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's return to the impeachment display of a Smithsonian museum's presidency exhibit came with some changes.
— Axios (@axios.com) August 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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BREAKING: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that any peace deal excluding Kyiv would lead to “dead solutions.”
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) August 9, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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In Gaza, Palestinians who fear being killed or seriously injured during rushes to obtain aid are being forced to pay exorbitant fees to take out money to buy food. “We’re put through unending torment to get the simplest of things.”
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) August 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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The standoff over the unusual mid-decade push by Republicans to redraw Texas’ congressional map is shaping next year’s US Senate primaries in both parties.
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Employees at the top US public health agency were winding down their Friday when bullets smashed through their office windows, whizzing just over cubicle walls. Across the street from the CDC campus, a gunman – possibly motivated by a hatred of vaccines – had opened fire on the agency’s buildings.
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Top vaccine regulator returns to FDA after recent firing.
— Politico (@politico.com) August 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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President Trump is abandoning — or actively undermining — core pillars of U.S. strategy toward China in pursuit of a legacy-defining trade deal with Xi Jinping.
— Axios (@axios.com) August 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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South Korea's military said Saturday it detected North Korea removing some of its loudspeakers from the inter-Korean border, days after the South dismantled its own front-line speakers used for anti-North Korean propaganda broadcasts, in a bid to ease tensions.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Iran threatens planned Trump corridor envisaged by Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal reut.rs/3Js5e6U
— Reuters (@reuters.com) August 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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BREAKING: Drug cartels are feared to be among those that obtained sensitive court data due to a sweeping breach of the federal judiciary’s case filing system.
— Politico (@politico.com) August 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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A group of crypto investors is claiming responsibility for a series of incidents where green sex toys were tossed onto WNBA courts.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Two NASA astronauts, a Japanese flier and a Russian cosmonaut plunged back to Earth on Saturday, safely splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, west of San Diego, to wrap up a five-month mission to space.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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