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.
Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of Renee Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent, and the department’s reluctance to investigate the shooter, according those with knowledge of their decision. nyti.ms/4qUl36Z
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) January 13, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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Federal officers dropped tear gas and sprayed eye irritant at activists in Minneapolis on Tuesday as students walked out of a suburban school in protest at the Trump administration's bold immigration sweeps. https://to.pbs.org/3LxVsla
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) January 13, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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At least 12,000 are feared dead amid Iran's mass protests, and sources suggest the toll could be even higher.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) January 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Iranian state television acknowledges high death toll in nationwide protests, saying country had "a lot of martyrs".
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) January 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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BREAKING: Mobile phones in Iran are able to call abroad again more than four days after service was cut during a crackdown on nationwide protests. Witnesses say text messaging is still down and the internet remains cut off from the outside world.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) January 13, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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President Trump has appealed to Elon Musk to help Iranian protesters circumvent a government-imposed internet blackout, underscoring the frontline role Musk’s satellite company Starlink is playing in U.S. foreign policy.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) January 13, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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BREAKING: The Trump administration is ending temporary protected status for Somalis, whom the president has repeatedly disparaged in recent weeks. Somali immigrants in the U.S. with TPS must leave the country by March 17, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) January 13, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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The Trump administration said it cannot comply with a federal judge’s order to provide dozens of deported Venezuelan migrants the opportunity to challenge their removals, saying such efforts would be impossible after the U.S. deposed Nicolás Maduro.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) January 13, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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Breaking News: U.S. consumer prices rose 2.7% in December from a year earlier, as inflation ended 2025 on a subdued note.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) January 13, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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Bill and Hillary Clinton refused on Tuesday to testify in the House’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation, escalating a battle with Rep. James Comer, Republican of Kentucky, and effectively daring him to follow through on his threats to hold them in contempt of Congress. nyti.ms/3Lplszl
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) January 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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A Republican congressman from Florida introduced a bill to annex Greenland and make it the 51st U.S. state as President Trump threatens to seize the autonomous Danish territory.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) January 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the integration of Elon Musk's xAI platform, Grok, into military networks as part of a new "AI acceleration strategy" during a visit to SpaceX.
— Reuters (@reuters.com) January 12, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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The Supreme Court is hearing two cases involving laws from Idaho and West Virginia that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) January 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
— NPR (@npr.org) January 13, 2026 at 6:54 AM
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