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 says new sanctions threatened by 'desperate' US will fail reut.rs/4qAuJVt
— Reuters (@reuters.com) August 23, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian defended the memorandum of understanding signed with the U.S. in June as the best way for the country to move beyond what he described as a situation of "neither war nor peace."
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill two people, including a 4-year-old boy, medics say reut.rs/4xXe1lh
— Reuters (@reuters.com) August 23, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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Mark Wiseman, Canada’s ambassador to the US, said in an interview that there was no one issue that led trade talks to collapse late Friday.
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) August 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Russia is likely to mobilize another 300,000 troops later this year, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as it tries to complete the capture of a long-coveted region of east Ukraine. https://cnn.it/4gJG7Lb
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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'The MMR vaccine is not a lethal vaccine,' Mehmet Oz says
— Politico (@politico.com) August 23, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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China has postponed its planned ambitious Chang'e-7 lunar mission.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) August 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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President Trump and first lady Melania Trump began the Freedom 250 Grand Prix IndyCar race through the streets of Washington, D.C., with a slow lap around the course.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 23, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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Just like all previous summers since the pandemic began, COVID-19 cases are ticking up again, even while other health threats make more headlines.
— NPR (@npr.org) August 23, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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“The nationwide cyclospora outbreak is very likely a result of sewage contamination in the food supply, according to scientific researchers and public health officials. The parasite’s spread can become a self-perpetuating cycle,” Joan Rose wrote for The Conversation. https://to.pbs.org/4g1G0dL
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) August 23, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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More than a foot of rain could fall across Big Island of Hawaii, according to NOAA. n.pr/4ip5hQn
— NPR (@npr.org) August 23, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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The uncontained Hawk Fire near Reno was human-caused, incident commander says, as 90,000 residents are urged to evacuate. https://cnn.it/4qxDKhT
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 23, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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