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 racist post came at the end of a minute-long video promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. After deleting the post, Trump told reporters he "didn't make a mistake."
— NPR (@npr.org) February 7, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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US appeals court upholds Trump's immigration detention policy reut.rs/4kp2RQP
— Reuters (@reuters.com) February 7, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his family will have more time to make their case for asylum. https://cnn.it/3Zpq3Vz
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Democrats fear body cameras could be ICE’s new mass surveillance tool
— Politico (@politico.com) February 7, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked. A judge ruled his arrest was unlawful.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) February 7, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the nearly four‑year war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters. If the June deadline is not met, the Trump administration will likely put pressure on both sides to meet it, he added. https://to.pbs.org/4kqFp5Q
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) February 7, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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🔊Zelenskiy says Russia launched more than 400 drones and 40 missiles in an overnight air attack on Ukraine's energy system, as temperatures dropped to 6°F. Listen now on the Reuters World News podcast reut.rs/4kjOJs6
— Reuters (@reuters.com) February 7, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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President Trump says that the high-stakes talks between Iran and the U.S. in Oman had gone well and that the two sides would meet again next week, though he did not provide any details about the meeting.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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NEW: A federal judge orders Trump to restore funding for the Hudson River tunnel project.
— MS NOW (@ms.now) February 6, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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A drone attack by a notorious paramilitary group hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including eight children, a doctors’ group said, a day after a World Food Program aid convoy was targeted.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) February 7, 2026 at 6:42 AM
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The Epstein scandal has spread to the Olympic movement. The top organizer of the Los Angeles Summer Games faces calls to step down because of his past contacts with Epstein collaborator Ghislaine Maxwell.
— NPR (@npr.org) February 7, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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More than 35 local, state and federal agencies have been working for the last 18 months to prepare for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) February 7, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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