News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Several Democratic lawmakers are calling for answers after concerns were raised by families of sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln about the deteriorating living conditions and worsening mental health during the ship's record-breaking deployment amid the war with Iran. https://cnn.it/3SrGZL8
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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NEW: Kushner plans to visit Israel next week for Gaza talks
— Axios (@axios.com) August 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Ukraine has sent Russia an offer suggesting they both halt attacks on civilian targets in the Black Sea, a source said, after mounting strikes on vessels and ports there raised fears over global food supplies reut.rs/4g18vXu
— Reuters (@reuters.com) August 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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A Russian plot to kill a Ukrainian-American citizen in Warsaw was thwarted by Poland before it could be carried out, the Polish prime minister said Thursday, marking the first time in decades that a Western leader has publicly accused Moscow of plotting to kill a U.S. citizen.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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The Kennedy Center board voted to again attach Trump’s name to the performing arts center, its latest attempt to honor the president after a judge blocked an effort to rename the Kennedy Center after him in May. The board also approved a plan to shut the center down for two years.
— Politico (@politico.com) August 13, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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Stocks rose and bond yields fell sharply Thursday morning after a fresh read on business inflation showed prices were broadly flat in July.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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President Donald Trump's handling of repairs at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has put the National Park Service in a difficult spot.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) August 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Luigi Mangione, accused in the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is in discussions about a possible plea deal on federal charges ahead of a court appearance Friday in New York City, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by President Trump’s administration that alleged Harvard University failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment reut.rs/4hystvq
— Reuters (@reuters.com) August 13, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Weeks after Taylor Farms recalled lettuce and other produced suspected of being tainted by the cyclosporiasis parasite, it recalled simple sliced jalapeños to rice-and-bean burritos that include the fresh peppers. Here's what to know.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) August 13, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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Romania is shutting down its sole nuclear plant while Hungary is trying to salvage the operation of its own facility as a persistent drought curbs Danube river flows and hampers the cooling of reactors
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) August 13, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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There is a nearly 70% chance that the building Super El Niño will be the strongest such event on record, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast. https://cnn.it/4qfMLvW
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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