Iran’s internet blackout, Portland shooting and Russia’s ballistic missile
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What triggered Iran's internet blackout during protests?
Hi, I'm Kim Vinnell in Whanganui, New Zealand. It's Friday, January 9th. Today, two people are shot and wounded by federal agents at a traffic stop in Portland. Legal options for prosecuting the ICE agent who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis a day earlier appear slim as protests over the killing spread. Russia launches an intermediate-range ballistic missile and airstrikes on Ukraine.
What happened during the federal agents' traffic stop in Portland?
And the Trump administration weighs individual payouts to Greenlanders to take over the territory. This is Reuters World News, bringing you everything you need to know from the front lines in 10 minutes, seven days a week.
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Iran's internet has gone completely dark, according to monitoring groups, as protests over economic hardships spread across the country. In Mashhad, demonstrators tore down a huge Iranian flag, ripping it into pieces on the ground. Reuters was able to verify the location of the video, but not the date. The protests are the biggest in three years, which was sparked by the real currency's freefall.
How are protests in Portland connected to the killing of Renee Good?
Demonstrators are angry over inflation, economic mismanagement and curbs on political and social freedoms. A man and a woman have been shot and wounded by federal agents, this time in Portland, Oregon. Here's Portland's Mayor, Keith Wilson.
Earlier today I spoke with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry. We shared not just our concerns, but our grief for the families who are suffering. and grief for the recklessness of our federal government.
The Department of Homeland Security says border agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop and that the driver was a suspected member of the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, They say the driver, quote, weaponised the vehicle and that the agent fired in self-defence. The condition of the two people shot, a man and a woman, are unknown. The shooting comes just a day after ICE agents shot and killed mother-of-three Renee Good in Minneapolis, a killing which is sparking protests across the country.
From Minneapolis to New York, ICE!
What details are known about Russia's ballistic missile strikes on Ukraine?
In New York, marchers demanded ICE leave their city.
We want the murderer of Renee Nicole Goode to be brought to justice, to be jailed. ICE is a terrorist organization. They come into our streets, they hurt our people, they need to go. ICE, go home! Back in Minneapolis... ICE, go home! ICE, go home! I have six children, and I can't imagine the fear that she must have been feeling trying to get away and then her children not having mom to come home, not having mom to tuck them in.
One protester holds a sign that reads, you can't shoot us all.
You're not here to keep us safe. We're not stupid.
The killing of Renee Good has become the latest Rorschach test in a polarized America. The Trump administration says it was self-defense and that she tried to run over officers. But video verified by Reuters and local officials are casting serious doubt on that account, showing the driver turning away from officers when shots were fired. But even if the ICE agent were found to be at fault, any hopes of accountability is slim, according to our legal reporter, Jack Queen.
So this case is a little unusual because the ICE agent is a federal officer and state prosecutors could charge him. However, they would run into issues with his legal immunity as a federal officer, which is a pretty powerful shield for federal agents who are accused of engaging in misconduct. So the case would come down to whether this officer has that federal immunity. And federal officers have this broad immunity unless they did something that violated a clear constitutional right and did it in a very obvious way. Now, that's kind of sounds funny legally, but that is the legal standard. And it's generally very hard to prove that someone violated that.
Those protections also make any potential civil cases less likely as well.
If the family of this woman were to sue the federal government for damages or sue the ICE agent, he could have the case moved to federal court and then the United States would be substituted as the defendant and would argue that the officer had immunity for these actions because he was carrying them out in the line of duty as part of his official duties and that what he did was necessary and proper.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What triggered Iran's internet blackout during protests?
0:00–0:29
2
What happened during the federal agents' traffic stop in Portland?
0:29–1:19
3
How are protests in Portland connected to the killing of Renee Good?
1:19–2:28
4
What details are known about Russia's ballistic missile strikes on Ukraine?
2:28–8:09
5
How does the U.S. government respond to the protests over Renee Good's death?
8:09–10:40
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