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What are immigrants' legal rights in California ICE raids? What the law says

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Since nationwide protests began against the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency, the Trump administration has escalated raids in cities across the country.

A recent Associated Press investigation uncovered an ICE memo that appears to reverse “longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches.”

But ...Read more

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As Obama center opening approaches, foundation is touting short-term rentals

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As former President Barack Obama’s namesake foundation prepares to roll out the welcome mat to huge crowds of tourists flocking to the South Side when the Obama Presidential Center opens its doors in a few months, it is promoting Airbnb, a company with close ties to the Obama family that has faced international protests for its impact on local...Read more

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Rheumatoid arthritis has no cure – but researchers are homing in on preventing it

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More than 18 million people worldwide suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, including nearly 1.5 million Americans.

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune, inflammatory form of arthritis, meaning a person’s immune system attacks their joints, causing substantial inflammation. This inflammation can cause pain, stiffness and swelling in ...Read more

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MIA partially evacuated over unattended luggage, authorities say

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Miami International Airport was partially evacuated Sunday after luggage was left unattended at Departures, Door 21, officials said.

Transportation Security Administration checkpoints for concourses G, H and J and surrounding areas were evacuated and were still closed shortly before 7 p.m., Miami-Dade Aviation Department spokesperson Greg Chin...Read more

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Thousands lose power in New Jersey as winter storm strikes

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About 6,000 people throughout New Jersey were without power Sunday as the winter storm dumped nearly a foot of snow throughout the state.

Jersey Central Power and Light reported more than 5,980 power outages in Ocean County, with about 100 more scattered throughout its service area.

Snowfall in Ocean County was on par with the rest of the ...Read more

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Takaichi's ratings dip as Japan heads into election campaign

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s approval ratings saw a slight dip in several polls conducted over the weekend, indicating the riskiness of her decision to call a snap election in early February.

The polls paint an early picture of how voters are viewing the election that Takaichi announced last week as she seeks a mandate backing her...Read more

Largest US grid pushes power plants to secure gas through week

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The largest U.S. grid operator is pushing power plants to secure natural gas supplies through the week amid expectations that frigid temperatures will drive electricity usage to a winter record.

PJM Interconnection LLC is taking a rare step of committing to buy power from generators through 10am on Jan. 31, as opposed to its typical method of ...Read more

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U.S. revokes visas of two members of Haiti's ruling presidential council, cites gang ties

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Two members of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council have had their U.S. visas revoked, the Trump administration said Sunday, just days after the ruling panel moved to oust the country’s prime minister amid deepening political turmoil.

In a statement on Sunday, the State Department said it was imposing visa restrictions on two members ...Read more

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Department of Justice renews push for voter, welfare data amid Minnesota ICE crackdown

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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is pushing Minnesota to share its voter rolls and data on Medicaid and food stamp recipients with the federal government, a move Minnesota’s top elections official criticized as an “apparent ransom” to end the ICE crackdown in the state.

In a letter to Gov. Tim Walz dated Jan. 24, the same day as the second...Read more

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Zelenskyy looks for compromises all around to reach peace deal

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said progress had been made during talks aimed at ironing out the possible parameters for ending Russia’s full-scale invasion, although such a deal still requires compromises from all sides.

Zelenskyy spoke in Lithuania after delegations, including military officials, from Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. ...Read more

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NRA, local gun rights advocates reject Trump officials blaming Alex Pretti for being armed

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Gun rights advocates in Minnesota and the nation are pushing back on the contention from Trump administration officials that federal agents killing Alex Pretti on Saturday, Jan. 24, was justified because, among other factors, he had a gun and ammunition with him.

Border Patrol Cmndr. Greg Bovino told CNN one day after the shooting, “We ...Read more

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Barack and Michelle Obama blast Trump and ICE conduct: "This has to stop"

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Former President Obama and Michelle Obama called on Americans to recognize the dangers of the increasingly violent Immigration and Customs Enforcement crack-downs in the wake of the deadly shooting of an ICU nurse in Minneapolis.

"The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy," the Obamas wrote in a lengthy statement posted on social ...Read more

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State and federal officials clash over shooting investigation

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The killing of a Minneapolis man by federal agents is escalating a standoff between state and federal officials over the Trump administration’s massive deportation operation in Minnesota, prompting tense and urgent debates over federal jurisdiction and the rule of law.

In the wake of Alex Pretti’s killing on Saturday, Minnesota leaders ...Read more

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Minnesota CEOs break silence on ICE surge, killings

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The chief executives of Minnesota’s largest businesses banded together Sunday to pen an open letter calling for an “immediate deescalation” of the violence in the state.

The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce released the letter signed by leaders of more than 60 companies — including the CEOs of Target, General Mills, UnitedHealth Group and ...Read more

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Gov. Josh Shapiro: Trump's goal, from Minneapolis to Venezuela, is to 'dictate' in a 'facade of strength'

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Gov. Josh Shapiro revealed new details of what he described as childhood trauma, weighed in on President Donald Trump’s “facade of strength” in U.S. and foreign policy, and promised to work to “bring down the temperature” of political violence in a wide-ranging interview with CBS Sunday Morning .

Shapiro told CBS News’ Norah O’...Read more

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Winter Storm Fern's snow turns to sleet and ice across KY. Here's what to expect

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Winter Storm Fern entered its second day Sunday, bringing more ice, snow and confirmed power outages across Kentucky.

Much of what the state can expect as far as accumulation Jan. 25 will fall as sleet, though there may be a brief period of snow this afternoon, according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service.

This situation ...Read more

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Salmonella recall of an organic food product sold by Whole Foods and Amazon

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Organic chia seeds sold at Whole Foods Market and on Amazon.com have been pulled by the manufacturer because they might have salmonella contamination.

Navitas Organics’ recall notice, posted to the FDA website, said it yanked eight lots of Organic Chia Seeds “as a precautionary measure following a recall initiated by the company’s chia ...Read more

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Killing of man in Minneapolis by federal agent fuels Seattle protests

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Hundreds gathered Saturday in Seattle to protest the killing of a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis by a federal immigration agent and send a message of resistance to the Trump administration.

“They think that they can exhaust us,” Jonathan Toledo, a member of Seattle Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, told a large crowd outside...Read more

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Tensions rise in Pa. over ICE tactics, as trainings and protests draw crowds

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On Tuesday, as hundreds poured into Shadyside Presbyterian Church in the bitter cold to attend training on how to document immigration arrests in the area, a white Sprinter van idled across the street with its lights off.

Two men in matching tan camouflage and military-style vests sat in the van, eyeing the church as a pair of women walked by. ...Read more

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Power outages cascade as big winter storm reaches US East Coast

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A massive winter storm reached the U.S. Atlantic Coast on Sunday, bringing heavy snow and ice, straining electric grids and grounding thousands of flights at levels not seen since the pandemic.

Temperatures plunged on the storm’s eastward path. Parts of Texas and the Mid-South were coated in freezing rain — and a layer of ice thick enough ...Read more