking case
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Trump says gold will not face tariffs reut.rs/3UU3UfB
— Reuters (@reuters.com) August 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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The Taliban are investigating explicit death threats against dozens of Afghan women working for the United Nations, according to a report published Sunday.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) August 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has left a cloud of anxiety over Salisbury, Maryland, where many in a fast-growing Haitian community worry that everything they’ve built will collapse.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) August 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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An explosion at a U.S. Steel facility in Pennsylvania killed at least one person and injured dozens more, authorities said.
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) August 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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CDC staffers are voicing frustration over Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past vaccine comments, following Friday’s shooting at the agency’s headquarters in Atlanta that left one police officer dead.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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