News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Trump eyes 'world tariff' of 15-20% for most countries reut.rs/3H7J3lM
— Reuters (@reuters.com) July 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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The EU has admitted it doesn’t have the power to deliver on a promise to invest $600 billion in the United States economy, only hours after making the pledge at landmark trade talks in Scotland.
— POLITICO Europe (@politico.eu) July 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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NEW: Trump rejects Netanyahu's claim that kids in Gaza aren't starving: "Based on television…those children look very hungry."
— Axios (@axios.com) July 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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President Trump said the United States will open "food centers" in Gaza during a meeting with British PM Starmer in Scotland.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) July 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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President Trump says he's disappointed with Putin and would shorten the 50-day deadline he gave the Russian leader to reach a deal with Ukraine cnn.it/3GLhDlP
— CNN (@cnn.com) July 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Russia opened a regular air link between Moscow and Pyogyang, a move reflecting increasingly close ties between the two countries.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) July 28, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Three Venezuelan men tell NBC News they experienced physical and psychological torture, including one man’s allegation that he was sexually assaulted, after the Trump administration sent them to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) July 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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The Justice Department seeks to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement, which requires U.S. immigration officials to hold migrant children in facilities that are safe and sanitary, among other protections.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) July 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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A federal judge in Boston has widened her block on the Trump administration’s ability to enforce a provision of President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy law that would defund Planned Parenthood’s health care services. cnn.it/452Hfm8
— CNN (@cnn.com) July 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Twenty states and Washington, DC are suing USDA after the agency demanded states turn over sensitive data on applicants for food assistance by July 30.
— NPR (@npr.org) July 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Thailand and Cambodia agree to a ceasefire following deadly border clashes, Malaysia's leader says.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) July 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rebuffed overtures by South Korea’s new liberal government, saying Monday that North Korea has no interests in talks with South Korea no matter what proposal its rival offers.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) July 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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