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Stories from January 1, 2020

Militiamen withdraw from U.S. Embassy but Iraq tensions linger

Militiamen withdraw from U.S. Embassy but Iraq tensions linger

Iran-backed militiamen withdrew from the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Wednesday after two days of clashes with American security forces, but U.S.-Iran tensions remain high and could spill over into further violence.
by The Associated Press

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MPR News AM Update - 1/1/20

MPR News AM Update - Hosted by Mike Moen

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Three slain in the metro through the New Year night

Three slain in the metro through the New Year night

Three deaths that occurred within an 11-hour timeframe are under investigation by metro police departments. The investigations come after a heightened homicide tally in 2019 for both cities.
by MPR News Staff and Nina Moini

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Trump deploys more troops to Mideast after U.S. Embassy attack

Trump deploys more troops to Mideast after U.S. Embassy attack

Charging that Iran was “fully responsible” for an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, President Trump ordered about 750 U.S. soldiers deployed to the Middle East as about 3,000 more prepared for possible deployment in the next several days.
by The Associated Press

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Kim Jong Un says North Korea no longer bound by testing moratorium

Kim Jong Un says North Korea no longer bound by testing moratorium

The North Korean leader made his remarks to a session of the ruling Workers Party Central Committee. He accused the U.S. of failing to reciprocate the North's diplomatic gestures.
by Anthony Kuhn

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Aspen Ideas Festival: 'Healing America through a year of service'

Aspen Ideas Festival: 'Healing America through a year of service'

A program from the 2019 Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado: "Healing America through a year of service."

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U.S. population growth in 2019 is slowest in a century

Falling birth rates and rising death rates, combined with a significant drop in immigration, have slowed U.S. population growth to its lowest level since 1918.
by David Welna

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Attack on U.S. Embassy in Iraq shows stark choices for Trump

Attack on U.S. Embassy in Iraq shows stark choices for Trump

The attack on the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad by Iran-supported militiamen shows that President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran has not crippled its ability to strike at American interests.
by The Associated Press

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