Alex Osola

Iran objects to these demands.

Officials say the U.S.

and Iran would likely meet again for talks.

President Trump has threatened to take military action if a deal isn't reached.

And that's what's news for this Thursday afternoon.

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I'm Alex Osola for The Wall Street Journal.

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Here's your midday brief for Wednesday, January 28th.

I'm Alex Osola for The Wall Street Journal.

Amazon says it's cutting around 16,000 corporate jobs, bringing the company's total corporate layoff since October to about 30,000.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has portrayed the cuts as an attempt to reinvigorate the company's culture rather than to cut costs.

But profits declined 62% for the quarter due to tariffs on coffee and investments in the workforce.

And two federal immigration officials fired shots at 37-year-old Alex Preddy during a fatal encounter in Minneapolis on Saturday.

A Department of Homeland Security report says the shooting occurred after a struggle when officers attempted to move Preddy out of a road.

The report doesn't say how many shots were fired or which shots killed Preddy, but noted that a county medical examiner would conduct an autopsy.

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