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Minnesota erupts: ICE agents gun down man in Minneapolis street... Walz demands halt + Xi’s purge claims China’s top general: Highest-ranking military chief ousted amid crackdown + Trump threatens Canada: 100% tariffs over China trade deal... allies brace for falloutFederal agents kill man in south Minneapolis - video emerges
Video and eyewitness accounts show federal agents shot and killed a man in south Minneapolis during an ICE operation, prompting statewide protests, calls from Governor Tim Walz for action, and national scrutiny of federal enforcement tactics
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15,000+ - US flights disrupted or canceled as Winter Storm Fern slams the nation
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"We are more ready than ever, finger on the trigger" — Iran Revolutionary Guard commander
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