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• Miami heading home for shot at national title after beating Ole Miss 31-27 in Fiesta Bowl
• Anger and outrage spills onto Minneapolis streets after ICE officer's fatal shooting of Renee Good
• Venezuela releases imprisoned opposition figures and activists, which Trump says US requested
• Man wielding sharp object fatally shot by police in Brooklyn hospital
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• Minnesota shooting videos challenge administration narrative, policing experts question tactics
• Stuffed dragons rain after Ilia Malinin's brilliant short program at US Figure Skating Championships
• Crime reporter killed in Mexico's Veracruz state
• Asian shares rise and US futures are flat after modest Wall Street moves
• Tens of thousands flee Aleppo neighborhoods as Syrian government clashes with Kurds intensify