News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Breaking News: President Trump has set aside, at least for now, plans to sharply escalate the American military assault against Iran.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) July 25, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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Vice President JD Vance and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine both raised concerns about escalating the war in Iran as President Donald Trump weighed the possibility during a White House meeting on Friday, sources told CNN. https://cnn.it/4vN8Nag
— CNN (@cnn.com) July 25, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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The war between the U.S. and Iran remained on pause for a second straight day on Sunday, while the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that there had been some movement in talks between Tehran and mediators over the Strait of Hormuz.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) July 26, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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Netanyahu said he plans to press Trump in their meeting Tuesday to keep a “constant, constant watch” on Iran’s nuclear program, even as he said he has no new evidence that Tehran’s ability to build a weapon has been destroyed.
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) July 26, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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‘There is no enrichment envisioned’ in Saudi nuclear deal, Waltz says
— Politico (@politico.com) July 26, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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Ukraine has seen the highest number of civilian casualties in the war with Russia this month for more than four years, according to government figures. https://cnn.it/4fBajGy
— CNN (@cnn.com) July 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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Romania shoots down third Russian drone, as president calls breaches 'intolerable' reut.rs/4wo4ljs
— Reuters (@reuters.com) July 26, 2026 at 7:35 AM
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A U.S. appellate court on Saturday upheld a federal ruling that, in nearly half of all states, blocked President Trump's executive order to create a list of eligible voters and limit the delivery of mail ballots to people on that list.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) July 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Brazil's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it denied visas to two U.S. State Department officials who sought to travel to the South American nation next week.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) July 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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A raging wildfire in southwest France forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight, taking the total forced out of their homes to 220,000 as the flames have crept ever closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) July 26, 2026 at 2:34 AM
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Update: Germany’s interior minister Alexander Dobrindt described the incident as a likely “Islamic terror attack", and named the suspect as Abdul Ballout, who was born in Germany and has Lebanese roots.
— NPR (@npr.org) July 26, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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A U.S.-Russian space crew landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan after an eight-month stint on the International Space Station.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) July 26, 2026 at 6:40 AM
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A heat dome is searing down across the central US, focusing on the Great Plains, Midwest and Mississippi River Valley, including Memphis and St. Louis, leaving more than 100 million people sweltering.
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) July 26, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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