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Chapter 1: What details emerged from the Minneapolis shooting incident?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. Bystander videos are raising questions about the shooting of a man in Minneapolis today. As NPR's Jeff Brumfield reports, the video seemed to contradict statements from the Trump administration.
Speaking at a press briefing, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said that 37-year-old Alex Preeti had approached DHS officers with a pistol and that he was killed after he resisted attempts to disarm him.
Fearing for his life and for the lives of his fellow officers around him, an agent fired defensive shots.
But multiple videos show Preeti was filming with his phone at the time officers pepper sprayed him and grappled him to the ground. They also show one of the officers actually did disarm him. The videos show the officer running away with Preeti's distinctive Sig Sauer pistol about a second before another officer fired multiple shots, ending his life. Jeff Brumfield, NPR News.
A major winter storm is moving from the southwest to the northeast with heavy snow, sleet and ice.
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Chapter 2: How is the winter storm affecting the U.S. right now?
That's left more than 100,000 without power already, and officials warn ice can bring down trees and power lines, meaning more people without electricity. In Pierce, Jeff Brady reports nearly 14,000 flights have been canceled this weekend.
The storm is sweeping across the south with freezing rain and sleet and up into the northeast in New England with up to two feet of snow expected in some places. Forecasters warn freezing rain and ice could be a problem for the southern plains to the mid-Atlantic and southeastern U.S., and cold temperatures will last into next week.
More than 30 states are under some sort of winter weather advisory for snow, sleet, wind, and extreme cold. Governors in more than a dozen states have warned their residents about the storm and declared some form of emergency or state of preparation. Schools and universities in some of the affected states have announced they plan to close or offer virtual classes Monday. Jeff Brady, NPR News.
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Chapter 3: What progress has been made in U.S.-Russia talks regarding Ukraine?
officials say progress was made in talks with Russia and Ukraine to end Moscow's nearly four-year-long war. NPR's Tamara Keith reports the officials didn't provide a lot of specifics.
The U.S. team spoke to reporters after two days of meetings in Abu Dhabi with high-level delegations from Ukraine and Russia. The officials said, quote, just getting them to the table to talk is a big step and, quote, the conversations were very respectful.
Even if there were no significant breakthroughs, they said having everyone in the same room was progress after months of at times frustrating shuttle diplomacy. Major sticking points remain, including how territory will be divided up and the terms of de-escalation if there is a deal. The officials say the next meeting has already been set for a week from now, again in Abu Dhabi.
Tamara Keith, NPR News. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
Chapter 4: What new insights were revealed about Hunter S. Thompson's death?
Authorities in Colorado have reaffirmed the cause of writer Hunter S. Thompson's death in 2005 as suicide. And Pierce Chloe Veltman reports the Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced the results of its comprehensive review following a request to reopen the case. at the request of Thompson's widow.
In a press release issued on Friday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation says it did not uncover any new facts or evidence to support a conclusion different from the original one, that Hunter S. Thompson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home northwest of Aspen, Colorado, on February 20, 2005. He was 67.
The Bureau says Thompson's widow, Anita Thompson, contacted the Pitkin County Sheriff last summer to share, quote, new concerns and potential information about her husband's death. Investigators have not shared details. The counterculture figure was best known as the author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
In interviews, Thompson sometimes mentioned his struggles with depression, chronic pain and suicidal thoughts. Chloe Valtman, NPR News.
Chapter 5: How is San Francisco addressing the high cost of living with child care subsidies?
In San Francisco, a family of four making less than $230,000 a year now qualifies for free child care. It's part of a plan to lower the cost of living in one of the most expensive cities in the country. The city will also offer a 50% child care subsidy for those families making up to $310,000 a year. The city determines benefit eligibility based on area median income.
The city is using funds from a voter-approved tax measure specifically to fund child care. I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington.