3 h. ago Second federal killing in Minneapolis: how the shooting of Alex Pretti unfolded – video analysis

Warning: this video contains footage that may be distressing to some viewersAt about 9am on Saturday, US federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis nurse who was observing immigration officers in the city. The Guardian’s video team has pieced together footage showing the attack from different angles Continue reading...

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5 h. ago The Latest: White House distances Trump from ‘assassin’ remarks on killed Minneapolis protestor

The White House on Monday made an effort to distance President Donald Trump from comments made by several members of his administration that criminalized Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed Saturday by a Border Patrol officer

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13 h. ago ‘What they’re doing is the worst of humanity’: Sundance festival stars back anti

Elijah Wood joined protest in Utah’s Park City in memory of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, while Natalie Portman said what is happening is ‘absolutely horrific’The Sundance film festival, which is currently under way in Park City, Utah, saw a mass protest against the two fatal shootings in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Sunday, along with high-profile interventions from major film industry figures.Actor Natasha Lyonne was among those spreading social media posts about the protest, called “Sundancers Melt ICE”, which was called for Sunday afternoon. The organisers asked for a 10-minute “respectful” event at sunset on Park City’s Main Street to memorialise Renee Good, who was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on 7 January, and Alex Pretti, who was killed on Saturday by an agent of the Department of Homeland Security. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago A Saturday and a state killing: soccer as Minnesota is torn apart | Jeff Rueter

On the whims of Fifa’s Peace Prize winner, a life usually so focused on sports has found anything but peaceIt’s Saturday morning, and news breaks shortly after the Premier League kickoff window; another member of your community has been brutally killed in the streets by ICE. There are already a few videos on social media, depicting multiple angles of the grotesque scene. This killing, like the one before, has felt inevitable – because of the actions of the federal government, and in spite of the diligence and peaceful pushback by you and your neighbors.For more than a decade, watching soccer has been a staple of your Saturday routine, as it is for millions of others. Given that, it was hard not to think about a prize awarded by the sport’s most powerful organization just eight weeks prior, to the president overseeing and encouraging all of this. You know, the medal meant to reward “exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace.” Plenty of people have been joking about this “honor”...

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36 h. ago ‘Alex Pretti was murdered’: NBA’s Haliburton among sports stars to condemn Minnesota killing

37-year-old shot dead by federal agents on SaturdayAngel Reese and Ryan Clark also post about shootingHall of famer Alan Page seen at anti-ICE protestsA number of prominent US sports stars have condemned the killing of a registered nurse, Alex Pretti, by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday.Pretti, 37, is the second person shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis in less than three weeks as protests over Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown sweep the city. Senior Trump administration officials have claimed Pretti intended to “massacre” federal officers with a handgun but video of the killing appears to contradict those claims. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Crystal clear new video raises horrifying questions about killing of Minneapolis nurse by DHS...as doctor on scene claims agents were counting bullet holes instead of helping him

Footage of the brutal killing of a Minneapolis nurse by DHS agents on Saturday has been released that provides another angle of the killing and gives some clarity as to what triggered the shooting.

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46 h. ago Alex Pretti did not brandish gun, witnesses say in sworn testimony

Pair testify that Pretti did not hold weapon and was trying to help woman federal agents had shoved to the groundTwo witnesses to the killing of Alex Pretti have said in sworn testimony that the 37-year-old intensive care nurse was not brandishing a weapon when he approached federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, contradicting a claim made by Trump administration officials as they sought to cast the shooting of a prone man as an act of self-defense.Their accounts came in sworn affidavits that were filed in federal court in Minnesota late Saturday, just hours after Pretti’s killing, as part of a lawsuit brought by the ACLU on behalf of Minneapolis protesters against Kristi Noem and other homeland security officials directing the immigration crackdown in the city. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Minnesota protesters bit off federal agent’s finger during protest, DHS claims

Tensions in Minneapolis continue to escalate after federal agents killed a second U.S. citizen Saturday

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52 h. ago All the videos that captured deadly federal agent shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti in Minneapolis

Federal agents allegedly killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, which fellow demonstrators caught on video.

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59 h. ago Gas explosion and fire in New York City apartment building kills 1, injures 14

Fire department was responding to report of gas odor in Bronx building when explosion occurred during frigid nightA gas explosion sent fire racing through the top floors of a high-rise apartment building in New York City early on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 14 others as temperatures plunged into the single digits overnight, authorities said.Firefighters responded shortly before 12.30am to the 17-story New York City housing authority (Nycha) building in the Bronx, where people were seen leaning out of windows calling for help as flames engulfed parts of the top floors, officials said. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago James Martin worried he'd 'killed' celebrity guest on Saturday Morning show

James Martin panicked when Jenni Falconer choked on chicken parmigiana during his ITV Saturday Morning show, fearing he might have killed the radio and television presenter

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66 h. ago Horrifying serial killers executed for their gruesome crimes

Saturday 24th January marks 37 years since notorious serial killer Ted Bundy was executed via the electric chair. Here's a look at other infamous criminals who have faced execution.

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7 d. ago Woman driver, 32, struck boy who was riding his bike, stopped car for a minute

Hudson O'Loughlin, six, was tragically killed in a hit-and-run on Saturday afternoon while riding bikes with his father in San Diego, California.

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8 d. ago Woman killed in residential street as man arrested on suspicion of murder

A man in his 60s has been arrested on suspicion of murder says Norfolk Police after a woman was killed in a street in Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, on Saturday night

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8 d. ago Eight people killed in avalanches in Austrian Alps as rescuers urge skiers to heed warnings

Three Czech skiers swept away in Murtal district while five killed in Pongau area near SalzburgAn avalanche killed three Czech skiers in central Austria, police said, bringing the total to eight killed in the country’s Alps on Saturday.Avalanches across the Alps have claimed victims since last week after heavy snowfall. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Former Man United coach picked by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer takes on manager role

West Brom have named former Manchester United assistant Eric Ramsay as their new head coach after he guided Minnesota United to the semi-finals of the Major League Soccer play-offs

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