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| Good morning. It’s Monday, Jan. 19, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Civil rights leaders told The Post their movement is facing a new inflection point. Let’s catch up from the weekend. A quick note: The 7 podcast is taking a break for the holiday. It will be back tomorrow. | |
 | The Pentagon has readied 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota. | - Why? In case violence in the state escalates, officials said. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) said the potential deployment and ICE operations are attempts to “bait” protesters.
- This weekend: An anti-immigration rally ended badly for a right-wing provocateur.
- What else to know: The FBI opened a probe into an ICE agent’s killing of Renée Good in the aftermath of the shooting. That probe no longer exists, the Justice Department says.
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 | Europe is weighing its response to President Donald Trump’s Greenland threats. | - Over the weekend: Trump pledged to impose tariffs on eight nations unless they support his bid to acquire Greenland. European leaders are considering their own tariffs.
- Why does Trump want Greenland? We explained here. One possible reason is that, as Arctic ice melts, the territory could become even more valuable — these maps show why.
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 | Trump plans to charge $1 billion for a permanent seat on his “Board of Peace.” | - In recent days: Trump sent out invitations to world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, to join a new international organization marketed as promoting peace.
- Trump resistance: A retired peace professor who protested outside the home of Trump aide Stephen Miller is under criminal investigation. She told The Post why she took action.
- One more thing: SNL skewered Trump over Venezuela and ICE — watch here.
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 | At least 39 people were killed in a train crash in Spain. | - Last night: A high-speed train derailed near Córdoba and collided with another on a nearby track, officials said, causing that train to partially derail as well.
- The latest: At least 73 people were injured, and the death toll could still rise. The cause of the crash is currently unknown.
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 | Some of California’s richest residents are threatening to leave the state. | - Why? In protest of a proposed wealth tax. Anger at the proposal, a one-time 5% tax on the assets of residents worth more than $1 billion, has been simmering among the elite set.
- Speaking of money: Prophets of economic doom who predicted past crashes have that foreboding feeling again, this time over AI investment.
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 | Weight-loss drugs may have some surprising benefits for the gut. | | |
 | We worked out the days when it’s most (and least) likely to rain in your area. | | | The driest month in the 48 contiguous states is September, based on averages going back to 1990. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post) | - What’s your driest time of year? It depends. For much of the East Coast, it’s the fall. In the West, it’s the summer. Find the least-rainy days in your county on these maps.
- A bizarre correlation: Trends in births and dry days seem to match throughout the calendar. That is probably because both are driven by underlying seasonal forces.
Before you go … it’s easy to dress better: Follow the 3-3-3 rule and these other numerical guides. If you can’t stop making impulse purchases: Here are five tips to help. One more good read: The Trump administration upended childhood vaccine planning. This is what happened afterward. We want to hear from you: Do you have questions about stories you’ve seen in The 7? Send them here. We’ll find the right person to answer them and share responses in our weekend edition. And finally … take a game break: | |
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