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Thursday, March 5, 2026

Updates: Trump touts economy in Iowa amid outrage over Minnesota killings - Al Jazeera

  • What’s the latest from Minnesota?

    • Outrage has continued following the killing of Pretti on Saturday and Renee Nicole Good earlier this week, with even the Republican candidate for Minnesota governor dropping out of the race in response to the killing.
    • Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in a post on social media platform X that “some federal agents” will begin leaving the city. He said he spoke to Trump on Monday, the same day the US president spoke with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
    • US media has reported that Trump is shaking up the leadership of his immigration crackdown, indicating disquiet over the recent killings and the political fallout.
    • A federal appeals court declined yesterday to reimpose restrictions on how federal agents can respond to protests.
    • New video analyses continue to contradict Trump administration’s early claims that Pretti “brandished” a weapon before he was tackled by a group of border patrol agents and fatally shot well held on the ground.
  • Carney denies retracting Davos comments

    The Canadian prime minister has rejected claims that he walked back the main points of his widely watched speech in Davos, Switzerland, during a phone call with Trump.

    US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said yesterday that Mark Carney “aggressively” walked back some of his comments made during the speech.

    While Carney did not reference Trump, his speech was a pointed condemnation of a world order that never truly existed, laid bare by major powers acting without regard...



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