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New video on Minnesota ICE shooting emerges as public anger grows across US
- A new video has emerged showing the final moments of a Minnesota woman's encounter with an immigration officer before she was killed, as public uproar grows in the United States over the shooting and exclusion of local agencies from the investigation. A Minnesota prosecutor on Friday called on the public to share with investigators any recordings and evidence connected to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good , ...

Source: aljazeera.com
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How the US could take over Greenland and the potential challenges
- U.S. President Donald Trump wants to own Greenland. He has repeatedly said the United States must take control of the strategically located and mineral-rich island, which is a semiautonomous region that's part of NATO ally Denmark . Officials from Denmark, Greenland and the United States met Thursday in Washington and will meet again next week to discuss a renewed push by the White House , which is considering a ...

Source: apnews.com
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Trump administration can't block child care money for 5 Democratic-led states for now, judge says
- A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration cannot block federal money for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at supporting low-income families with children from flowing to five Democratic-led states for now. The states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York argued that a policy announced Tuesday to freeze billions of dollars in funds for three grant ...

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Leaders alarmed about fairness of FBI inquest into Minneapolis ICE shooting
- State and local officials say they do not believe investigation into shooting death of Renee Nicole Good will be objective State and local leaders say they do not believe that the FBI investigation of the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good will be fair and impartial, and are sounding alarms about the impact of federal officials holding onto evidence in a potential prosecution of the ICE agent who killed her. ...

Source: theguardian.com
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Trump calls for a 10% cap on credit card rates in his latest appeal to affordability concerns
- President Donald Trump on Friday called for a one-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates, saying the American public is being "ripped off" in a Truth Social post . Trump called for the cap to come into effect on January 20, the one-year anniversary of his return to the White House. But he did not specify how a cap might happen, including whether he was calling for voluntary participation from credit card ...

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Israeli strikes kill at least 13 across Gaza, as Trump is expected to announce Board of Peace
- DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed at least 13 people, according to health officials, as US Trump was expected to announce his Board of Peace to oversee the fragile cease-fire. Health officials and family members said at least one child was among the dead in northern Gaza following several strikes there as well as east of Gaza City. All 13 people were killed on Thursday. ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
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Senate pushes back on Trump's military threats against Venezuela
- WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of disapproval for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere. Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance the war powers resolution on a 52-47 vote and ensure a vote next week on final passage. It has virtually no chance of ...

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