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1. Iran protester will not be given death sentence, state media reports

   

   Human rights organization Hengaw reported ​that 26-year-old Essam Soltani, arrested in connection with protests in the city of Karaj, was due to be executed on Wednesday.

2. Federal officer shoots man in leg during Minneapolis arrest, officials say

   

   A U.S. federal officer shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle while trying to make an arrest Wednesday, federal officials said.

3. More Americans than ever are identifying as political independents, poll shows

   

   At a time when U.S. politics appears to be more deeply polarized than ever, you might think American voters would feel even more firmly attached to either the Republican or Democratic party. But new Gallup polling of more than 15,000 U.S. adults suggests something different. 

4. Vance, most Republicans block Senate resolution to curb Trump's Venezuela efforts

   

   U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a resolution on Wednesday that would have barred U.S. President Donald Trump from further military action in Venezuela without authorization from Congress, after the Republican president pressured party members who had supported ​it.

5. Video shows woman dragged from car by ICE agents in Minneapolis as she tells them she's autistic

   

   Violent clashes between ICE agents and protesters are escalating in Minneapolis, with a new video circulating of a woman being dragged from her car and hauled away by masked agents as she says she is an 'autistic disabled person' trying to get to the doctor.