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NPR News: 01-26-2026 3AM EST

26 Jan 2026

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Chapter 1: What recent events are influencing immigration enforcement in Minnesota?

1.162 - 22.123 Duahli Saikow-Tao

Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Duahli Saikow-Tao. President Trump says immigration enforcement officials will eventually be withdrawn from Minnesota, but didn't offer a time frame. He told The Wall Street Journal that his administration is reviewing everything about the Minneapolis shooting and, quote, will come out with a determination.

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The location of the latest shooting victim, Alex Preddy, is now a growing memorial to the 37-year-old ICU nurse. Tormu Diggs visited the site on Sunday.

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What's happening here is beautiful, and it brings a tear to my eyes. But sometimes I don't know if it's going to stay peaceful no more after someone just got executed in the street a couple blocks away from here. And I don't know what's going to happen next, and it's scary.

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NPR's Liz Baker has more from Minneapolis.

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Well, the National Guard is out in the city.

Chapter 2: How are local officials responding to the shooting of Alex Preddy?

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They were requested by the mayor of Minneapolis, and they're wearing fluorescent vests to differentiate themselves from immigration enforcement officers, which are wearing similar colored camo in many cases. But things have been peaceful so far.

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Senate Democrats say they would risk a partial government shutdown rather than approve a spending bill that includes funding for immigration customs enforcement. NPR's Windsor Johnston reports.

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37-year-old Alex Preddy, an ICU nurse, was shot dead by federal agents during an immigration enforcement protest. Minnesota Senator Tina Smith tells NPR that she and her Democratic colleagues are appalled by what's happening in their state.

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It really does feel in many ways a bit like a war zone. And that image of Alex Preddy being shot in the back by ICE agents when all he was trying to do was to help a woman who had been shoved down by them.

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105.389 - 111.677 Windsor Johnston

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says Preti showed up to, quote, impede a law enforcement operation.

Chapter 3: What measures are being taken to ensure public safety in Minneapolis?

112.197 - 120.969 Windsor Johnston

Democrats and some Republicans are now calling for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics. Windsor Johnston, NPR News.

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Massachusetts is expecting up to two feet of snow as a large swath of the country is being hit by a massive winter storm. From member station WBUR in Boston, Josie Guarino reports.

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132.331 - 136.837 Josie Guarino

Governor Mara Healey is urging people to stay indoors and hunker down if possible.

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137.298 - 145.208 Governor Mara Healey

This is the biggest storm we've seen in years. So my message to the public is, look, we're going to have massive amounts of snow. Visibility is going to be terrible.

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Healey is also asking residents to look in on their neighbors.

149.214 - 151.457 Governor Mara Healey

I just ask that we look out for each other.

Chapter 4: What impact is the winter storm having across the country?

151.497 - 157.765 Governor Mara Healey

You know, particularly if you've got folks who are elderly nearby or maybe in need of a little assistance.

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157.745 - 173.885 Josie Guarino

The state has ordered trucks off the highways unless they're carrying food, fuel, and medical supplies. Non-essential state employees have been ordered to work from home Monday. The private sector is being urged to do the same. For NPR News, I'm Josie Guarino in Boston.

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174.686 - 194.215 Duahli Saikow-Tao

And this is NPR News from New York City. Across the country, candlelight vigils were held to remember Alex Preddy, the ICU nurse who was killed yesterday in Minneapolis by federal immigration officials. Rallies were held in Wisconsin, Maine, Illinois, and other states.

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The Syrian government and Syrian Kurdish fighters have agreed to extend a ceasefire that paused fighting in the country's northeast. NPR's Jaina Raf has details.

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Chapter 5: How are candlelight vigils honoring Alex Preddy being organized?

204.611 - 228.231 Jane Araf

Fighting between Kurdish-led Syrian fighters and Syrian government forces last week has threatened the security of ISIS prisons and detention camps. A ceasefire expired Saturday night. But now the two sides have renewed it for 15 days. Syria's defense ministry said it would allow the U.S. to move some of what it considers the most potentially dangerous ISIS prisoners to neighboring Iraq.

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Tens of thousands of ISIS fighters and families have been held for years without being charged with the crime. in northeastern Syria. Jane Araf, NPR News, Amman.

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Russia's official TASS news agency reports that Moscow's air defenses destroyed at least 40 Ukrainian drones overnight. Russia's defense ministry said debris fell in parts of the Slavyansk and Kuban region.

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Chapter 6: What updates are there on the ceasefire agreement in Syria?

254.793 - 277.83 Duahli Saikow-Tao

This comes after two days of trilateral talks ended between Russia, Ukraine and the United States in the United Arab Emirates. No details, no final conclusions were made. Officials say another round of peace talks is expected to begin next week. I'm Dwahli Saikauta, NPR News in New York City.

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