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Jack Brook / Associated Press:
Federal officers shot another person in Minneapolis amid immigration crackdown, governor says — Federal officers have shot another person in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, Gov. Tim Walz said Saturday. Walz, a Democrat, said in a social media post …
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Justin Boggs / Scripps News:
Federal agent fatally shot man in Minneapolis amid immigration tensions — A 51-year-old man was fatally shot by a federal agent in Minneapolis on Saturday morning amid heightened tensions between the area's immigrant community and immigration enforcement agents, the Associated Press reported.
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CBS News:
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz reports “another horrific shooting by federal agents” in Minneapolis — Add CBS News on Google — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said federal agents shot another person in Minnesota Saturday morning. — “I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting …
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Curtis Yee / Associated Press:
Live updates: Federal officers shot and killed a man in Minneapolis — Federal officers shot and killed a 51-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, according to a hospital record obtained by the Associated Press. — Minneapolis Gov. Tim Walz …
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Alex Nguyen / Mother Jones:
Breaking: Federal Agents Shot and Killed a Man in Minneapolis This Morning — Agents shot the man several times after wrestling him to the ground. — Federal agents shot and killed a man in south Minneapolis on Saturday morning, according to witnesses and video posted to social media.
Raj Saha / New York Times:
Videos Showing Aggressive ICE Tactics in Minnesota Fuel a Backlash — Federal immigration agents have broken windows and dragged occupants out of their vehicles. They have forcefully tackled people to the ground. They have pushed and shoved protesters, and deployed pepper spray directly in their faces.
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Ernesto Londoño / New York Times:
Pepper-Sprayed While Pinned Down: A Searing Scene Provokes Outrage
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns — The resignation of the agent, Tracee Mergen, was only the latest shock wave to have emerged from the Justice Department's handling of the shooting of Renee Good. — An F.B.I. agent who sought to investigate …
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Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
DOJ sought to probe Renee Good for criminal liability, even after her death: Sources
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Despite Trump's Words, China and Russia Are Not Threatening Greenland — U.S. and European officials say they are unaware of any intelligence that shows China and Russia are endangering the island, which is protected by the NATO security umbrella. — Fourteen years ago …
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Jack Detsch / Politico:
Pentagon no longer views China threat as top priority
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Benjamin Lopez Steven / CBC News:
Trump threatens 100% tariffs on all Canadian goods if Canada ‘makes a deal with China’ — The threat comes after PM's speech in Davos widely seen as pushback on U.S. actions — For updates on Trump's latest tariff threat, see our live coverage here. — U.S. President Donald Trump …
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Phillip Inman / The Guardian:
Here's how Europe can file for divorce from Donald Trump — Amid the tumult of the WEF in Davos this week, some investors are leading the way by ditching US government bonds — There is a way to file for divorce from Donald Trump and Europe needs to grab the opportunity.
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Washington Post:
ICE surge creates new headache for Maine's Susan Collins — The most vulnerable Republican in the Senate would not say whether she supported the federal enforcement effort. — The surge of federal immigration agents into Maine has put the Senate's most vulnerable Republican, Susan Collins …
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Mike McIntire / New York Times:
Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’ … Genetic researchers were seeking children for an ambitious, federally funded project to track brain development — a study that they told families could yield invaluable discoveries about DNA's impact on behavior and disease.
Chris Buckley / New York Times:
Xi's Purge of China's Military Brings Its Top General Down — The ouster of Gen. Zhang Youxia, who was second only to Xi Jinping in the military hierarchy, marks “the total annihilation of the high command,” one analyst said. — China's top general, second only to Xi Jinping …
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Paul Wedding / WFAA-TV:
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization — It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral. — ARLINGTON, Texas — Less than a month after demanding the release …
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’ — DHS detain a toddler and her father on Thursday and fly them to Texas before returning child on judge's order — Federal immigration agents detained a two-year-old girl and her father in Minneapolis …
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Martina Sapio / Politico:
German football executive urges World Cup boycott to protest Trump — Calls grow to weaponize football as the U.S. president escalates tensions with Europe. — A senior German football executive has urged Europe to consider boycotting the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as U.S. President Donald …
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New York Post:
Trump reveals to The Post secret ‘discombobulator’ weapon was crucial to Venezuelan raid on Maduro — WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post that a secret new weapon he calls “The Discombobulator” was essential to the daring US raid that captured Venezuela's drug-dealing dictator Nicolas Maduro.
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NBC News:
Justice Department investigating a growing number of Trump political foes — The office of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was among the latest to be added to the lengthy list of Trump critics who are under investigation. — Add NBC News to Google — President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to end the …
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Matthew Wollin / Public Notice:
The legal lesson of 2025? Thank God for the swamp — Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 📜 Subscribe to PN 📜 — One of the silver linings of 2025 was watching Trump do exactly what he set out to do, but having it prove the opposite point.
Katie McQue / The Guardian:
‘Disheartening’: US justice department slashes funding to programs combating child sex trafficking — Prosecutors say cuts to funding and training limits their ability to bring child predators to justice — The US Department of Justice has slashed funding and training resources …
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Fallon Roth / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The Trump administration tore down 400 years of Black history in Philadelphia. So what happens now? — What just happened at the President's House? — Philadelphians are grappling with the aftermath of Thursday's abrupt removal of all exhibits at the President's House ahead of 250th anniversary celebrations.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Ukrainian officials call U.S. and Russia talks to end war “constructive” — The Trilateral talks between U.S., Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi were “positive” and “constructive,” Ukrainian officials told Axios. … President Trump's advisers want to try and narrow the gaps on the key sticking point …
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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
ICE Agent Charged With Misdemeanor Following Scuffle With an Activist — The police in Brookfield, Ill., filed a battery charge against a federal agent, who was off duty when he scuffled with an immigrant rights activist. — The police in Brookfield, Ill., a community outside of Chicago …
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Chicago Sun Times
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
As ICE arrests surged, Trump administration sought to cut bodycam program — A string of violent incidents has added fresh urgency to calls for more body-worn cameras. But DHS proposed reducing spending on them in its initial budget proposal. — The Trump administration proposed massive cuts …
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Roque Planas / The Guardian:
Why the Trump administration is detaining immigrant children - and what happens to them next — The detention of Liam Conejo Ramos, age five, marks the turbocharging of a policy discontinued five years ago — This week, ICE's detention of a five-year-old boy wearing a Spider Man backpack …
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