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Minnesota braces for what's next amid immigration arrests and in the wake of Renee Good shooting
Minnesota's Twin Cities are bracing for what many expect will be a new normal over the next few weeks as the Department of Homeland Security carries out what it called its largest enforcement operation ever.
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With Cuban ally Maduro ousted, Trump warns Havana to make a 'deal' before it's too late
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Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes over
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Reference to Trump's impeachments is removed from the display of his Smithsonian photo portrait
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Thousands of New York City nurses set to strike Monday if deal isn't reached with hospitals
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Former New Jersey acting governor Richard Codey dies at 79
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First responders enter devastated Aleppo neighborhood after days of deadly fighting
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Britain is in talks with NATO to counter Russia and China in the Arctic
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Thousands of tourists stranded in northern Finland as deep freeze halts flights
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Settler violence in the Jordan Valley expels Palestinians from one of the few towns left standing
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Suspect arrested after a fire damages a historic Mississippi synagogue
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Iranian protests are growing. Israel is watching closely
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Erich von Däniken, Swiss writer who spawned alien archaeology, dies at 90
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Husband charged in double homicide after having affair with au pair is going on trial in Virginia
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Lawsuits by Trump allies could shape how the 2030 census is done and who will be counted
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Transgender teen athlete in a Supreme Court fight knows the upcoming sports season could be her last
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Germany sharply rejects RFK Jr.'s claims that it prosecutes doctors for vaccine exemptions
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Pope Leo baptizes 20 infants in a tradition marking the end of the Christmas season
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Nepalese royalists demand monarchy restoration ahead of March elections
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Bride and groom among 8 killed in gas cylinder blast at wedding in Pakistan's capital

Ukrainian drone attack in Russia kills 1 following Moscow's intense bombardment
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Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran spikes to at least 538 , activists say
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Retouched images of Netanyahu's wife, distributed by the state, ignite a fiery ethics debate
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Greenland's harsh environment and lack of infrastructure have prevented rare earth mining
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Millions of Venezuelans scattered across Latin America cautiously watch what comes next
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Kenyan women lost their husbands and then their land. But some are fighting back
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Myanmar holds second round of voting in first general election since military takeover
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Death toll in violence surrounding protests challenging Iran's theocracy reaches 116, activists say
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on child care money
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