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NPR News: 01-28-2026 5PM EST

28 Jan 2026

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Chapter 1: What recent events led to the resignations in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota?

0.588 - 19.294 Ryland Barton

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Three more employees at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota have quit. The resignations are in addition to the at least six prosecutors who quit earlier this month after the Justice Department pressured them to investigate the widow of a woman killed by an ICE agent. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports.

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19.555 - 38.193 Ryan Lucas

The three new resignations at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota include a division chief. The departures add to the already significant exodus of veteran attorneys from the office there in recent weeks. They come as the Trump administration continues its ramped-up immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis, where federal agents have shot and killed two U.S.

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38.213 - 56.221 Ryan Lucas

citizens this month, Renee Macklin Good and Alex Preddy. At least six federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's Office there recently quit after the Justice Department pressured them to investigate Good's widow. Meanwhile, an FBI agent who tried to investigate Good's killing... resigned last week after being pressured to drop the matter.

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Many Nashville residents are going on their fourth day with no heat after a winter storm knocked out power to half the city's residents. People there are helping each other to stay warm as freezing temperatures continue. Justin Barney at member station WPLN reports.

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73.2 - 93.441 Justin Barney

Getting a hot meal in Nashville has been tough. Most restaurants are closed and over 100,000 people have gone days without power. Melissa Bruner drove two and a half hours down from Kentucky to set up shop in a Kroger parking lot. She's giving away free hot meals with the help of World Central Kitchen.

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Hi. Hi, sweetie. How many's in your group?

96.748 - 97.931 Scott Horsley

Four. You're welcome.

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When things like this happen, you need to get out and help people.

100.557 - 109.097 Justin Barney

With hotel rooms booked up, many Nashvillians are relying on friends and family for warm places to stay. For NPR News, I'm Justin Barney.

Chapter 2: How are Nashville residents coping with the winter storm and power outages?

254.607 - 256.53 Dylan Mansour

Elizabeth Blair, NPR News.

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256.751 - 279.13 Ryland Barton

The TV drama Heated Rivalry has gained unexpected popularity in Russia, despite the country's anti-LGBTQ plus laws. The show is about a secret gay relationship between Canadian and Russian hockey players. Restrictions limit access to such content, but Russians are finding ways to watch it illegally. U.S. stock indexes closed largely flat today. This is NPR News.

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