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.
The average price of regular gas was $4.14 a gallon heading into the holiday, nearly a dollar higher than last year and well above the Labor Day weekend record of $3.82 from 2012, according to AAA motor club. https://to.pbs.org/4gGRfIV
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) September 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Oman says it evacuated 16 crew members of Saudi Sidr vessel attacked by Iran reut.rs/4gSdcUe
— Reuters (@reuters.com) September 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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President Trump’s pool of most ardent supporters is shrinking, according to a new poll, as Americans give him low marks on his overall job performance and his handling of the Iran war.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) September 7, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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Two Palestinians killed, Israeli stabbed as West Bank settler violence flares reut.rs/3ThNaBV
— Reuters (@reuters.com) September 7, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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North Korea and Russia open their first road bridge, Russia’s TASS state news agency reports, a structure which spans the Tumen river and which both sides cast as an important milestone in their strategic partnership.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) September 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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North Korea commissions 2nd naval destroyer as US, South Korea and Japan begin a military drill
— Politico (@politico.com) September 6, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol said in a statement that a man it identified as Patrick Havas, 38, forced his way through a crowd, knocking over multiple members of the audience as he moved toward Amy Acton, the state's former public health director. https://to.pbs.org/4xN32ve
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) September 7, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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With less than two months to go until this year's midterm elections, Democrats are becoming increasingly unnerved about the possibility of President Donald Trump deploying federal immigration officers or troops to polling places. https://cnn.it/4gCDA5A
— CNN (@cnn.com) September 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Video of Sunday's landing appears to show the Boeing 767 remaining airborne well down the runway before touching down. https://to.pbs.org/4iRgedP
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) September 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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One week after the deadly floods, very little is known about China's dead or missing. China's control over media and digital censorship is in stark contrast to open reporting in Nepal. n.pr/4d1Miba
— NPR (@npr.org) September 7, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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Hundreds of men wearing balaclavas blocked traffic in the port of Dover, south England, on Saturday in what appeared to be an anti-immigration protest. Later that day, at a different protest in Portsmouth, demonstrators clashed with police.
— CNN (@cnn.com) September 7, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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The president calls for changing the state’s name to New America, though he doesn’t have the power to force the switch. on.wsj.com/4zWTaRb
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) September 7, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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