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NPR News Now

NPR News: 01-07-2026 8PM EST

08 Jan 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Authorities confirmed that immigration officials shot and killed a 37-year-old woman during President Trump's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. The administration says the woman was blocking the road and that the agent fired in self-defense. But local officials and bystanders dispute that account. NPR's Ximena Bustillo reports.

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ICE officials say she drove at them, prompting one officer to shoot. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused the woman of, quote, an act of domestic terrorism. This goes to show the assaults that our ICE officers and our law enforcement are under every single day. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fried is denouncing the sweeping ICE operation in his city.

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What they are doing is not to provide safety in America. What they are doing is causing chaos and distrust. Minneapolis police have turned over the scene to the FBI and state authorities to investigate. Ximena Bustillo, NPR News.

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Secretary of Energy Chris Wright says the U.S. will control the sale of oil from Venezuela indefinitely. President Trump says he will personally control the money made from selling at least 30 million barrels of Venezuelan crude.

Chapter 2: What incident occurred during President Trump's immigration crackdown?

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NPR's Camilla Dominovsky reports.

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Venezuela's oil production is a fraction of what it used to be, but the country still produces about a million barrels per day. US sanctions and blockades have made it difficult to export all that oil, and some got stuck in storage. Wright says instead of maintaining the blockade, the US will now let the oil flow.

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but have those sales done by the U.S. government and deposited into accounts controlled by the U.S. government.

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The funds could then flow back into Venezuela, Wright says. The Trump administration has also called for U.S. companies to invest to increase Venezuelan production, but it is not yet clear if or when that might happen. Camilla Dominovsky, NPR News.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he will meet with Danish officials next week as President Trump reiterates his intention to take over Greenland. The island is a self-governing territory of Denmark, and Denmark's prime minister has warned that a takeover would threaten the NATO alliance. Nick Reiner, the man accused of killing his parents, director Rob Reiner and mother Michelle Singer Reiner,

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has lost his high-profile attorney, Steve Futterman reports.

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The change of lawyers was unexpected. High-profile attorney Alan Jackson said he had no choice but to withdraw from the case.

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Circumstances beyond our control have dictated that sadly it's made it impossible for us to continue our representation of Nick.

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Nick Reiner will now be represented by a public defender, raising the possibility that finances could be the reason behind the switch. In a parting comment, Jackson was defiant about the case.

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