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Federal officials and local leaders clashed Wednesday over their differing characterizations of a fatal shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis.

While President Donald Trump’s administration described the killing of a 37-year-old mother as an act of self-defense amid his latest immigration crackdown, Minneapolis officials have disputed that narrative.

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A 28-year-old woman from Louisiana, Kristin Bass, is facing a first-degree murder charge. Police say she fatally shot her 1-year-old daughter, Acelynn Moss, inside their home on January 1, 2026. The child’s father, Bradley Moss, said Bass told him she killed the victim because she wanted to “send” their daughter to God. Police responded to a report of a shooting at a residence on Quelqueshue Street in Sulphur on Thursday, Jan. 1, at about 8:21 p.m. local time, according to a Sulphur Police Department news release. Upon arriving, authorities discovered that a child had been sh0t and k!lled. Kristin Bass is being held on a bond of $10 million.

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The founder of a notorious Minnesota-based nonprofit, convicted of orchestrating a $250 million welfare fraud scheme, has been ordered by a judge to surrender her Porsche, luxury handbags, and millions of dollars obtained through the illicit operation.

Aimee Bock, the 44-year-old mastermind behind the Feeding Our Future scandal, was found guilty in March on federal charges of wire fraud, bribery, and conspiracy in connection with the nation’s largest COVID-19 fraud scheme.

Bock, who, along with dozens of predominantly Somali co-conspirators, pilfered pandemic relief funds from a federal program meant to feed hungry children in need, is awaiting sentencing for her lead role in the scandal.

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A gambler made nearly half a million dollars on the capture of Venezuela's president just before it was officially announced, raising questions about whether someone profited from inside knowledge of the US operation.

Wagers on Polymarket, a crypto-powered platform, that Nicolás Maduro would be out of power by the end of January rose in the hours before President Donald Trump announced on Saturday the Venezuelan leader had been seized.

One account, which joined the platform last month and took four positions, all on Venezuela, made more than $436,000 (£322,000) from a $32,537 bet.

It remains unclear who placed the bet. The anonymous account had a blockchain identifier of letters and numbers.

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Following the military operation that captured Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump announced that Venezuela will "turn over" up to 50 million barrels of oil, valued at approximately $2.8 billion. In a social media post, Trump stated the oil will be sold at market rates, with the resulting funds under his control to benefit both the American and Venezuelan people. This move aligns with his broader vision to have the U.S. oil industry operational within Venezuela within 18 months, an initiative he expects will attract significant global investment.

China, which has been the biggest buyer of Venezuelan oil in recent years, has condemned Trump's announcement as well as the US's reported demands that Venezuela gives its oil exclusively to them.

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Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado said she would “love” to “personally” give President Trump her Nobel Peace Prize — as she declared that the daring capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro will be remembered as the “day that justice defeated tyranny.”

Machado, who has been living in hiding under Maduro’s regime, told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Monday night she has not spoken to Trump since October 10, the same day the prize was announced.

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Decades after his 1994 conviction for espionage, former CIA officer Aldrich Ames has died at age 84 while serving a life sentence in Maryland. Ames, who admitted to selling secrets to both the Soviet Union and Russia, passed away Monday at the Federal Correctional Institution in Cumberland. His case remains a landmark in U.S. intelligence history, representing a massive failure of counterintelligence that resulted in his permanent removal from society more than 30 years ago.

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oppled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty on Monday to U.S. narcotics charges following his dramatic capture by American special forces, an operation that has jolted global diplomacy and triggered political turmoil in Caracas.

Appearing in a New York federal court, the 63-year-old former leader denied four criminal counts including narco-terrorism, conspiracy to import cocaine, and possession of machine guns and explosive devices. Dressed in prison attire and speaking through an interpreter, Maduro declared himself innocent and insisted he remained Venezuela's legitimate president before being interrupted by the judge.