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DOJ Targets Minnesota Officials; Harsh Ukraine Winter; AI Harmful In Child Education

January 17, 2026·14 min·3-min readnarrativenews
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The episode of NPR's Up First covers three major stories: a federal investigation into Minnesota's Democratic leaders amid tensions over immigration enforcement, the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine during a brutal winter exacerbated by Russian attacks on infrastructure, and a new Broo

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Tim WalzJacob FreyKat LonsdorfJoseph NunnJoanna KakissisOleksandr HarchenkoRebecca Winthrop

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Brookings Institution

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Generative AI in Education and Child Developmentby Rebecca Winthrop

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Artificial IntelligenceCriminal JusticeForeign PolicyGeopoliticsImmigrationUs Politics

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