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1. 5 things to know about the latest Minneapolis shooting

   Tensions are escalating in Minneapolis after Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a U.S. citizen, was killed during an encounter with immigration officials on Saturday morning. Here is what to know.

2. Thousands of new Americans opt for 'ultimate act of inclusion' despite obstacles

   Three citizenship ceremonies NPR attended in the Washington, D.C. area in January were largely celebratory experiences, despite a year of hurdles and changes to the naturalization process.

3. 40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned

   Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.

4. Russian strikes knock out heat in freezing Kyiv as peace talks continue

   Russian strikes left much of Kyiv without heat, water and power during freezing temperature, even as Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. held talks on ending the nearly four-year war.

5. Photos: Massive winter storm sweeps across the U.S.

   A look at the extreme winter storm impacting two-thirds of the U.S.

6. Man shot dead by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis

   The incident, which was caught on video, marks the second deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis in less than a month.

7. A man is fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis

   Federal agents have shot and killed another person in Minneapolis, this time a 51-year-old man.

8. Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs over its new trade deal with China

   The announcement is a reversal for Trump, who initially initially praised the agreement with China as something Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney "should be doing."

9. Heavy snow and rainfall kill 61, injure 110 over 3 days in Afghanistan

   Dozens were killed and hundreds homes destroyed, according to the country's disaster management authority, in storms impacting 15 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces.

10. China's top general under investigation in latest military purge

    Analysts believe these purges aim to reform the military and ensure loyalty to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Another commission member, Liu Zhenli, is also under investigation.