News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Update: President Trump's latest demand has tempered expectations for an imminent deal to end the war with Iran. Meanwhile, an Iranian delegation arrived in Doha on Monday for more talks.
— NPR (@npr.org) May 25, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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A draft memorandum includes a 60-day ceasefire extension and the halt of fighting on all fronts, sources say.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) May 25, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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Iran warns that an agreement to end the war with the U.S. was not imminent, after Secretary of State Marco Rubio says a deal with Tehran was still possible.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) May 25, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Iran's sports minister said FIFA has promised the country's men's football team will receive visas to play in the United States at the World Cup this summer despite the ongoing Middle East war, local media reported on Monday.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) May 25, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Key officials responsible for leading US research on infectious disease threats have been barred from speaking directly with the WHO — effectively shutting some of them out of the global discussions on virus outbreaks, according to documents and multiple sources. https://cnn.it/3PJU4OC
— CNN (@cnn.com) May 25, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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US Justice Department seeks to lift injunction on ballroom project after shooting reut.rs/4dsNjd8
— Reuters (@reuters.com) May 25, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing slavery and for failing to condemn it for centuries.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) May 25, 2026 at 5:37 AM
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Live Updates: Threat of explosion "off the table" for California chemical leak in Orange County, officials say
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) May 25, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado announces that she plans to run for president again and intends to return to her home country before the end of 2026.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) May 25, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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Massie files to run in 2028 after losing House primary
— Politico (@politico.com) May 25, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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White House boasts Trump's "excellent health" as questions loom over the medical reality of the oldest inaugurated president. n.pr/4v49lZy
— NPR (@npr.org) May 25, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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For more than 40 Revolutionary War-era soldiers, the long journey to their final resting place fittingly ended on Memorial Day weekend in the idyllic southeastern foothills of the Adirondack Mountains.
— CNN (@cnn.com) May 25, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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