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.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says US can achieve Iran war objectives without "any ground troops" https://cnn.it/3PC4Aaf
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 27, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Iranian state media says its nuclear facilities were attacked Friday, just hours after Israel threatened to "escalate and expand" its campaign.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) March 27, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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The FBI confirmed hackers targeted the personal emails of Director Kash Patel. This is hours after an Iranian government-linked hacking group posted documents and images online, claiming to have stolen them from Patel.
— Politico (@politico.com) March 27, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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JD Vance is preparing to take on the most important assignment of his career: steering U.S. efforts to end a war he'd been concerned about waging in the first place.
— Axios (@axios.com) March 27, 2026 at 8:28 AM
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Farmers in North Carolina say rising fuel and fertilizer costs are making it increasingly difficult for them to keep up.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Hundreds of transport workers in the Philippines went on strike for a second straight day on Friday to protest a surge in fuel prices, days after the country’s president declared a national energy emergency stemming from the war in the Middle East.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) March 27, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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The Hamas militant group is weighing a new proposal for disarming its fighters in Gaza, a major concession that would clear the way for U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for rebuilding the war-ravaged territory.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) March 27, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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House Republicans are resisting a Senate-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, a revolt that risks delaying a resolution to the funding impasse now in its 42nd day that has created long lines at many of the nation's airports. https://to.pbs.org/411uZ3J
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) March 27, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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A leading elections expert tells a federal judge that the evidence the FBI used to justify a recent seizure of 2020 election ballots from Fulton County, Georgia, “doesn’t make sense.”
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 27, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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A police force in England said on Thursday that it was reinvestigating sex crime allegations against the influencer Andrew Tate from 11 years ago.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) March 27, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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The four Army officers were on track to become one-star generals, NPR confirms. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth's involvement in the promotion process is highly unusual. n.pr/4td8EvV
— NPR (@npr.org) March 27, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Exclusive: Trump signature to appear on US currency, ending 165-year tradition reut.rs/4m42ADN
— Reuters (@reuters.com) March 26, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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More than 3,100 "No Kings" demonstrations – about as many events as there are counties in the US – are expected in all fifty states, including an Alaskan city inside the Arctic Circle, fueled by a suburban groundswell of support. https://cnn.it/4uQBmVn
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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