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1– Independent probe sought in fatal shooting of Los Angeles man by off-duty ICE agent
Description: Lawyers for the family of a California man shot dead by an off-duty U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent outside his apartment on New Year’s Eve urged the state’s attorney general on Tuesday to open an independent investigation of the killing.
2– Human Rights Watch warns US heading to ‘authoritarianism’
Description: Human Rights Watch warned Wednesday, February 4 that President Donald Trump was turning the United States into an authoritarian state as democracy declines globally to its lowest ebb in four decades.
3– Thousands of Epstein documents taken down after victims identified
Description: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has removed thousands of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein from its website after victims said their identities had been compromised.
Lawyers for Epstein’s victims said flawed redactions in the files released on Friday had “turned upside down” the lives of nearly 100 survivors.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0k65pnxjxo
4– Trump hails White House talks with ‘terrific’ Petro, after months of trading barbs
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After months of mutual insults, a highly anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, has ended cordially.
According to Petro, the two men discussed the possibility of exporting Venezuelan gas through Colombia as well as shared interests in fighting drug trafficking in the region. Trump described Petro as “terrific”.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g01vlwqp5o
5– Trump says Republicans ‘should take over the voting’ and ‘nationalise’ US elections
Description: US President Donald Trump has urged Republicans to “nationalise” elections and repeated his false claims of 2020 election fraud in a new podcast interview.American elections are primarily run by state law, and voting has long been administered by local officials across the country.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0mke841zj0o
6– Trump admin sued by New York, New Jersey over Hudson River tunnel funding freeze: ‘See you in court’
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New York and New Jersey sued the Trump administration Tuesday for cutting off $16 billion in federal funding for a new rail tunnel project under the Hudson River connecting the two states.
The federal government is accused of “illegally withholding” funding committed to the Gateway project and the two states are seeking emergency relief to force the release of funds frozen by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
7– A new nuclear age beckons as clock ticks down on last Russia-US arms deal
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The last nuclear treaty between Russia and the United States is due to expire within hours, raising the risk of a new arms race in which China will also play a key role.
The web of arms control deals negotiated in the decades since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, considered the closest the world ever came to intentional nuclear war, were aimed at reducing the chance of a catastrophic nuclear exchange.
8– Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines at 3 AM ET: Threat of New AI Tools Wipes $300 Billion Off Software and Data Stocks | Stephen …
Stocks broadly sank on Tuesday as investors moved to dump shares of software companies amid fears that artificial intelligence tools could eat into those companies’ businesses.
On the S&P 500, the technology sector was by far the worst performer, leading the index to plunge 1.5%. The Nasdaq Composite, which contains more technology companies, plunged nearly 2.2%, as of 2:55 p.m. ET.
9– US hosts countries for talks to weaken China’s grip on critical minerals
Description: The United States will host more than 50 countries on Wednesday for talks aimed at boosting their access to critical minerals, in a bid to loosen China’s grip over vital industrial inputs that has allowed it to control global supply chains.
The gathering comes after President Donald Trump on Monday launched a strategic stockpile of critical minerals, called Project Vault, backed by $10 billion in seed funding from the U.S. Export-Import Bank and $2 billion in private funding.
10–Chinese solar stocks rally on reports Elon Musk’s Space X, Tesla staff visited suppliers
Shares of Chinese solar panel makers surged Wednesday after local media reported that staff linked to Elon Musk had recently visited several photovoltaic suppliers in China, sparking speculation that a high-profile customer could boost demand for advanced products.