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1. Minneapolis shooting latest: Video suggests victim may have been disarmed before he was shot dead by federal agents

   During a press conference on Saturday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem did not confirm if or when the man pointed a gun at officers, and if he was disarmed before federal agents killed him

2. New ‘British FBI’ team to tackle terrorism and gang crime in major police shake-up

   Home secretary Shabana Mahmood will outline major police reforms on Monday with the number of forces expected to be slashed

3. Minnesota protesters bit off federal agent’s finger during protest, DHS claims

   Tensions in Minneapolis continue to escalate after federal agents killed a second U.S. citizen Saturday

4. Winter storm: 18 states declare state of emergency as ‘life-threatening’ storm sweeps US

   Millions of Americans are expected to face heavy snow, ice and freezing temperatures

5. Husband of Newport Beach socialite was found dead at bottom of 75 foot embankment arrested

   Aryan Papoli grew up in Iran and moved to the U.S. at 18, where she met her husband, Gordon Abas Goodarzi, and co-founded the clean energy company U.S. Hybrid

6. Actress says she relapsed but vows to get sober again for new film

7. 37-year-old man shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis was an ‘American citizen’ and licensed gun owner, city officials say

   “We are aware of reports of another shooting involving federal law enforcement in the area of 26th Street W and Nicollet Ave,” officials wrote on X Saturday morning. “We are working to confirm additional details. We ask the public to remain calm and avoid the immediate area.”

8. Ukraine-Russia war latest: ‘Brutal’ Kyiv attack cuts off power as Abu Dhabi peace talks end without breakthrough

   Second day of landmark negotiations came as dozens injured and one killed in major Russian missile and drone attack, according to Ukrainian officials

9. Andy Burnham latest: Labour committee urged not to block Manchester mayor’s Westminster comeback bid

   Manchester mayor seeks permission to stand in upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election, paving the way for a potential leadership challenge

10. ‘We survived HS2 – now a huge pipeline backed by Rachel Reeves could split our farm in two’

    Peter Oakes faces the prospect of a underground pipeline passing through his Cheshire farm following years of uncertainty over plans for a HS2 line across his dairy fields