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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. Federal immigration officers shot and killed a man in Minneapolis today, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier. Senator Amy Klobuchar identified the man as 37-year-old Alex Preddy, an ICU nurse, and state officials say he was a U.S. citizen. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says Preddy approached agents with a gun and as they targeted a person they say was undocumented and armed. She says Preddy resisted violently and the agent shot him. But Minnesota Congresswoman Kelly Morrison disputes that claim.
We watched the videos of a masked federal agent shooting Alex in the back multiple times while he was pinned down by more than six other masked federal agents. And once again, DHS has come out with a predetermined narrative that contradicts everything we saw with our own eyes.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry says he will ask a judge Monday for a temporary restraining order against President Trump's immigration crackdown in the state. A massive winter storm is moving through a large swath of the U.S. from the southwest through the mid-Atlantic and up to the northeast. For Connecticut, it could be the biggest snow event in 10 years. Connecticut Public Radio's Chris Polanski has more.
Officials say Connecticut could see up to 20 inches of snow beginning on Sunday. State Transportation Commissioner Garrett Ucolito says 900 snowplow drivers are at the ready. He asks residents to stay off the roads. We know we're New Englanders. We know how to handle winter weather. But I strongly encourage people to stay home on Sunday. Governor Ned Lamont is calling on people to take the storm seriously.
Weather Channel often hypes up these storms.
This is the real McCoy, and I want you to pay special attention. The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings for most of southern New England from Sunday morning through Monday evening. For NPR News, I'm Chris Polanski in Hartford, Connecticut.
There's muted reaction from Canadian leaders to President Trump's latest tariff threats and insults. Stan Karpenchuk reports Trump threatened tariffs against Canada if Ottawa concludes a trade deal with China.
Referring to Prime Minister Mark Carney as governor and threatening a 100% tariff against Canada for its growing ties with China, Trump accused Carney of trying to turn Canada into a drop-off port for Chinese exports into the U.S. A week ago, Trump appeared to be in favor of the Ottawa-Beijing deal, but in the wake of Davos and Carney's support of Greenland's sovereignty, Trump lashed out. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says there is no free trade agreement being pursued with China and that Ottawa remains focused on Canada-U.S. relations. And some provincial premiers say they stand with Carney in building Canada's economy. For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpinchuk in Toronto.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says talks with Russian and U.S. representatives in Abu Dhabi ended with constructive discussions on ending Moscow's nearly four-year-old war, but there were no significant breakthroughs. These talks are part of Washington's push for progress in getting a ceasefire deal. Negotiators returned to Abu Dhabi for the next round on February 1. The meetings covered military and economic matters. In San Francisco, a family of four making less than $230,000 per year will now qualify for free child care under a new plan to lower the cost of living in one of the nation's most expensive cities. Daisy Nguyen from member station KQED has more.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced that the city will also offer a 50% child care subsidy for families making up to 200% of the area median income.
This is going to remove a huge burden for working parents. We're going to be the first major city in the nation to actually get this done.
While many cities calculate eligibility for benefits based on federal poverty guidelines, San Francisco determines eligibility on area median income.
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