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.
Breaking News: The Supreme Court lifted restrictions on ICE agents in Los Angeles, allowing them to make indiscriminate stops based on factors like ethnicity.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) September 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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A legal aid group sues to pre-emptively block any efforts by the U.S. government to deport a dozen Honduran children, saying it has "credible" information that such plans were quietly in the works.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) September 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop in north Jerusalem on Monday, killing six people and wounding several others, including a pregnant woman, according to officials.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) September 8, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that the Israeli government has deprived Palestinian detainees of even a minimum subsistence diet and ordered authorities to increase the amount and improve the quality of food.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) September 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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The House Oversight Committee has received its first transmission of documents from the estate of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a lawyer for the estate told CNN. Read more: https://cnn.it/3IcOoZC
— CNN (@cnn.com) September 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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BREAKING: House Democrats release a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Trump, which he has denied.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) September 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Trump asks US Supreme Court to let it withhold foreign aid reut.rs/46gYm4j
— Reuters (@reuters.com) September 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Jury selection is set to begin today in the criminal trial of Ryan Routh, the man charged with trying to assassinate President Trump last year in South Florida.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) September 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Two of President Donald Trump’s top economic officials — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte — almost came to blows last week, a source familiar told CNN. https://cnn.it/4nmX0fk
— CNN (@cnn.com) September 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Trump said he’ll direct Education Department to protect praying in public school.
— Politico (@politico.com) September 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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A mural appeared outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London that depicted a judge attacking a demonstrator with a gavel. The piece was by Banksy, and was interpreted as a comment on the treatment of supporters of Palestine Action, which was banned as a terrorist organization by the U.K.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) September 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Forecasters say the risk of direct impacts from Hurricane Kiko has decreased. Kiko showed signs Monday that it would pass to the north of the Hawaiian Islands.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) September 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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