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Officials say Alex Pretti ‘brandished’ a weapon, but have offered no evidence. Why that term matters

By Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials have claimed Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by at least one Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis Saturday, “brandished” a firearm to officers. “This individual went and impeded their law enforcement operations, attacked those officers, had a weapon on him and multiple dozens of rounds of ammunition,

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Cars drive along a road during a power outage in Kyiv on January 20

Here’s the latest on the first trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and US as negotiators set plans for future meeting

By Mitchell McCluskey and Kosta Gak, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday highlighted progress made by Russian, Ukrainian and American negotiators in the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi, even as the path to achieving peace remains unclear. “A lot was discussed, and it is important that the conversations were constructive,”

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Alexander bros: Another NY jury will soon weigh the fate of men accused of using their celebrity and money to assault women

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors accuse two of New York’s top real estate brokers, and their brother, of sexually assaulting over a dozen women and young girls over a period that spanned more than a decade. During the trial’s opening statements, which are scheduled for Monday, prosecutors are expected to describe to

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The Department of Homeland Security released this photo of a handgun it says was recovered at the scene of Saturday's shooting on Nicollet Ave. in Minneapolis.

Videos appear to show federal officer took gun away from Alex Pretti just before fatal shooting, CNN analysis finds

CNN By Thomas Bordeaux, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Casey Tolan, CNN (CNN) — A CNN video analysis appears to show a federal immigration officer removing a gun from Alex Pretti just prior to officers fatally shooting him. Bystander video shows one agent reaching into the scrum of other officers seeking to restrain Pretti and retrieving a weapon

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