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1. Hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants prepare to seek compensation from Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund

   

   Hundreds of people prosecuted for crimes related to the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol in 2021 plan to seek compensation from the U.S. government once a new taxpayer-funded anti-weaponization program is up and running.

2. Trump administration tells green card applicants to apply from abroad

   

   Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump administration announced Friday, in a surprise change to a longstanding policy that sowed confusion and concern among aid groups, immigration lawyers and immigrants.

3. 40,000 people under evacuation orders in California amid chemical tank leak

   

   Authorities in Southern California on Friday were racing to figure out how to prevent the explosion of a storage tank that has been leaking a hazardous chemical used to make plastic parts, as some 40,000 people were under evacuation orders in the area.

4. Explosion at Staten Island dry dock leaves 1 dead, 36 injured

   

   An explosion at a dry dock in New York City's Staten Island killed one person and injured 36 others on ‌Friday, as the blast occurred while firefighters were on the scene responding to a fire and attempting to ​rescue two people who were trapped, ​officials said.

5. Yves Sakila's death is being called Ireland's 'George Floyd moment'

   

   Yves Sakila, a 35-year-old Congolese-born man, died last Friday after he was restrained outside a department store in Dublin, Ireland, by security guards.