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The northeastern U.S.

is getting the last brunt of a massive winter storm that dumped snow, sleet, and ice across the south and east.

At least 30 weather-related deaths have been reported.

The heaviest snow fell from New York northward into New England.

Arctic air is moving in behind the storm.

Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz says he's had what he calls a productive call with President Trump about de-escalating tensions over immigration enforcement in his state.

NPR's Martin Costi says the talks come after bipartisan anger over videos.

showing immigration agents killing a Minneapolis man on Saturday.

The Republican chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, Rand Paul, is calling for Immigration and Border Patrol officials to testify in the aftermath of Preddy's killing.

As NPR's Claudio Grisales reports, Senate Democrats are also moving to block a spending bill that includes funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

A new Gallup poll finds that American workers have adopted artificial intelligence into their work lives at a remarkable pace over the past few years.

About 12% of employed adults say they use AI daily in their job, while nearly half say they've used it at least a few times in a year.

ChatGPT sparked a widespread commercial boom for AI tools that can write emails in commuter code, summarize long documents, or help answer questions.

U.S.

stock indexes ticked higher today, and the price of gold shot to a new record.

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A former French senator is on trial in Paris accused of drugging a lawmaker to sexually assault her.

Joelle Geriot is accused of putting ecstasy in a glass of champagne served to Parliament member Sandrine Josseau.

Blood tests revealed Josseau ingested a significant amount of MDMA.