News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday, an 11th-hour deal that headed off President Donald Trump's threat to unleash a bombing campaign that would destroy Iranian civilization. https://to.pbs.org/3PZf8An
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) April 8, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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LATEST: The ceasefire in the Iran war does not include Lebanon, Israel says.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) April 8, 2026 at 8:20 AM
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Iran says it is halting traffic in the Strait of Hormuz after Israel attacked Lebanon, testing fragile ceasefire deal. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4vg5XLY
— CNN (@cnn.com) April 8, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday the U.S. will work with Iran to "dig up and remove" its enriched uranium that was buried under joint U.S-Israeli strikes last summer. https://to.pbs.org/4tAHJdY
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) April 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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President Trump on Wednesday said he is considering the formation of a “joint venture” with Iran to set up tolls in the Strait of Hormuz after the Trump administration and Tehran agreed to a two-week ceasefire deal.
— The Hill (@thehill.com) April 8, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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'I don't see anyone accepting that': Oil industry balks at Iran's shipping toll
— Politico (@politico.com) April 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Vice President JD Vance will head the U.S. negotiating team for the peace talks with Iran on Saturday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said today.
— Axios (@axios.com) April 8, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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US stock index futures climb on relief from US-Iran ceasefire reut.rs/41hHdWb
— Reuters (@reuters.com) April 8, 2026 at 8:10 AM
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The State Department issued a new security alert for Iraq on Wednesday, recommending that U.S. citizens immediately depart the country through overland routes due to Iran-allied militia activity.
— The Hill (@thehill.com) April 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Pam Bondi will not appear for her upcoming deposition in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation given that she is no longer serving as the US attorney general, the Department of Justice said. https://cnn.it/4sx00YM
— CNN (@cnn.com) April 8, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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The “illiberal” stronghold Viktor Orban built in Hungary is under threat as his party trails the opposition ahead of the April 12 election. Is the end of Orbanism nigh? Here's what to know
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) April 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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The wife of a U.S. soldier has been released from a federal immigration detention facility where she had spent nearly a week after being taken into custody on a Louisiana military base.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) April 8, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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The Artemis II astronauts worked through a relatively light day in space on Wednesday, wrapping up a few final tests before returning home.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) April 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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