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 grants permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz reut.rs/3UfK8ya
— Reuters (@reuters.com) August 22, 2026 at 4:50 AM
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Germany, Italy, Austria, Poland, Portugal, and Spain are stepping up calls for a bloc-wide windfall tax on oil companies as profits soar due to the Middle East war, according to a letter seen by AFP.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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The shopping mall strike, plus two other separate Russian attacks in the Mykolaiv and Kharkiv regions, left a total of 21 people dead across Ukraine on Friday, authorities said.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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BREAKING: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods will take effect on Sept. 8.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) August 22, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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President Donald Trump is threatening to sue a left-leaning think tank unless it retracts a report that said his National Guard deployments to various cities did not reduce crime as he said. https://to.pbs.org/4xhPOqf
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) August 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Omaha police agreed this week to stop carrying gloves that can deliver electric shocks to students in the halls of Nebraska’s largest public school district.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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To prevent the spread of screwworm, the cattle trade with Mexico has been shuttered on and off since November 2024, with the current border closure put in place in July 2025. But next week, the border will reopen in Douglas, Arizona for cattle from Sonora, Mexico. https://cnn.it/4zyvcLN
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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SCOOP: Allies of Mike Rogers, Michigan's GOP Senate nominee, have asked AIPAC not to advertise on his behalf, triggering a rupture with the powerful but polarizing pro-Israel group.
— Axios (@axios.com) August 22, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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Deleted tweets show Natalie Harp's zealous support of Trump on January 6 https://cnn.it/4iiGEF6
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 22, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Navy leadership is discussing renaming an aircraft carrier after President Trump instead of Doris Miller, the Pearl Harbor hero who became the first Black service member to receive the Navy Cross, according to two U.S. officials.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 21, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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The race for power, money and influence at Washington’s IndyCar event
— Politico (@politico.com) August 22, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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Federal officials have announced sharp water cuts for the next two years for three Western states that rely on the imperiled Colorado River.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) August 21, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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