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World News - Ecuador files protest after ICE tries to enter its consulate in Minneapolis - Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The Foreign Ministry of Ecuador has filed a protest with the U.S. Embassy in the South American country after a federal immigration agent tried to enter its consulate in Minneapolis.

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U.S. News -- Suspect hospitalized after exchanging gunfire with CBP in Arizona -- A suspect is hospitalized in critical condition after exchanging gunfire with Customs and Border Protection personnel in Arizona, officials said.

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U.S. News -- Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton announces her retirement -- Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton will retire from Congress after serving the people of Washington, D.C., since 1991, she announced on Tuesday.

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U.S. News -- Mississippi, Tennessee left in the dark as Arctic cold grips the South -- Thousands of families are facing another day without power after the biggest winter storm of the season brought Arctic air to the South.

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U.S. News -- S.C. measles outbreak is the nation's largest in decades -- A rapidly growing measles outbreak in South Carolina is the nation's worst since measles was declared eradicated in 2000, with 789 reported cases.

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NYC nurses strike as 15,000 walk out over stalled contract talks

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U.S. News -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz meets with border czar Tom Homan -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz met with President Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, on Tuesday to discuss the ICE enforcement surge in the state.

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U.S. News -- Net migration decline slows U.S. population growth in 2025 -- The net growth of the U.S. population slowed to the lowest point since the pandemic due to a decrease in net migration in 2025

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U.S. News -- Families of 2 Trinidadian men file wrongful death suit for boat strike -- The families of two Trinidadian men killed in a U.S. boat strike in the Caribbean sued the United States Tuesday for their wrongful deaths.

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U.S. News -- Trump whistleblower Lt. Col. Alex Vindman runs for Senate in Florida -- Alex Vindman, who testified against President Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial, said he will run for Senate in Florida as a Democrat.

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U.S. News -- Minnesota judge orders head of ICE to appear in federal court -- A federal judge in Minnesota has summoned the acting director of ICE to appear in a Minneapolis court on Friday or be held in contempt.

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U.S. News -- Social media companies face trials for alleged addictive design -- Meta, Snap, TikTok and YouTube will face accusers in a series of lawsuits alleging that they intentionally design their platforms to be addictive.

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U.S. News -- Some federal immigration agents to depart Minneapolis on Tuesday, mayor says -- Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Monday after speaking with President Donald Trump that some federal immigration agents will begin withdrawing from the city on Tuesday.

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U.S. News -- Buffalo mayor limits city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement -- Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan has issued an executive order limiting the city's government from assisting with federal civil immigration enforcement.

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World News -- U.S. warships arrive in Indian Ocean amid Iranian crackdown on protesters -- The USS Abraham Lincoln and its carrier strike group arrived in the Middle East on Monday after President Donald Trump warned Iran that he would strike the country if it continued its crackdown on protesters there.

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U.S. News -- Commerce Department takes equity stake in USA Rare Earth -- Critical minerals startup USA Rare Earth said that the Department of Commerce will give the company a $1.3 billion loan and $277 million in funding.

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Mexico's president confirms suspension of oil deliveries to Cuba

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ICE to be in Milan for Olympics; mayor says they're 'not welcome'

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