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Shea Stevens
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. There are conflicting reports on the circumstances leading up to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an immigration office. The Trump administration insists that 37 year old Renee Nicole Goode was a threat to officers, while bystanders are saying the opposite. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz calls it the consequences of governance by fear and reality tv.
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Minneapolis Resident/Protester
They don't tell us they're coming. They don't say why they're sending the largest deployment in American history to Minneapolis. They're not. They're not making us any safer. We don't have any of that coordination. They should be talking to us when we do these things. Let us know we are going to be down here. This is going to happen.
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Shea Stevens
A number of videos of the fatal encounter have been posted online. Meanwhile, a crowd stood in the Minneapolis snow late Wednesday for a vigil to remember Renee Goode. The White House has not ruled out military options for a US Takeover of Greenland. Press Secretary Caroline Levitt says all options are on the table, but that the president's first option is diplomacy. More from NPR's Deepa Shivaram.
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Deepa Shivaram
President Trump has repeatedly said the U.S. should acquire Greenland, territory that's controlled by Denmark. Press Secretary Caroline Levitt says the president isn't ruling out any options for how the US could take over the land.
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Caroline Levitt
The president has been very open and clear with all of you and with the world that he views it in the best interest of the United States to deter Russian and Chinese aggression in the Arctic region.
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Deepa Shivaram
Levitt says U.S. ownership of Greenland would allow for more control in the Arctic region. But Denmark has repeatedly insisted that Greenland is not for sale, and its prime minister says any military force to take the land would effectively dissolve NATO. Trump posted on social media that the US Would always be there for NATO, even if if it's not reciprocated. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, the White House.
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Shea Stevens
In a social media post, President Trump says he's spoken with Colombia President Gustavo Petro and says the two leaders will soon meet. Setting aside months of tense exchanges, NPR's Gary Khan reports from Bogota that Trump spoke with Petro as Colombians rallied in protest of his threats of military action.
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Gary Khan
In downtown Bogota's main plaza. Petro told a huge crowd he had just gotten off the phone with Trump and was glad to reestablish communication. Speaking directly is critical, said Pedro, exhibiting a much softer tone since Trump threatened Colombia with interventions similar to what the US did in Venezuela. Protesters held signs saying Latin America doesn't want kings and Colombia will never be a colony. 74 year old retiree Roberto Cordoba said he was still worried, though, about Trump's possible actions. You can't trust that man, said Cordoba. He's a psychopath, he said. Kerry Khan, NPR News, bogota.
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Shea Stevens
This is NPR. The U.S. has seized two more tankers linked to Venezuelan oil in violation of U.S. sanctions. The Trump administration says the vessels were apprehended in the North Atlantic and had been under surveillance by air and by sea. White House press Secretary Caroline Levitt says the tanker crew will be brought to the US for prosecution. Warner Brothers Discovery has once again rejected a takeover bid from the family of Oracle co founder Larry Ellison. As NPR's David Folkenflick reports, the parent company of HBO Max and CNN says it is sticking with an offer from Netflix.
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David Folkenflick
Larry Ellison is the co founder of Oracle and one of the world's richest people. He agreed to personally guarantee $40 billion of his offer, valued at more than 100 billion with his son. David Ellison now has a controlling St. Paramount, which owns CBS and Paramount plus streaming. They want to combine it with Warner to take on Netflix, Amazon, Apple and a bulked up Disney. Warner Bros. Discovery chairman Sam DiPiaza told CNBC no dice though. Netflix doesn't want its cable channels.
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Sam DiPiazza
Ultimately he didn't raise the price. So in our perspective, Netflix continues to be the superior offer, a clear path to closing.
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David Folkenflick
DiPiazza argues that antitrust regulators in the US and abroad would be more likely to knock down a takeover by Paramount. David folkenflick, NPR News.
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Shea Stevens
U.S. futures are flat in after hours trading on Wall street following Wednesday's losses. The Dow fell 466 points on Asia Pacific Market. Shares are mixed, down 1% in Hong Kong and in Tokyo. This is NPR News.
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