News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that they seized an American submarine drone in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has blockaded in the months-long Middle East war.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) September 27, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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One day after he rejected an Iranian proposal to end the war, President Trump told Axios in a phone interview today that he expects U.S. negotiators to engage in more talks with the country this week.
— Axios (@axios.com) September 27, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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Waltz says Iran wanted sanctions relief up front in rejected deal
— Politico (@politico.com) September 27, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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Russia and Ukraine have exchanged strikes, resulting in the deaths of at least eight people in Ukraine and one in Russia.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) September 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Swiss voters appear to have rejected a proposal to introduce a more rigid enforcement of the country's neutrality principle — repudiating an idea which would have made imposing sanctions against Moscow more difficult.
— POLITICO Europe (@politico.eu) September 27, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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The California Supreme Court shut down a right-wing sheriff's efforts to seize and investigate ballots over debunked allegations of vote "discrepancies," in a legal fight that has helped election officials prepare for any similar attempts during the November election. https://cnn.it/4zlRCz9
— CNN (@cnn.com) September 27, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Several men arrested over explosives offences and locals evacuated near UK air base used by US forces https://cnn.it/4AHAhCb
— CNN (@cnn.com) September 27, 2026 at 4:47 AM
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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for calm in Northern Ireland on Sunday after a contentious parade was given the go-ahead by the High Court in Belfast in a late-night sitting.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) September 27, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Americans are drinking less for the first time since the pandemic, but alcohol use remains higher than it was before 2020, according to a new study.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) September 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Opponents of Anthropic's Dario Amodei are circulating a highly negative brief about him to the White House ahead of a dinner with President Trump, per an Axios review of the document.
— Axios (@axios.com) September 27, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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Pope Leo commits to ending abuse by priests in meeting with French survivors, Vatican says reut.rs/4e0hzf3
— Reuters (@reuters.com) September 27, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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A powerful nor'easter battered the Northeast again on Sunday, flooding coastal communities and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power as forecasters warned that another round of high tides could inundate vulnerable shorelines. https://to.pbs.org/4yl7Qs4
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) September 27, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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