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's slain leader Khamenei laid in state in Tehran for week of mass funeral events reut.rs/4vOWU4E
— Reuters (@reuters.com) July 3, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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Powerful general in Iran emerges from hiding as Tehran prepares for Khamenei’s dayslong funeral
— Politico (@politico.com) July 3, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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Trapped for more than 100 days, thousands of sailors are still waiting to sail out of the Strait of Hormuz. This is how they're surviving: bloom.bg/4eGtOOS
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) July 3, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, has described the attacks on Russian energy as an effort by Ukraine to distract attention from its losses on the battlefield, although analysts say the advance of Russian forces has been stymied in recent months. https://to.pbs.org/4vK61n4
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) July 3, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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'Vanishingly rare' copy of U.S. Declaration of Independence unearthed in UK archives reut.rs/4bpGXJU
— Reuters (@reuters.com) July 3, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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Trump's Great American State Fair shuts down until 5 p.m. as temperatures in Washington, DC, climb toward triple digits. https://cnn.it/4v9TyrE
— CNN (@cnn.com) July 3, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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Trump's record-setting July 4 fireworks could shower the city with pollution
— Politico (@politico.com) July 3, 2026 at 7:58 AM
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More than 87 million people are under extreme heat risk, according to the National Weather Service, while more than 150 million remain under heat alerts stretching from Kansas to Maine.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) July 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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Trump administration cannot hold migrants without bond hearings past 90 days, court rules
— CNBC (@cnbc.com) July 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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ICE arrested more than 2,000 people a day nationwide over five days, according to a source familiar with the numbers, marking a sharp increase in immigration enforcement. A spokesperson for the DHS declined to comment on the specific new numbers.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) July 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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321 diamonds, 56 sapphires, 13 emeralds and six rubies encrust the watch-sized gold ring presented this week to Bill White, the U.S. ambassador to Belgium, to give to President Trump.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) July 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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With at least 2,295 people killed, Venezuela is overwhelmed with bodies that officials are struggling to collect, identify and preserve for loved ones to claim. Thousands are still missing. https://to.pbs.org/3SI2wiz
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) July 3, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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A mission to rescue one of NASA's storied space observatories from falling to Earth has launched on a daring, first-of-its-kind endeavor. https://cnn.it/4p0MpIR
— CNN (@cnn.com) July 3, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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