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Earlier this month, Renee Nicole Good was also fatally shot during an encounter with ICE officers in Minneapolis.
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Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
They're most often used during protests.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Most retailers will operate during normal hours on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 19 Jan. 2026
While fans have accused the singer-actress of being rude during the interaction, Walliser said that couldn’t be farther from the truth.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
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Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
They're most often used during protests.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Most retailers will operate during normal hours on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 19 Jan. 2026
While fans have accused the singer-actress of being rude during the interaction, Walliser said that couldn’t be farther from the truth.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
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After mass protests in Iran erupted in December and continued to escalate into the new year, the government shut down internet access throughout the country.—
Ramy Inocencio,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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With several teams in qualification places on goal difference alone as things stand, prepare for the league table to be changing as frequently as an airport departures board throughout the 90 minutes.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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At least 302 people have been released as of Thursday, according to the organization Foro Penal, though its tally is far lower than the more than 800 reported by authorities.—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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The current record is held by Sven Goebel, also from Germany, who constructed a 9-foot-6-inch tower made from 70,000 beer coasters in 2004.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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“During.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/during. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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