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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has mobilized the state's National Guard to support local law enforcement. That's after he put the Guard on standby following the fatal shooting of Renee Macklin-Good by an ICE officer. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf reports.
Members of Minnesota's National Guard have been mobilized to support the state patrol, according to Guard Spokesperson Army Major Andrea Suchia, who clarified that troops are not deployed to city streets at this time. She said that troops are, quote, staged and ready to respond across the city. In a post on X, the Minnesota Guard said that if troops are deployed, they will be wearing bright yellow reflective vests over their uniforms to, quote, help distinguish them from other agencies in similar uniforms. This is different from other places in the country where National Guard troops have been federalized by President Trump and deployed to cities, and local residents have often said it's difficult to tell them apart from federal agents.
Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Minneapolis.
President Trump Saturday escalated his efforts to take control of Greenland, which is part of the United Kingdom of Denmark. In a social media post Saturday, he said he will impose a 10 percent tax on European nations who oppose the idea. His comments came as a bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation visited Denmark in an effort to turn down the rhetoric. MPR's Barbara Sprunt is in Denmark where she spoke with European officials.
They said they were pleased that the delegation came, that they had constructive conversations, and that it was important for lawmakers to hear directly from officials from Greenland. And although they're clear in their concern about the rhetoric around buying Greenland, I thought their tone was really notable. It was calm. They repeatedly said that they stand ready to work alongside the U.S.,
NPR's Barbara Sprunt. Syrian government forces have moved into several towns east of Aleppo held by the Kurdish-led forces after their fighters pulled back from the area. NPR's Jawad Raskala reports from Beirut that the move follows weeks of fighting between the two sides.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, who fought ISIS alongside the U.S., have been fighting with the Syrian army in and east of the city of Aleppo. Late last night, SDF commander Mazloum Abdi announced his fighters would withdraw from a territory west of the Euphrates River after they evacuated last week from a Kurdish suburb of Aleppo city. Syrian state media says government forces have now moved into several towns after earlier allowing the civilians to leave. Damascus accuses the SDF of exploiting a security vacuum during the fall of the Assad regime to seize the territory. The escalation comes as talks to bring SDF-controlled areas under government authority remain stalled. Jawad Rizkallah, NPR News, Beirut.
In NFL playoff action, the Denver Broncos beat the Buffalo Bills in overtime on Saturday by a score of 33-30. Denver quarterback Bo Nix broke his ankle in the game. The Seattle Seahawks, meanwhile, dominated the San Francisco 49ers, winning 41-6. This is NPR News. Two weeks after the extraction of President Nicolas Maduro from Caracas, many Venezuelans have a wait-and-see attitude about what comes next. But despite the recent visit of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado to Washington, for some people, the optimism is now waning. Kayvan Antonio Hedari reports from Miami.
Susana Taddei came to Miami from Venezuela and is now an American citizen. She has been watching events and says the political status quo in Venezuela has not changed with the extraction and jailing of Maduro, while Maduro's allies and ministers remain still in power.
As a Venezuelan, I really deeply admire Maria Corina Machado, but her visit to the White House, it was really disappointing.
Tadej believes Trump will probably lose interest in Venezuela before any substantial changes are made in the country or its political structure.
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