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.
President Trump says the United States and Iran had agreed — once again — to continue “talks,” but he also reiterated in a social media post that the U.S. had told Tehran “in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!”
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) July 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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U.S. to continue 'technical talks' with Iran after Trump said ceasefire was 'over'
— CNBC (@cnbc.com) July 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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A U.S. official told CBS News on Thursday that President Trump views the Iranian strikes earlier this week on three commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz as acts of terrorism.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) July 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Israel shared new intelligence with the U.S. that it said indicated a fresh Iranian plan to kill President Trump, people familiar with the matter said, a finding that would mark an escalation in the war between Washington and Iran. 🔗 on.wsj.com/44UzoHs
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) July 10, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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JUST IN: Graham Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race
— Axios (@axios.com) July 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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The White House is making security-focused upgrades to its front door, an official told CNN, in a project expected to take months https://cnn.it/4yeGVyf
— CNN (@cnn.com) July 10, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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President Trump ousted members of a bipartisan federal election commission charged with assisting state and local elections officials. The commission had resisted Trump's efforts to require would-be voters to document their U.S. citizenship before registering.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) July 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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Federal officials are refusing to release the name of the ICE officer who fatally shot a Mexican man during a traffic stop in Houston, and scrutiny of the shooting is growing especially after authorities said the man killed was not the person ICE was trying to find. https://to.pbs.org/4vZbMxv
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) July 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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President Donald Trump will let the bipartisan housing bill approved by Congress become law without his signature, saying Friday that he was refusing to put his name on it because of the little progress made in passing a strict voter ID bill that he has been pushing. https://to.pbs.org/4pfoHc4
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) July 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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The boss said the law firm wouldn't help Trump in his E. Jean Carroll case. Now it is—and that’s deepening a rift among partners. on.wsj.com/4pi2GcK
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) July 9, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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President Trump at first suggested his renovations would last a century. But, within weeks of the project originally reaching completion last month, the water was beset by an algae bloom and pieces of the new coating appeared to be peeling off the bottom. https://to.pbs.org/4f7LVMF
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) July 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Nearly 3,000 people have been sickened with cyclosporiasis, a foodborne infection marked by intense, watery diarrhea, according to state health departments. The CDC reported that 31 states have reported cases of cyclosporiasis and 86 people have been hospitalized. nbcnews.to/4aK0S69
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) July 10, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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A neighbor of Sen. Mitch McConnell shared video with CNN from the morning of June 14 showing a person being wheeled on a stretcher toward an ambulance. https://cnn.it/4aJdN8p
— CNN (@cnn.com) July 10, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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Most of America’s Lower 48 states are about to swelter under an unusually large, strong and long-lasting heat dome that will spike temperatures in a way that the National Weather Service calls “significant and dangerous.”
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) July 10, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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