Nation and World
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Woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis was a mother of 3, poet and new to the city
Jan 08, 2026 8:56 am - The woman shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday was Renee Nicole Macklin Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who had recently moved to Minnesota.
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Slightly more Americans file for jobless benefits in the last week of 2025, but layoffs remain low
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Denmark sees talks with the US as a chance for ‘the dialogue that is needed’ over Greenland
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Gmail gets new AI features, turning it into a personal assistant
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Fear grips Caracas as a new wave of repression is unleashed in Venezuela
Jan 07, 2026 7:19 pm - For a brief moment, some Venezuelans allowed themselves to celebrate.When they learned Saturday that strongman Nicolás Maduro had been seized by U.S. Special Forces, many group chats filled with messages of joy and relief. Some people cried. One family in Caracas opened a bottle of champagne they had bought months earlier and saved for a special occasion. After more than a decade of living under Maduro, there were cautious hopes for a different future.By Monday, however, those feelings had been replaced by more familiar ones: fear, dread and uncertainty.
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Rubio plans to meet with Danish officials next week to talk about US interest in Greenland
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US reduces number of warships near Venezuela after Maduro raid
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Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, dies at 80
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Trump says he wants to ban large investors from buying houses. It’s part of his affordability plan
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CDC staff ‘blindsided’ as child vaccine schedule unilaterally overhauled