NYTIMES (David French) - Mass Detention Gets a Lift From the Courts
A very dangerous ruling in New Orleans.
NYTIMES (Hiroko Tabuchi) - The Snow Sure Was Beautiful. Now Here Comes the River of Yuck.
Melting mega-piles of grimy road snow can release weeks worth of salt, oils (and dog poop) in what one scientist called a “triple whammy.”
NYTIMES (Emma G. Fitzsimmons) - Mamdani Says Little About NYCHA as He Targets Bad Landlords
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has pledged to hold private landlords accountable. But he has said less about how he will fix the crumbling public housing system he now oversees.
NYTIMES (Daisuke Wakabayashi and Grace Moon) - South Korean Court Rules Against Women in LG Inheritance Lawsuit
The widow and two daughters of LG’s former chairman sought to invalidate an inheritance agreement, claiming they were deceived into forfeiting their rightful inheritance.
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NPR (Brian Mann) - U.S. cross-country star Jessie Diggins claims bronze, medaling in third straight Olympics
She's done it again. Jessie Diggins, age 34 and skiing in her final Olympics, captured a bronze medal for the U.S. at the Milan Cortina Games. She battled through the pain from injured ribs to reach the podium.
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ABCNEWS - 2 US Navy ships collide in Caribbean, minor injuries reported
Two U.S. Navy ships collided in the Caribbean on Wednesday resulting in two minor injuries, both ships are continuing to sail safely.
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AXIOS (Torey Van Oot) - Trump administration to end Minnesota immigration crackdown
The Trump administration will end its immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities, White House border czar Tom Homan announced Thursday. Why it matters: It signals the end of a 10-week surge that roiled Minnesota and proved politically toxic for the White House. Driving the news: Homan said at a Thursday morning news conference that a "significant drawdown" of the roughly 2,000 remaining federal agents is underway and will continue through next week. - While immigration enforcement will continue, Homan said the operation has achieved the "successful results we have came here for," citing over 4,000 arrests and "unprecedented cooperation" from local law enforcement. Zoom in: Homan said his talks with local officials and law enforcement…
NPR (Kamala Thiagarajan) - Court rebuffs plea from domestic workers for better pay and respect
They're often paid low wages and lack job protections. A petition to the country's supreme court to support their demands did not see success — and they are protesting.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Seattle turning out for Seahawk's Super Bowl parade celebration
Officials say roughly 750,000 to a million people lined the streets of Seattle for the Seahawk's parade after beating the New England Patriots 29-13 at the Super Bowl.
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ABCNEWS - WATCH: Dogs take on the Winter Games
As the real Winter Games take place thousands of miles away in Italy, two dogs brought it home in the U.S., delivering gold-medal-worthy performances.
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