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 dismisses concerns from families of service members about the grim conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose deployment had been overextended in the Middle East due to the Iran war.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 14, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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Lawmakers want answers from the Pentagon chief and the U.S. Navy about living conditions aboard the USS Lincoln. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona. n.pr/4xBkdPL
— NPR (@npr.org) August 14, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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So far, Trump hasn't given Netanyahu the endorsement he hopes for ahead of October’s election, despite being asked repeatedly by reporters. While Trump likes Netanyahu on a personal level, he's been frustrated by his decisions and policies, sources say.
— Axios (@axios.com) August 14, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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Trump sought US Supreme Court approval to keep building his massive new White House ballroom after two lower courts said he was flouting the law by proceeding without congressional authorization.
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) August 14, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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Refunds for illegal U.S. tariffs are starting to flow to businesses, and consumers could get a cut from companies that have vowed to share that financial relief with customers.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 14, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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Retail sales fell 0.6% in July from the prior month, the Commerce Department said Friday. It was the steepest drop since May 2025. https://cnn.it/45wiZth
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 14, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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Pirro to file felony charges over bubbles and graffiti at WWII memorial
— Politico (@politico.com) August 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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A federal judge overseeing a case on the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein files pressed government attorneys about their compliance with his court orders and warned that he has held lawyers in contempt before.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 14, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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The Trump administration is reducing legal pathways for immigrant kids to stay in the US
— Politico (@politico.com) August 14, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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Luigi Mangione has accepted “full responsibility for the death of Brian Thompson” with his guilty plea, Mangione's lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo said in a statement following her client's guilty plea.
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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The Army identified the pilots who died in the Apache helicopter crash as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey, 34, of Killeen, Texas, and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead, 25, of Belton, Texas.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Human Rights Watch says Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have forcibly disappeared six staff members from a local organization focused on women's and children's rights.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) August 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Exclusive: Michael Boren, who oversees the U.S. Forest Service, asked agency staff last month to escalate the amount of aircraft at a seven-acre fire that had started near his mega-ranch in Idaho.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) August 14, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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