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1. Obamas say Trump administration seems 'eager to escalate' situation in Minneapolis

   

2. Kyiv residents stranded in tower blocks as Russia targets power system

   

   Kyiv, a city of about three million people, is dominated by tower blocks, many from the Soviet era, now left without power for most of the day. In this fourth winter of war, electricity is a rationed commodity.

3. As U.S. ships move toward Mideast, Iranian general warns his force has ‘finger on the trigger’

   

   Nournews, a news outlet close to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, reported on its Telegram channel that the commander, Gen. Mohammad Pakpour, warned the United States and Israel "to avoid any miscalculation."

4. Canadian figure skater Fournier Beaudry discusses Sørensen sex assault allegation in Netflix doc

   

   Figure skater Laurence Fournier Beaudry broke down in tears in a new Netflix documentary as she described being caught up in the fallout after Nikolaj Sørensen, her boyfriend and former ice dance partner, was accused of sexual assault.

5. How Minnesota's history of protest informs this moment

   

   Minnesota has a robust history of protest going back to the 1890s, and the pivotal moments the twin cities played in labour and civil rights movements.