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 Donald Trump will headline US Independence Day celebrations on Saturday with a speech and a show that seek to place him at the center of the nation’s 250th anniversary.
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) July 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Despite sweltering heat, heavy security and brewing protests, thousands of Americans arrived in D.C. to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the nation. https://wapo.st/3QQfkCX
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) July 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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President Donald Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of American independence at Mount Rushmore on Friday with soaring rhetoric about American exceptionalism before veering into a darkly political speech with warnings about a sinister threat of communism. https://to.pbs.org/44QpkiF
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) July 4, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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Hundreds of uniformed members of what appeared to be Patriot Front, a white supremacist group, marched through D.C. and toward the Capitol. Their faces covered in white masks, the men carried flags — some upside down, others Confederate — as they chanted, “Reclaim America!” https://wapo.st/3QQfkCX
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) July 4, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Pope Leo XIV marked July 4 with an appeal to Americans to receive immigrants with “compassion and generosity” as he made a visit to the frontlines of the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean. https://cnn.it/3ThA07r
— CNN (@cnn.com) July 4, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi issued a "serious warning" to France and the U.K. after the two countries promised to assist Oman "to ensure that its sovereign territorial waters are safe for navigation" in regards to the Strait of Hormuz.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) July 4, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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Huge crowds turn out in Tehran for funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) July 4, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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Russian officials say Ukrainian drones have struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) July 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Storms caused widespread power outages in parts of the upper Midwest and Northeast, and in southern Ontario in Canada, as the region baked in a heat wave late Friday, the authorities and power companies said.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) July 4, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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