News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Live updates: Around 1,500 ships and their crews are trapped in the Persian Gulf due to the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the secretary-general of the U.N. International Maritime Organization said in Panama on Thursday.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) May 7, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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President Trump’s abrupt reversal on his plan to help ships go through the Strait of Hormuz came after a key Gulf ally suspended the U.S. military’s ability to use its bases and airspace to carry out the operation, according to two U.S. officials.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) May 7, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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Iran said it was reviewing the latest American proposals to end the war after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened the country with a new wave of bombing unless a deal is reached that includes reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping. https://to.pbs.org/4dfWUm9
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) May 7, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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As Trump pushes for a deal with an Iranian regime he portrays as deeply fractured, analysts say power in Tehran may be shifting, but that doesn't mean disarray.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) May 7, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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US labor market stable as layoffs remain low reut.rs/4tjNlIQ
— Reuters (@reuters.com) May 7, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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President Trump and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva avoided going before the press at their high stakes bilateral meeting at the White House on Thursday in what was supposed to be an on camera appearance before U.S. and Brazilian journalists.
— The Hill (@thehill.com) May 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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ICE is in talks to buy turnkey immigration detention facilities from its biggest vendors as local backlash derails its plan to rapidly renovate warehouses into large-scale detention spaces.
— Axios (@axios.com) May 7, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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#BREAKING: A federal judge in North Carolina conditionally agreed to cancel former FBI Director James Comey’s upcoming court appearance on charges of threatening President Trump at his request and with the government’s support.
— The Hill (@thehill.com) May 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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A federal appeals court appeared ready Thursday to reject Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s effort to punish Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over his call to US service members to refuse illegal orders. https://cnn.it/4wifmmR
— CNN (@cnn.com) May 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Tennessee lawmakers pass a new U.S. House map urged by President Trump that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) May 7, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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The Trump administration plans to redirect $2 billion in funding intended for global health programs to cover the cost of closing the US Agency for International Development (USAID), according to a copy of the notification obtained by CNN. https://cnn.it/42gMiOX
— CNN (@cnn.com) May 7, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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Chief Justice John Roberts defends the Supreme Court from what he believes are misconceptions held by the American people that he and his colleagues are “political actors” who are making decisions based on policy, not law.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) May 7, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio eased tensions between the White House and the Catholic Church after meeting with Pope Leo XIV today.
— POLITICO Europe (@politico.eu) May 7, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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The strain of hantavirus that has killed three people and sickened five others on a cruise ship is the Andes strain, which is typically found in South America including parts of Argentina, where the luxury cruise ship MV Hondius departed.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) May 7, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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Powerful storms that included at least one confirmed tornado have torn through parts of Mississippi, collapsing hundreds homes, tearing up trees and downing power lines.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) May 7, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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