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Plus: Trump administration to take stake in rare-earth metal company. And quantum-computing company IonQ to acquire chip maker SkyWater Technology. Julie Chang hosts.

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Plus: A hearing is scheduled for today in Minnesota federal court that seeks to bar Homeland Security and Justice Department officials from destroying or concealing evidence related to this weekend’s shooting. And gold has surged past 5000 dollars for the first time ever - adding to its historic rally. Luke Vargas hosts.

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Hundreds of businesses across Minnesota are expected to close on Friday as part of a general strike against the tactics and actions of ICE. New York Times columnist Lydia Polgreen described what she saw in Minneapolis as a "civil war." And after decades of debate, Metro's board unanimously approved plans for a multibillion-dollar underground rail line through the Sepulveda Pass in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, more than 175 million Americans are facing winter weather warnings with a massive storm barreling across the country. And before Ernest Hemingway was discharged in 1961 from St. Marys Hospital in Minnesota, he gave Sister Immaculata his novella "The Old Man and the Sea," inscribing a personal note in it; that book is now in the hands of the Nobel Prize Museum in Sweden for the world to see. In business, an L.A. startup is using SpaceX rocket-engine technology to cool data centers, and the historic Radford Studio Center defaults on its mortgage due to Hollywood's production slowdown. Read more at LATimes.com.

Tim Walz, Minnesota’s governor, urged Donald Trump to withdraw federal agents from the state “before they kill another American in the street”, following the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

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China’s defence ministry said it was investigating Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, two high-level military officials

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A senior Iranian cleric close to the ruling establishment threatened retaliation against American-linked assets across the Middle East if America attacks Iran, state media reported

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The Dow slid, while the Nasdaq gained. Plus: Intel shares plunged after a disappointing earnings report. Katherine Sullivan hosts.

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Plus: Uber plans to use AI in customer service. And shares of European arms maker CSG surged on Amsterdam stock-market debut. Julie Chang hosts.

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Plus: the DOJ is investigating whether HR startup Deel recruited a spy inside a rival firm. And, consumer sentiment improves in January, while silver futures hit a record. Pierre Bienaimé hosts.

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Plus: Justice Department opens criminal probe into HR company Deel. And TikTok to keep operating in the U.S. Luke Vargas hosts.

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