Stop what you're doing and watch this report from @OrlaGuerin @NicolasHameon @NicolaCareem from the frontlines facing ISIS in Mosul, Iraq pic.twitter.com/ede9fz5G7r
— @juliamacfarlaneABC on threads (@juliamacfarlane) March 12, 2017
US Envoy Says IS 'Trapped' in Mosul https://t.co/LHwrZwj4aT
— Chris Adam (@ChrisAdamTweets) March 12, 2017
Once home to priceless archaeological treasures, today you get into Mosul museum via a gaping hole in the basement https://t.co/Nj4FjFHt6M pic.twitter.com/46mIrN5FAC
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 12, 2017
Iraqi general says 30 percent of west Mosul recaptured from Islamic State https://t.co/Y6pdoxjM9N pic.twitter.com/tVeK5bgRDf
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 12, 2017
#UPDATE Iraqi forces seize a third of west Mosul, IS fighters "trapped" after last road cut https://t.co/VQamsUTxBW pic.twitter.com/MeZRbr6rU1
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 12, 2017
Our latest report from Mosul: No safe areas for civilians in a city 'being reduced to rubble' https://t.co/YWtvDw5bXG pic.twitter.com/pjybKxJ4ll
— Nathan Hale (@SkyNewsCamera) March 12, 2017
Meanwhile in the US..
"bypass Obama-era constraints intended to prevent civilian deaths from drone attacks"
https://t.co/uI7tmJFSwM— Philip Bump (@pbump) March 12, 2017
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BREXIT BRITAIN
The final legislation could pass both houses of parliament on Monday, freeing up Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger Article 50. She may or may not choose to do so ahead of the Dutch elections on Wednesday.
U.K.'s May enters Brexit process in strong position, though political and economic threats loom https://t.co/b109EXZXTs
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) March 12, 2017
MPs slam Theresa May over lack of a plan if Brexit talks collapse https://t.co/Vfufxymn0P
— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) March 12, 2017
.@NicolaSturgeon 's last-ditch bid to derail #Brexit if Scotland is not offered special treatment in negotiations. https://t.co/N2HJKespLv
— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) March 12, 2017
THE GUARDIAN FRONT PAGE: 'Britain will be 'bottom of heap on trade links' without deal on Brexit' #skypapers pic.twitter.com/exkLjkKEGq
— Sky News (@SkyNews) March 12, 2017
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WORLD
Turkey rallies row: Germany and Netherlands harden stance https://t.co/D0hNaLRtgo
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 12, 2017
Turkey will take steps against the Netherlands until it apologizes: minister https://t.co/n88OLyr6ED pic.twitter.com/tWLttXfMUS
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 12, 2017
Turkish protests in Netherlands now taking on Hello Kitty. #AngryDudes pic.twitter.com/GugfC8xxGk
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) March 12, 2017
You're going to be hearing a lot about Geert Wilders over the next few days. Here's why https://t.co/kgKHBmOzfY pic.twitter.com/IjKzyW6EL5
— Bloomberg (@business) March 12, 2017
And in France…
Polls @BFMTV shows @EmmanuelMacron leading 1st round of π«π· Presid election w/ #MarineLePen
Are we missing something? Coming up @Byline_Media pic.twitter.com/t7tvdKHgcB— π.π. ππππππ ποΈ (@jnpaquet) March 12, 2017
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STAY SAFE
We are LIVE streaming @weatherchannel coverage of Winter Storm #Stella for subscribers in Upper Midwest, Mid-Atlantic & Northeast. #snow pic.twitter.com/SQ1cTK0v6f
— Local Now (@LocalNow) March 13, 2017
Winter Storm Stella may wallop the New York metro area https://t.co/N509vOamSL
— Intelligencer (@intelligencer) March 12, 2017
#Bombogenesis: Could Winter Storm #Stella become a weather "bomb" off the Northeast coast? https://t.co/bF8CUQ9da0 pic.twitter.com/Kh2kht8eZL
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) March 12, 2017
The Overnight Note 