January

From massive protests in Minneapolis and across the country, two citizens being killed by I.C.E agents, a hopeful pancreatic cancer treatment, and a gold Trump card for Visa access priced at $1 million, we started off the new year with chaos.

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Renee Nicole Good

On January 7th, 37 year old Renee Good was shot and killed in her car by an ICE agent in the street after dropping her son off from school. Kristi Noem, who is the head of the Department of Homeland Security claims that Renee Good was "stalking and impeding" law enforcement officers and tried to weaponize her vehichle against the ICE agents, and that this was an act of terrorism. President Trump said that Renee "violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE officer." This is in direct opposition to the the witnesses of the event and the mayor and several Minneapolis authorities themself. The video shows that Renee was attempting to get away from the Ice Agents and swerved around them before they were shot. "State and local officials have strongly disputed claims the shooting, captured on video, was done in self-defense as tensions exploded" https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/us/renee-nicole-good-minneapolis-ice-shooting-hnk , https://www.cato.org/blog/what-renee-goods-story

Alex Pretti

On January 24th, Alex Pretti who was a nurse was shot and killed after being pinned down and shot by three ICE agents. Alex Pretti was filming the ICE agents who were arresting immigrants, with his cellphone as he was standing on the sidewalk. The ICE agents pepper sprayed Pretti and he raised his hands to show he was not a threat. The officers were ontop of Pretti as well as the other immigrants and repeatedly kicked and punched him. Pretti had a gun on his waist and the officers removed it, even after he was disarmed, one of the officers shot him as he was pinned down. After that, Pretti was shot 9 more times. Pretti was shot 10 times in less than 5 seconds. https://abcnews.com/Politics/minute-minute-timeline-fatal-shooting-alex-pretti-federal/story?id=129547199

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Minneapolis Protests

After massive arrests on immigrants and unrest from ICE agents, thousands of protestors took to the streets to protest the Trump administration as well as the ICE agents who are in multiple cities around the country. These cities include Los Angeles, Boston, New York, and Maine. 50,000 - 100,000 protestors took to the streets. https://inthesetimes.com/article/labor-general-strike-minnesotans-ice-protest-trump-cbp

https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/01/30/g-s1-108087/photos-thousands-once-again-protest-ice-in-minneapolis-and-across-the-u-s

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Successful Pancreatic Cancer Treatment in Mice

In a stunning study, the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre Institute said that they have successfully eliminated pancreatic tumors in mice and prevent them from reoccuring. "These studies open a way to design new combination therapies that can improve the survival of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma," the authors said in a statement. "These results set the direction for the development of new clinical trials, it added.

The results, published in the scientific journal 'PNAS', show that simultaneously targeting three key points of the KRAS oncogene molecular pathway achieves long-lasting tumour regression. In Spain, more than 10,300 cases of this type of cancer are diagnosed each year, with a five-year survival rate of less than 10 percent." - https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/01/28/scientists-achieve-pancreatic-tumour-regression-in-breakthrough-study