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President Donald Trump meets with María Corina Machado in the Oval Office

Venezuela’s Machado gave Trump her Nobel prize. In return she received a swag bag but no promise of support

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — When Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado walked into the White House on Thursday, she came bearing the gift US President Donald Trump has long coveted: a Nobel Peace Prize. Machado, a fierce critic of Venezuela’s former strongman Nicolás Maduro, won the award last year for her campaign for

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5 things to know for Jan. 15: Minneapolis protests, NASA astronauts, Verizon network outage, Iran unrest, Whole milk

By Alexandra Banner, CNN The Trump administration is indefinitely suspending visa processing for immigrants from 75 countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Haiti, Somalia and Russia. Starting next week, the move will block visas for many people seeking to work in the US or reunite with their families. Here’s what else you need to know to

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5 things to know for Jan. 15: Minneapolis protests, NASA astronauts, Verizon network outage, Iran unrest, Whole milk

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN The Trump administration is indefinitely suspending visa processing for immigrants from 75 countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Haiti, Somalia and Russia. Starting next week, the move will block visas for many people seeking to work in the US or reunite with their families. Here’s what else you need to know

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A man walks along a road on the day of the meeting between top US officials and the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland

European nations send additional troops to Greenland as US annexation threats escalate

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Several European NATO countries are deploying small numbers of military personnel to Greenland to participate in joint exercises with Denmark as US President Donald Trump ramps up his threats to forcibly annex the Arctic island. Trump’s declarations have thrown Europe’s decades-old, US-led security alliance into crisis, raising the prospect

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Law enforcement at the scene of a reported shooting in Minneapolis

Federal agent shoots a man officials say assaulted an officer, sparking new protests in Minneapolis

By Danya Gainor, Karina Tsui, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — For the second time in a week, a shooting involving an immigration agent sparked heated clashes in Minnesota – prompting the president to threaten to use the Insurrection Act. According to the Department of Homeland Security, federal agents were conducting a “targeted traffic stop” when

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Detained Iranian protester Erfan Soltani

Trump says Iran has called off execution of protesters amid fears for the fate of Erfan Soltani

CNN By Isobel Yeung, Adam Cancryn, Aida Karimi, Catherine Nicholls, Augusta Anthony, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump indicated Wednesday that Iran had backed away from executing a detained Iranian protester for joining anti-government demonstrations after his case drew the attention of human rights activists and the US State Department. “We were told that

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Italian influencer and businesswoman Chiara Ferragni

Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni cleared of fraud charges in ‘Pandorogate’ cake scandal

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — Italy’s most famous influencer, Chiara Ferragni, has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing in a 2-million-euro ($2.33 million) fraud case involving Christmas cakes, Easter eggs and children with cancer. A judge in Milan ruled Wednesday that aggravated fraud charges against Ferragni relating to her alleged promise to donate proceeds

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Detained Iranian protester Erfan Soltani

Execution of Iranian protester Erfan Soltani postponed, family says, as Trump claims ‘killing has stopped’

By Isobel Yeung, Adam Cancryn, Aida Karimi, Catherine Nicholls, Augusta Anthony, CNN (CNN) — The family of detained Iranian protester Erfan Soltani have said his execution was postponed, as US President Donald Trump said he had received assurances that the “killing has stopped.” “We were told that the killing in Iran is stopping, and there’s

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An observer is detained after ICE agents made arrests on January 13

Minnesota and Illinois invoke the 10th Amendment in lawsuits to block federal agents in their cities. Here’s why that matters

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Officials in Minnesota and Illinois filed lawsuits within hours of each other Monday seeking to curb the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown in their states. Although the lawsuits are separate and nuanced, both states cited the 10th Amendment to back their claim that the surge of Immigration and Customs

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