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What are the latest developments regarding U.S. military troops in Minneapolis?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright. 1,500 active-duty U.S. military troops are on standby to possibly deploy to Minneapolis. They're based in Alaska and trained to operate in cold weather. It's around seven below in Minneapolis this morning. Minnesota Public Radio's Clay Masters reports the Justice Department says it won't investigate the killing of Renee Macklin Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis.
Assistant Attorney General Todd Blanch said on Fox News Sunday that the Justice Department investigates when it's appropriate to do so, but that's not the case here, he said, when an ICE agent fatally shot Macklin Good on January 7th. The DOJ blocked Minnesota from accessing evidence and witnesses, so the state has their own investigation going on.
DOJ has opened an investigation into Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry. President Trump is threatening to impose tariffs on goods imported from several NATO allies that sent small numbers of troops to Greenland. Trump continues to say the U.S. needs to acquire the territory of Denmark in the interest of national security. A spokesperson for the World Economic Forum happening in Switzerland this week says Danish officials will not attend. President Trump is expected there. Terry Schultz reports Denmark's top diplomat is visiting the country's closest allies.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lique Rasmussen will visit the U.K. and Sweden as his government continues to build support in the face of President Trump's warnings that he still intends to acquire Greenland. This is not just an issue between Denmark and the U.S., Rasmussen told journalists as he departed, adding, this is a question of world order and the future of the NATO alliance.
Why won't the Justice Department investigate the killing of Renee Macklin Good?
Denmark and the seven NATO allies that participated in last week's mission to Greenland released a statement explaining the exercise was in the transatlantic interest. Trump called the temporary deployment a very dangerous game. It poses no threat to anyone, they countered, underscoring they're still interested in dialogue with Washington. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz.
The U.S. Supreme Court could decide this week whether a broad swath of President Trump's tariffs are legal.
NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben has more. The case focuses on the country-by-country tariffs Trump announced last year, saying they were retaliation against what he sees as other countries' unfair trade practices. The government's opponents in the case argue that Trump exceeded the economic powers Congress granted to him under IEPA, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The case clearly is top of mind for Trump, and he brings it up routinely in speeches and when talking to reporters. Several justices, including conservatives, expressed skepticism at the government's arguments in the case. If the court rules against Trump, it's possible his administration would use other laws to try to replace the overturned tariffs.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. A star of the Avatar movie franchise is now the highest-grossing actor of all time. As NPR's Netta Ulibi reports, Zoe Saldana's movies have collectively grossed more than $15 billion.
Zoe Saldana has starred in the top three highest-grossing movies of all time. The first Avatar movie, the second Avatar movie, and Avengers Endgame. Plus, she's shown up in other lucrative franchises, Guardians of the Galaxy and Star Trek. But it was the box office receipts for Avatar Fire and Ash that pushed her ahead of Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson as the world's highest-grossing star. I'm in this place where I have nothing. In the Avatar movies, Saldana plays a blue-skinned member of a forest tribe on a faraway planet. This is the Great Mother's plan. Saldana is also the first actress who has starred in four movies that each pulled in more than $2 billion globally. Netta Ulibi, NPR News.
Venus Williams made history this weekend as the oldest woman to compete in an Australian Open singles main draw. She is 45.
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