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Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for special session in April to redraw Florida's congressional districts

AP News ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he plans to call a special session in April for the Republican-dominated legislature to draw new congressional districts, joining a redistricting arms race among states that have redrawn districts mid-decade.

Even though Florida’s 2026 legislative session starts next week, DeSantis said he wanted to wait for a possible ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling in Louisiana v. Callais could determine whether Section 2, a part of the Voting Rights Act that bars...
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ICE agent shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown

AP News MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal agent shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist when she allegedly tried to run over law enforcement officers during an immigration crackdown in the city, authorities said Wednesday.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot the woman in her vehicle in a residential neighborhood in Minneapolis, Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.

The shooting marks a dramatic escalation of the latest in a series of immigration enforcement operations in major American cities under the Trump...
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Nick Reiner's arraignment in parents' killing is delayed after his attorney asks to be replaced

AP News LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Wednesday delayed Nick Reiner's arraignment in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, after his high-profile attorney asked to be replaced by a public defender.

Judge Theresa McGonigle agreed to attorney Alan Jackson's request during a hearing where Nick Reiner was set to be arraigned and enter a plea. Jackson did not say why he wanted to leave the case.

McGonigle then delayed arraignment until Feb. 23.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

LOS ANGELES (AP) —...
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New dietary guidelines urge Americans to avoid processed foods and added sugar

AP News Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar, according to the latest edition of federal nutrition advice released Wednesday by the Trump administration.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins issued the 2025-2030 U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which offer updated recommendations for a healthy diet and provide the foundation for federal nutrition programs and policies. They come as Kennedy has for months stressed overhauling the U.S. food supply as part of his Make America...
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Trump’s offshore wind project freeze draws lawsuits from states and developers

AP News Offshore wind developers affected by the Trump administration’s freeze of five big projects on the East Coast are fighting back in court, with one developer saying its project will likely be terminated if they can’t resume by the end of next week.

Norwegian company Equinor and the Danish energy company Orsted are the latest to sue, with the limited liability companies for their projects filing civil suits late Tuesday. Connecticut and Rhode Island filed their own request on Monday seeking a preliminary injunction for a third project.

The administration announced Dec...
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  • Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for special session in April to redraw Florida's congressional districts
  • ICE agent shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown
  • Nick Reiner's arraignment in parents' killing is delayed after his attorney asks to be replaced
  • New dietary guidelines urge Americans to avoid processed foods and added sugar
  • US seeks to assert its control over Venezuelan oil with tanker seizures and sales worldwide
  • President Petro's clash with Trump over Venezuela backs Colombia into a corner
  • Trump threats against Greenland pose new, potentially unprecedented challenge to NATO
  • Trump officials loosen strings on federal education money for Iowa. More states could follow
  • Yemen's southern separatists lose contact with delegation that traveled to Riyadh for talks
  • US military action in Venezuela is seen as both a blessing and a curse for Russia's Putin

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