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What recent actions did President Trump take regarding immigration in Minnesota?
Live from NPR News, I'm Corva Coleman. President Trump says he is sending his border czar to Minneapolis tonight. He says Tom Homan will report to him. The Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association is calling for a meeting with Trump. They say Minnesota communities are under heightened stress with Trump's immigration crackdown. A federal judge holds a hearing today to determine whether federal agents' tactics can be limited. This comes after agents killed protester Alex Pretti on Saturday. NPR's Jasmine Gars reports from Minneapolis.
Over the weekend, the Trump administration tried to paint Pretty, who is a U.S. citizen, as a domestic terrorist. Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino said Pretty had a gun and was intent on massacring law enforcement. But multiple videos show Pretty holding a phone in his hand. At least six masked federal officers tackle him, beat him, and pin him face down on the ground. Then one agent appears to pull a gun from Pretty's waistband before agents shoot him multiple times. City officials say Pretty had a lawful permit to carry. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says DHS has blocked its investigators. A federal judge has ruled that Homeland Security cannot destroy or alter evidence related to Preddy's death.
Jasmine Garst, NPR News, Minneapolis.
The huge winter storm that hit the country over the past few days is still hammering New England. The South got ice that cut electricity to more than 800,000 customers. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves is urging people to use caution.
It's more likely that things are going to get worse before they get better. And we want to make sure that everyone, first and foremost, across the state, takes care of and reaches out to their friends and their family and their neighbors.
What details emerged about the death of protester Alex Pretti?
Most of the big outages are in southern states. Stocks opened higher this morning as investors await the outcome of a midweek policy meeting by the Federal Reserve. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.
The central banks expected to hold interest rates steady this week, but investors will be listening for hints about possible future rate cuts. The Fed's trying to strike a balance between lower rates to boost the sluggish job market and higher rates to battle stubborn inflation. Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods got a boost in November thanks to a big jump in orders for civilian aircraft. A delayed report from the Commerce Department shows durable goods orders rose more than 5 percent during the month. Orders for non-transportation goods rose by half a percent. The massive winter storm that blanketed the country this weekend forced the cancellation of more than 29 percent of all flights on Sunday.
It was the biggest disruption to air travel since the pandemic. Scott Horsley, Empire News, Washington.
The Israeli military says it has identified and returned the body of the last deceased Israeli hostage. Ron Gavile was a special forces policeman. He was killed while fighting Hamas militants on October 7, 2023. This is NPR. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says a security agreement with the U.S. is 100 percent ready to be signed. This comes after talks over the weekend among Ukrainian, U.S. and Russian officials about the war in Ukraine. The European Union's executive arm will open proceedings against Elon Musk's AI chatbot today. NPR's Rob Schmitz reports that's according to German media.
The German newspaper Handelsblatt reports that Musk's AI chatbot Grok will be investigated for violating the EU's Digital Services Act, which aims to create a safe online environment by holding digital platforms accountable for their content. The proceedings aim to force Musk to withdraw his company's chatbot from the European market. A study by the Center for Countering Digital Hate analyzed a sample of posts on Grok's ex-handle. It found that Grok created an estimated 3 million sexualized images over a span of 11 days from the end of December into January, including 23,000 sexualized images of children. Rob Schmidt, NPR News, Berlin.
A towering leader in the global fight against smallpox has died.
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