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Plus, High January is the new Dry January.

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How the Trump Administration Rushed to Judgment in Minneapolis Shooting, by Tyler Pager and Hamed Aleaziz

Timeline: A Moment-by-Moment Look at the Shooting of Alex Pretti, by Bora Erden, Devon Lum, Helmuth Rosales, Elena Shao, Haley Willis and Ashley Wu

Storm Dumps a Foot of Snow in at Least 17 U.S. States, by Andy Newman

Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science,’ by Mike McIntire

High January Is the New Dry January, by Julie Creswell

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Plus, your Friday news quiz. 

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TikTok Strikes Deal for New U.S. Entity, Ending Long Legal Saga, by David McCabe and Emmett Lindner

‘Enough Is Enough’: Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses Take Stand Against ICE, by Pooja Salhotra and Jazmine Ulloa

3 People Arrested Over Protest of Minnesota Pastor Linked to ICE, by Jacey Fortin and Lauren McCarthy

Voters Are Split on Deportations but Disapprove of ICE, Poll Finds, by Jennifer Medina and Ruth Igielnik

More Than 160 Million People Are in the Path of the Storm Set to Sweep the U.S., by Amy Graff

What’s Behind the Staggering Drop in the Murder Rate? No One Knows for Sure., by Shaila Dewan and Lazaro Gamio

Oscar Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Breaks Record With 16, by Brooks Barnes and Nicole Sperling

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Plus, how A.I. is judging your résumé. 

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Trump Says He Has Framework for Greenland Deal as NATO Mulls Idea of U.S. Sovereignty Over Bases, by Lara Jakes, Jim Tankersley and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Would Have Global Scope but One Man in Charge, by Anton Troianovski

Few Voters Say Trump’s Second Term Has Made the Country Better, Poll Finds, by Shane Goldmacher, Ruth Igielnik and Camille Baker

Trump Administration Starts Immigration Operation in Maine, by Hamed Aleaziz

House Panel Votes to Hold Clintons in Contempt in Epstein Inquiry, by Annie Karni

Iran’s Protests Have Been Completely Squashed, Government Says, by Pranav Baskar

Job Applicants Sue to Open ‘Black Box’ of A.I. Hiring Decisions, by Stacy Cowley

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Plus, what’s the point of learning cursive? 

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Trump Heads to Davos Amid Deep Worries About U.S.-European Alliance, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Canada’s Prime Minister Says There Has Been a ‘Rupture’ in the World Order, by Ian Austen

Minnesota Police Leaders Criticize Federal Tactics in ICE Surge, by Mitch Smith and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Prosecutors Subpoena Minnesota Democrats as Part of Federal Inquiry, by Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett

Cuban Immigrant Was Killed in ICE Custody, Family Says in Legal Filing, by Pooja Salhotra

Australia Passes Tighter Gun Control Laws, Weeks After Bondi Massacre, by Laura Chung

Cursive Makes a Comeback in New Jersey Schools, by Sarah Maslin Nir

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Plus, the struggle to finish a major Olympic arena.

Here’s what we’re covering:

How Trump Is Remaking America, State by State, by The New York Times

Trump Links His Push for Greenland to Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize, by Jeffrey Gettleman and Henrik Pryser Libell

Powell Will Attend Supreme Court Arguments on Trump’s Effort to Fire Fed Official, by Colby Smith

‘Like an Earthquake’: How 40 People Died in a Spanish Train Crash, by Jason Horowitz, José Bautista and Samuel Granados

Suicides Were Frequent at the Golden Gate Bridge. Not Anymore., by John Branch

How Italy Is Racing to Finish an Ice Rink Before the Olympics, by Motoko Rich and Josephine de La Bruyère

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Plus, chimney sweeps are making a comeback. 

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European Union Officials Lean Toward Negotiating, Not Retaliating, Over Trump Tariff Threat, by Jeanna Smialek and Anushka Patil

In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters, by Stephanie Saul

$1 Billion in Cash Buys a Permanent Seat on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’, by Isabel Kershner

China’s Birthrate Plunges to Lowest Level Since 1949, by Alexandra Stevenson

Why London’s Chimney Sweeps Are Enjoying a Resurgence, by Stephen Castle

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Trump Threatens to Invoke the Insurrection Act and Send Troops to Minnesota, by Shawn McCreesh

Calling Trump ‘Authoritarian,’ Judge Seeks to Restrict Student Deportations, by Zach Montague

U.S. Says It Erred in Deporting Student Traveling for Thanksgiving, by Adam Sella

Machado Presents Trump With Her Nobel Peace Prize Medal, by Max Bearak and Henrik Pryser Libell

Despite Trump’s Claims, Grocery Prices Are Rising, by Kevin Draper and Julie Creswell

A.I. Has Arrived in Gmail. Here’s What to Know., by Brian X. Chen

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Plus, a space station evacuation. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

Federal Agent Shoots Man in Minneapolis, Prompting Tense Protests, by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Mitch Smith and Hamed Aleaziz

Lawyers for Renee Good’s Family Plan to Investigate Minnesota ICE Shooting, by Mitch Smith

Republicans Block Effort to Check Trump’s Power in Venezuela, by Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro

U.S. Races to Sell Venezuelan Oil, Transforming Ties With Former Foe, by Anatoly Kurmanaev

Trump’s Gulf Allies Do Not Want Him to Bomb Iran, by Vivian Nereim

F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist in a Leak Investigation, by Benjamin Mullin, Devlin Barrett, Charlie Savage and Erik Wemple

Boeing Knew About Flaws in UPS Plane That Crashed in Louisville, N.T.S.B. Says, by Karoun Demirjian

NASA Space Station Medical Evacuation of Astronauts Gets Underway, by Kenneth Chang

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Plus, the battle over taxing billionaires. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow, by Ernesto Londoño

ICE Arrested Dozens of Refugees in Minnesota and Sent Them to Texas, Lawyers Say, by Miriam Jordan

Tensions Are High as Vance and Rubio Prepare to Meet Danish and Greenlandic Officials, by Amelia Nierenberg

U.S. to Name Palestinian Committee to Run Gaza, by Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman

China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World Markets, by Keith Bradsher

Newsom Vows to Stop Proposed Billionaire Tax in California, by Laurel Rosenhall

Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86, by Clay Risen

Israel Is Still Demolishing Gaza,Building by Building, by Samuel Granados, Adam Rasgon, Iyad Abuheweila and Sanjana Varghese

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Plus, the rise of at-home medical tests. 

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Minnesota and Illinois Sue Trump Administration Over ICE Deployments by Mitch Smith

F.B.I. Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Is Examining Victim’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups by Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett

Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to State Bans on Transgender Athletes by Ann E. Marimow

E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution by Maxine Joselow

U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane by Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt, John Ismay, Julian E. Barnes, Riley Mellen and Christiaan Triebert

‘Shoot to Kill’: Accounts of Brutal Crackdown Emerge From Iran by Erika Solomon, Farnaz Fassihi, Sanam Mahoozi and Sanjana Varghese

The Rise of the Self-Serve Blood Test by Kristen V. Brown

Maxim Naumov Earns U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Spot, Embodying Team’s Resilience, by Marcus Thompson II

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