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Justice Department prosecutors resign amid turmoil over Minnesota ICE shooting investigationJan 13, 2026 4:55 pm - Roughly half a dozen federal prosecutors in Minnesota have resigned and several supervisors in the criminal section of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division have given notice of their departures amid turmoil over the federal investigation into the killing of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Rubio says court hearings no longer possible for deported VenezuelansJan 13, 2026 4:21 pm - The Trump administration said it cannot comply with a federal judge’s order to provide dozens of deported Venezuelan migrants the opportunity to challenge their removals in an American court, saying in a legal filing late Monday night that such efforts would be impossible after U.S. forces deposed the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro this month.
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The ICE agent’s cellphone video: Five key momentsJan 10, 2026 5:08 pm - Cellphone video recorded by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent as he fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis surfaced online Friday, revealing new details about the hotly disputed incident from a perspective rarely seen.
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Anti-ICE protesters assemble across the US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, OregonJan 10, 2026 2:49 pm - Minnesota leaders urged protesters to remain peaceful Saturday as thousands of people converged on a Minneapolis park to decry the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer in that city and the shooting of two protesters in Portland, Oregon.
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ExxonMobil CEO calls Venezuela ‘uninvestable’ without ‘significant changes’Jan 09, 2026 7:05 pm - As President Donald Trump pushed U.S. oil companies to commit to invest $100 billion in Venezuela at a White House meeting on Friday, the CEO of ExxonMobil warned the company is far from enlisting.
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Oregon officials launch probe after Border Patrol agents shoot 2 in PortlandJan 09, 2026 4:08 pm - Officials in Oregon have launched an investigation after federal agents shot and injured two people Thursday, in an incident that came a day after the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE officer in Minneapolis and prompted fierce criticism from officials in Oregon.
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Trump posted unreleased jobs data early on social mediaJan 09, 2026 3:22 pm - President Donald Trump posted a chart on social media Thursday evening that included figures in the yet-to-be released December employment report.
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Geneva offers police station tours before referendum on replacementJan 09, 2026 1:14 pm - Members of the public can tour the Geneva Police Department ahead of a March ballot measure that will ask voters for permission to borrow money to build a new station.
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Environmental groups celebrate signing of energy reformJan 09, 2026 12:49 pm - Amid warnings of impending energy shortages, Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed a wide-ranging energy reform package into law aimed at bolstering the state’s power grids after years of negotiations.
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West Chicago nearing decision on hiring new city administratorJan 09, 2026 11:44 am - West Chicago is in the final phases of selecting a new city administrator. Mayor Daniel Bovey said earlier this week that he and city officials would soon be meeting with the final two or three candidates for the position.