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
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’s president says Trump’s 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
World
Attorney general defends missing Congress deadline – as it happened
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 being 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