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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. A large multi-faith vigil took place on the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol Friday night after a woman died in a fatal encounter with a federal immigration agent this week in Minneapolis. NPR's Jason DeRose has the details.
Several hundred people, many from area congregations, gathered to mourn and to resist.
What happened during the multi-faith vigil in Minnesota?
Among the speakers was Rabbi Jason Rodich of Temple Israel in Minneapolis.
and in unity with our grief and determination. And we stand here because Renee Nicole Good was murdered by forces of evil.
Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and other faith leaders throughout the Twin Cities have taken an active role in monitoring immigration enforcement actions over the last year. They called for meeting the fear these actions have brought with a response of love. Jason DeRose, NPR News, St. Paul.
This weekend, protests against immigration enforcement are expected across the country amid this investigation of the high-profile case. Police say that the two people shot and wounded by Border Patrol officers in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday have an association with a Venezuelan gang. A public attorney representing one of the men disputes that charge. The chief of police in Portland says the two have connections with an infamous Venezuelan gang and were suspected of a link to a shooting in July in Portland. And PR's Martin Costi has more.
We don't have any known video of this case. So what we're going on here is mostly from what the DHS has said in short statements. It says two people were wounded. There are Venezuelan nationals who entered the country illegally during the Biden administration. And it says they were they had ties to the Teneragua criminal gang. And that's something that the Portland police chief today has confirmed.
NPR's Martin Costi reporting the FBI is overseeing this investigation in Portland. Canada's former ambassador to the United Nations calls President Trump's ambitions to take over Greenland problematic. As Dan Karpenchuk reports, Bob Ray says the Trump administration is more interested in stealing resources than in national security concerns.
Bob Ray says it's an obvious abuse of power, adding that he doesn't know why people are afraid to use the words. He says everything the president does has an economic component, and he doesn't agree with Trump's view that Greenland is crucial to both the U.S. and the world's security. Ray, who was Canada's ambassador to the U.N. from 2020 to November of 2025, says it's all about the interests of the U.S. and of investors who are close to the president. He also describes Washington's actions as gunboat diplomacy, creating a crisis and then stealing resources. And Wray says any of Trump's concerns about national security could be handled through NATO. Any U.S. incursion would undermine U.S. credibility and damage the NATO alliance.
For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpenchuk in Toronto.
This is NPR. In Iran, anti-government protests continue into a second week with phone lines and Internet access shut down. Demonstrations erupted as Iran's currency collapsed and grew into a challenge of the Khamenei regime. The U.S.-based human rights activist news agency reports that dozens have been killed and thousands have been detained. The Telluride Ski Patrol Union is ending a two-week strike. Facing community pressure, members approved a contract from the Telluride Ski Resort. Julia Caulfield of member station KOTO has more.
The union went on strike at the end of December after months of failed contract negotiations with the Telluride Ski Resort, known as Telski. The union said their wages don't keep up with the cost of living in the expensive resort town, where median home prices are around $3 million. Union leadership says the new contract still does not address concerns about a sustainable wage structure, but they're proud of where they ended up. Telsky representatives say they're delighted by the agreement. The union and ski company received intense pressure from the business community after the resort closure ground Telluride's economy to a halt.
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