Morning Edition Friday, the 30th of January

Good morning,

At the top of the news, DHS Retreats From the Claim That the Agents Who Killed Alex Pretti Faced a 'Violent Riot'.

Also in the digest... Boo, Craig Fruchtman, and TikTok.

Read fast, and carry a big stick.

- The inkl team

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Lead Stories
National
Justice Department releases many more records from its Jeffrey Epstein files
National
FBI takes over investigation of Minnesota shooting as Trump calls Alex Pretti an 'insurrectionist'
FBI
‘Agents are at my door right now’: Journalist goes live as FBI arrives to arrest her over Minnesota church protest
World
South Africa expels top Israeli diplomat over ‘insulting attacks’ on president
World
First Thing: Democrats agree deal to avoid shutdown but demand DHS bill include reforms to ‘rein in ICE’
World
Killing Khamenei? Hitting military sites? It is unclear what a US attack on Iran would achieve
World
Department of Justice releases more than 3m Epstein files – US politics live
Kendall Seymour
Mom accused of kidnapping her 4 children and fleeing to Europe finally in custody, but the nightmare isn’t over for the kids
World
FBI raid in Georgia has little legal basis – but serves Trump’s goal to weaken trust in election results
World
Zelenskyy cautious on Russian bombing pause during extreme cold weather
World
Senegal to appeal Confederation of African Football sanctions over CAN final
World
Anti-ICE protests to be held across US as organizers urge national strike
World
‘Indianocean, stalehead, hungrykiller’: Indian-origin man among 3 jailed for 20 years in UK firearms and drugs conspiracy
National
Fearing ICE, Native Americans rush to prove their right to belong in the US
NASCAR
NASCAR postpones Saturday action, makes Bowman Gray Clash one-day event
World
Niger accuses France, Benin and Cote d'Ivoire of sponsoring airport attack
National
Takeaways from AP report on toxic spills from gold mining in Liberia
World
Teenager found dead during camping trip in Australia’s Blue Mountains
World
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy and Merz welcome Trump truce claim and condemn Russia attacks
World
Trump news at a glance: Turkey steps in as president maintains threats of US-Iran war