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Plus, Mamdani’s snowstorm recommendation. 
Here’s what we’re covering:
Crackdown Chief to Leave Minneapolis as White House Distances Trump From Uproar, by Luke Broadwater and David E. Sanger
Border Patrol Official Gregory Bovino Is Set to Leave Minnesota, by Hamed Aleaziz
They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway., by Miriam Jordan and Hamed Aleaziz
Israel Recovers Remains of Last Captive in Gaza, Closing a Chapter, by David M. Halbfinger and Isabel Kershner
Social Media Giants Face Landmark Legal Tests on Child Safety, by Cecilia Kang
After Mamdani Nods to ‘Heated Rivalry,’ Library E-Book Downloads Surge, by Liam Stack
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Plus, High January is the new Dry January.
Here’s what we’re covering:
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. 
Here’s what we’re covering:
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. 
Here’s what we’re covering:
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? 
Here’s what we’re covering:
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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