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.
Iran-backed groups targeted U.S. facilities in Iraq 600 times, U.S. official says nbcnews.to/3Pawfz2
— Meet the Press (@meetthepress.com) May 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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The U.S. military said its forces had fired upon and disabled two more Iranian tankers that were trying to breach an American blockade of Iran's ports, in the latest blows to a shaky ceasefire.
— NPR (@npr.org) May 8, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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President Trump's declaration that hostilities with Iran are "terminated" has thrown Democrats' strategy around congressional war powers into turmoil, Axios has learned.
— Axios (@axios.com) May 7, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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Germany’s vice chancellor called for closer cooperation between the EU and allies including Canada and the UK to guard against the whims of major powers like the US.
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) May 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least five people Friday, while Hezbollah fired rockets on northern Israel without in inflicting any casualties. https://to.pbs.org/4tsoVgm
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) May 8, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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The legal team of the man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last month has asked the court to disqualify top Department of Justice officials from being involved in his case, arguing there is a conflict of interest because they were present during the incident.
— CNN (@cnn.com) May 8, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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NEW: The U.S. economy added 115,000 jobs in April, a sign that the labor market retained its resiliency even in the face of a global energy shock triggered by the U.S. war with Iran. The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.3%
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) May 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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Virginia Supreme Court blocks state's referendum to redraw US House map to give Democrats a better chance at four more House seats https://cnn.it/4nnB9pk
— CNN (@cnn.com) May 8, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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The new map puts Republicans in position to pick up a House seat in the midterm elections.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) May 8, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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CDC team will escort American passengers on hantavirus-stricken ship back to the US, where they're expected to be placed in quarantine, sources say https://cnn.it/42Y2gxy
— CNN (@cnn.com) May 8, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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Two new suspected hantavirus cases are reported, one in Spain and the other on the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha reut.rs/4uBRmt5
— Reuters (@reuters.com) May 8, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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Researchers identify antibodies that may prevent and treat measles infections reut.rs/4dbfQlZ
— Reuters (@reuters.com) May 8, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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The Pentagon has begun releasing new files on UFOs, saying members of the public can draw their own conclusions on “unidentified anomalous phenomena.”
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) May 8, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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