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is ready to help as Iranians, he says, pursue freedom.

There have been casualties, and one human rights group says there have been more than 100.

But as NPR's Michelle Kelman tells us, exact information has been difficult to get from Iran.

From San Francisco, California to Portland, Maine, protesters turned out in force yesterday after a deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis last week.

Hundreds more are expected today.

An investigation is underway after a confrontation between Minneapolis woman Renee Good and ICE officers turned deadly when shots were fired into her vehicle.

The Trump administration says it's freezing all USDA funding to Minnesota.

The freeze would include SNAP food aid.

As NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports, it's the latest move to block social services benefits for Democratic-led states.

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Bob Weir, a co-founder of the Grateful Dead, has died.

He was 78 years old.

According to a statement from his family, Weir died from underlying lung issues.

NPR's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento has details.

American skier Lindsey Vonn won her second World Cup downhill event of the year this weekend, finishing with a .37 second lead in a Saturday race in Austria.

Another World Cup event scheduled for today has been canceled due to a heavy overnight snowfall and strong winds.

Vonn, age 41, had her right knee rebuilt last April.

She now has two wins in three events.

There are just two more downhill races for women.

before the Milan Cortina Olympics open February 6th.