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
World
Atlanta FBI boss reportedly ousted after questioning DoJ’s renewed interest in 2020 election
World
ICE detains two more students from Liam Ramos’s school, officials say
National
Texas Education Agency moves to correct 4,200 errors in Bible-infused curriculum
Lindsey Graham
Graham outlines demands as clock ticks on spending package
Sport
NTSB release preliminary report on fatal Greg Biffle aviation incident
World
US DoJ opens federal civil rights investigation into killing of Alex Pretti
Don Lemon
Press freedom groups denounce arrests of two journalists including Don Lemon after Minnesota anti-ICE protest
World
Andrew went to intimate dinner with Epstein after his prison release, files suggest
Mulholland Drive
Harrowing rescue after woman’s car plunges 150 Feet off Mulholland Drive’s infamous ‘Dead Man’s Curve’
World
‘Agents are at my door’: Journalist Georgia Fort films moments before being arrested over anti-ICE protest coverage
World
Mexico president says Trump tariffs on Cuba’s oil suppliers could trigger humanitarian crisis
World
US Senate scrambles to reach funding deal as partial shutdown deadline looms
World
Newsom fights back after Dr Oz accuses LA’s Armenians of healthcare fraud
World
Who is Don Lemon, the ex-CNN anchor arrested over a Minnesota church protest?
National
Justice Department releases many more records from its Jeffrey Epstein files
National
DOJ launches civil rights probe into Alex Pretti’s death
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