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Weekend wrap Good afternoon, Montrose and readers far and near. Here is some of what made headlines over the weekend. Nationally,  protests over the fatal shooting of Minneapolis woman Renee Good  continued for the fifth day after she was killed during an encounter with ICE Agent Jonathan Ross, the details of which are hotly contested. The government has sent more federal agents to Minnesota, whose leaders are demanding ICE leave. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey in interviews following his official statement was unrepentantly blunt. Locally, Good's killing sparked a demonstration as well, with people gathering in snow and freezing weather Jan. 8 to hold a candlelight vigil. Internationally, protests are also making the news, as Iran's theocratic regime cracks down on dissent. Reuters reports close to 500 are dead, while the Guardian quotes "The streets are full of blood." President Donald Trump has threatened military action, while Iran responded with a defiant threat to attack U.S. military basis. Trump recently said Iran has reached out to negotiate, per CNN. On the state front, Colorado is again suing the Trump administration, this time over its withholding of $10 billion in child care subsidies to Colorado and other Democratic-led states. The administration seeks to withhold from Colorado funding for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, and block grant funding for the Child Care and Development Fund, citing unspecified concerns that the money is going to people in the country illegally.  Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on Friday called the move unsupported by fact and the Constitution. Weiser during a media call with the attorneys general of the other four states from which funding was withheld called the suit - his 50th against the administration - "particularly painful" because it comes down to "how we treat the least among us." He said the administration is using the needs of working parents as leverage against Colorado and other "blue" states to exact political revenge. "It's a low for for this republic," Weiser said. " ... There is no basis for fraud. This is done because of spite." Within a few hours of the press conference, a federal judge temporarily blocked the funding freeze. - Katharhynn, from the Newsroom

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