News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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President Donald Trump said a US delegation including Vice President JD Vance is en route to Pakistan for talks with Iran, after fresh tensions in the war raised doubts about further negotiations.
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) April 20, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Pakistan prepares for new talks between the U.S. and Iran, even as tensions rise around the Strait of Hormuz. Over the weekend, the U.S. seized an Iranian cargo ship near the strait, accusing it of evading a blockade. Iran's military has vowed to respond, calling Washington's actions disingenuous.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) April 20, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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Live Updates: Only a day after threatening that Iran would be "getting blown up" unless the regime signed a U.S.-backed deal, the president on Monday said he's in no rush to reach an agreement with Tehran.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) April 20, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Iran’s military vowed a swift response to the U.S. seizure of an Iranian-flagged tanker in the Gulf of Oman, state media reported on Sunday.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) April 19, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Video released by the U.S. military shows what it said were Marines seizing an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Arabian Sea after it “failed to comply with repeated warnings.”
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) April 20, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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Oil prices are climbing following the latest rise of tensions between the United States and Iran, but the moves are more modest than they were earlier in their war. U.S. stocks, meanwhile, are giving back only a bit of their record-breaking rally.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) April 20, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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The federal government will begin accepting refund requests from businesses that paid more than $100 billion in tariffs imposed by President Trump before the tariffs were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) April 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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A House GOP clash over a key spy law is threatening the rest of Republicans’ Hill agenda.
— Politico (@politico.com) April 20, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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Kash Patel files defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic
— Politico (@politico.com) April 20, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Two Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s had to take evasive maneuvers on Saturday at Nashville International Airport after collision alarms in the cockpit warned the pilots the planes were too close together. https://cnn.it/3QkEn0o
— CNN (@cnn.com) April 20, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Breaking News: The Supreme Court will consider whether Catholic preschools in Colorado that decline to enroll families with LGBTQ parents can get state funding.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) April 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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Video from NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman shows an "Earthset" while he and the rest of the Artemis II crew performed their historic flyby of the moon.
— CNN (@cnn.com) April 20, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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