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Live updates: Eyewitness says ICE agents gave conflicting orders before shooting woman  —  Editor's note: An ICE agent shot and killed a woman Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis.  ICE says the woman was shot in her car after attempting to run over agents.  Mayor Jacob Frey and Gov. Tim Walz are disputing ICE's version of events.
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Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting  —  Editor's note: Video linked in this article may be upsetting to viewers.  —  A Minnesota woman sitting in the snow with her dog told a person filming her that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents …
Discussion: Rolling Stone and New York Post
New York Times:
Watch Live: Updates on Fatal Shooting Amid Minneapolis ICE Crackdown  —  The woman was killed in a car by federal officials, the authorities said.  Gov. Tim Walz asked for calm as protesters gathered at the site of the shooting.  —  Video  —  Here's what to know.
Discussion: IJR and Associated Press
The Guardian:
Woman in Minnesota fatally shot by ICE agent during raid, video shows  —  Mayor says ICE claims incident was self-defense are not true, and tells agency to ‘get the fuck out of Minneapolis’  —  Federal agents shot and killed a woman during a large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
A Deadly Shooting in Minnesota  —  A federal immigration agent's killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.  —  When a federal immigration agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis today, the details were fresh but the story was familiar.
Discussion: Associated Press, IJR and MS NOW
NBC News:
Minneapolis driver shot and killed by ICE officer during immigration-related operation, DHS says  —  The Department of Homeland Security said it was a “vehicle ramming related” incident.  — Add NBC News to Google  —  An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a woman …
Associated Press:
ICE agent shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown  —  A federal officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist when she allegedly tried to run over law enforcement officers during an immigration crackdown in the city, authorities said Wednesday.
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Minnesota leaders call for ICE to leave the state after agent shoots, kills woman … “What we're seeing are the consequences of governance designed to create fear, headlines and conflict.  It's governing by reality TV, and today, that recklessness cost someone their life,” he said.
Howard Thompson / FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul:
LIVE UPDATES: ICE shooting in Minneapolis leaves woman dead  —  MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Multiple law enforcement agencies have swarmed the scene of a shooting involving ICE in south Minneapolis on Wednesday that left one person dead.  —  11:43 a.m. - ICE says woman died after shooting
Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner:
Woman shot dead in Minneapolis while attempting to run over ICE officers with her vehicle: DHS
NBC News:
Republican leaders push back on Trump's openness to using the military to take Greenland  —  The Republican leaders of the House and Senate dismissed the idea of using the U.S. military to take over Greenland, even as the White House has insisted it is on the table.
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Elena Giordano / Politico:
Trump hammers NATO allies while Greenland crisis deepens  —  “I DOUBT NATO WOULD BE THERE FOR US IF WE REALLY NEEDED THEM,” says American president.  —  U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday cast fresh doubt on NATO's reliability, saying he was not convinced the alliance would come …
The Guardian:
Marco Rubio says he will meet Danish officials to discuss Greenland next week
CNN:
Trump says Venezuela will turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to US  —  Investing Oil & gas South America Donald Trump  —  President Donald Trump said Tuesday night that Venezuela will turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the United States …
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Josh Siegel / Politico:
Congress wants oversight of Venezuelan oil revenues
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Trump's Claim to Venezuelan Oil Money Draws Scrutiny in Congress
Discussion: Washington Times
Paul Krugman:
The Emperor's New Oil Wealth
Discussion: Associated Press
Yun Li / CNBC:
Trump says U.S. to ban large investors from buying homes … President Donald Trump said the U.S. should bar large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, arguing that corporate ownership has helped push housing further out of reach for everyday Americans.
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Justin Weinberg / Daily Nous:
Texas A&M Bans Plato (with updates)  —  Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course.  You have a day to decide.  —  That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy at Texas A&M University …
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation and Reason
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
RFK Jr. unveils new ‘upside down’ food pyramid  —  The White House on Wednesday unveiled new dietary guidelines, with officials calling it the “most significant reset of federal nutrition policy in history.”  —  The new guidelines were represented with an upside-down pyramid placing vegetables …
Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
Elon Musk's Deepfake Factory  —  A defining theme of the second Trump administration is the regular plumbing of new depths of moral depravity.  You think they can't surprise you any longer, and then Trump—or one of his billionaire allies—digs a little further.  The latest story comes courtesy of Elon Musk, and it is a doozy.
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Tristan Lee / Decoherence Media:   Elon Musk's “Grok” is undressing women and showing them in swastika bikinis
Wall Street Journal:
Russia Sends Submarine to Escort Tanker the U.S. Tried to Seize Off Venezuela  —  Move raises the stakes over the Trump administration's attempt to seize the Bella  —  Russia has sent a submarine and other naval assets to escort an empty, rusting oil tanker that has become a new flashpoint …
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New York Times:
Venezuela Live Updates: U.S. Forces Seize Two Tankers; Rubio Lays Out Plan for American Control
Politico:
Artificial intelligence begins prescribing medications in Utah … That raises new questions about the safety of automating prescription refills, including how they should be regulated.  So far, the Food and Drug Administration has not weighed in on Doctronic's program.
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate group nears deal to revive Obamacare subsidies  —  A bipartisan Senate group is nearing an agreement to revive lapsed Obamacare subsidies, with a key negotiator saying the group could release draft legislation early next week.  The deal being discussed by the senators would reestablish …
Pghguild / Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners couldn't bust the union, so they shut down the paper  —  PG to Shut Down 240-Year-Old Paper After SCOTUS Slaps Down Company's Bid to Evade Court Order  —  PITTSBURGH — After years of wasting millions of dollars losing court battles in attempts to deny …
The Atlantic:
The Wrath of Stephen Miller  —  Stephen Miller runs his daily 10 a.m. conference calls—yes, even on Saturdays—less like a government adviser and more like a wartime general.  His is the dominant voice, as he plays the role of browbeater, inquisitor, and bully.  He accepts no excuses, entertains no dissent.
Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
Trump officials loosen strings on federal education money for Iowa.  More states could follow  —  The Trump administration is giving Iowa more power to decide how it spends its federal education money, signing off on a proposal that is expected to be the first of many as conservative states seek …
Colin Demarest / Axios:
Trump threatens to nix Raytheon's defense contracts  —  President Trump threatened to kneecap a division of RTX, the world's second-largest defense contractor, if it did not step up and invest in “plants and equipment.”  —  Why it matters: This was the most specific in a series …
Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated  —  Darren Michael, associate professor at Austin Peay State University, has reportedly been reinstated and given $500,000 after being fired over posts about assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
NBC News:
ICE officers trained never to approach a vehicle from the front, DHS official says  —  ICE officers are trained to never approach a vehicle from the front and instead to approach in a “tactical L” 90-degree angle to prevent injury or cross-fire, a senior Department of Homeland Security official told NBC News.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Inside Democrats' plans to stop Trump from raiding more countries  —  House Democrats are scrambling for levers to block the Trump administration from reprising its Venezuelan incursion across Latin America and beyond. … - Democrats' plans include war powers votes, efforts to choke off funding …
Oliver Darcy / Status:
The Dokoupil Debacle … On Tuesday evening, newly installed “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil closed out just his second official broadcast with a surreal segment: a glowing tribute to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.  Kicking off his “Live from America” tour with a broadcast from Miami …
 
 
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John Hanna / Associated Press:
Texas cracked down on teachers for posts about Charlie Kirk, union lawsuit says
Discussion: IJR
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment:
Colorado reaffirms evidence-based vaccine guidance and continued access for families
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Ford CEO ‘terrified of testifying’ at automaker hearing, Cruz says
Jen Rice / Democracy Docket:
Missouri officials reject one-third of signatures in anti-gerrymander referendum dispute
Discussion: Raw Story
Paul Kiernan / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Population Growth Is Projected to Slow Further
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump expected to announce Gaza Board of Peace next week: U.S. officials
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
Maduro Is Gone, but Repression in Venezuela Has Intensified
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Silicon Valley Plots Against Ro Khanna After His Support for a Wealth Tax
Discussion: Politico and Fortune
 Earlier Items: 
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Military Isn't MAGA  —  The Uniform Code of Military Justice should not suppress free speech.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
“They say that when you win the presidency you lose the midterm,” President Donald J. Trump said today to House Republicans. …
Discussion: The Bulwark
Mark Gongloff / Bloomberg:
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Evan Drellich / The Athletic:
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Ross Kerber / Reuters:
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David Gilbert / Wired:
An apparent disinformation campaign falsely identified Steve Grove, CEO/publisher of The Minnesota Star Tribune, as the ICE agent who shot a Minneapolis woman

 
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