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Minnesota school board chair provides an update on 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos | CNN Politics

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After more than a week at an immigration facility in Texas,Ecuadorian preschooler Liam Conejo Ramos and his father have been released. Mary Granlund, the Columbia Heights Public Schools Board of Education Chair who witnessed Liam’s detention, joins CNN’s Boris Sanchez to offer an update.

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Judge wipes away order requiring feds to preserve evidence gathered at Alex Pretti shooting scene

PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2026, 4:55 PM ET / By Devan Cole

An image of Alex Pretti is seen at a makeshift memorial in the area where Alex Pretti was shot dead by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis on January 26.

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A Minnesota judge has wiped away an order he issued last month that required federal investigators to preserve evidence gathered at the scene of Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting by immigration officers.

US District Judge Alex Tostrud said he was lifting the emergency order he issued the day of Pretti’s shooting that barred various federal investigatory offices from destroying or altering any evidence related to the incident because he had gotten assurances from federal officials that evidence would be properly maintained.

The judge, an appointee of President Donald Trump, had imposed the requirement at the behest of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office after they raised concerns in court that their own investigative efforts into the incident could be undermined absent his intervention.

“Though the record is not one-sided, the greater weight of the evidence shows Defendants are not likely to destroy or improperly alter evidence related to Mr. Pretti’s shooting during the life of this case, and other relevant considerations do not on balance favor a continuing preservation order,” Tostrud wrote in an 18-page decision.

“The temporary restraining order’s terms are not meaningfully different from defendants’ preservation policies,” the judge wrote. “An ongoing preservation order – and the contempt power that accompanies it – would overlay, not just defendants’ preservation polices, but any investigative measures that might alter evidence.”

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension told CNN that talks with federal investigators on sharing evidence in the case are ongoing, adding that they are “hopeful” an agreement can be reached. Thus far, however, the FBI and Homeland Security Invesdtigations have not shared information with local investigators.

In his ruling, Tostrud went on to say that “examination and testing often leave evidence in a different condition after testing than it was before” and that such potential changes occurring under his now-dissolved order would have forced him to play what he described as an improper role in the government’s investigation into the shooting.

“Legitimate concerns over whether those types of investigative measures comply with a preservation order might reasonably prompt defendants to seek judicial direction,” Tostrud wrote. “That, in turn, would inject the court into Defendants’ investigation, not just their evidence preservation.”

The BCA had been iced out of an earlier federal probe into a different fatal shooting of a US citizen, Renee Good, by federal agents in Minnesota and the lawsuit before Tostrud represented a frenzied effort by the state investigators to ensure they’d later have access to the evidence for their own inspection.

An FBI official swore in court papers last month that “evidence was packaged by trained evidence collectors” who wore the correct personal equipment and packaged the evidence in tamper-proof evidence tape. The evidence the FBI collected is in a secure evidence room with controlled access in the FBI’s Minneapolis Field Office.

CNN’s Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz contributed to this report.

Trump strikes deal to lower tariffs on India, saying Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil

Updated on: February 2, 2026 / 2:15 PM EST / CBS News

Washington— President Trump announced Monday that he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to a trade deal that will lower tariffs on products from India to 18% and halt India’s purchase of Russian oil.

In a post on Truth Social, the president said Modi also committed to buy American products at a much higher level and purchase more than $500 billion in U.S. energy, technology, agriculture, coal and other goods. The president said India will buy more oil from the U.S. and “potentially” Venezuela.

“He agreed to stop buying Russian Oil, and to buy much more from the United States and, potentially, Venezuela,” Mr. Trump wrote. “This will help END THE WAR in Ukraine, which is taking place right now, with thousands of people dying each and every week! Out of friendship and respect for Prime Minister Modi and, as per his request, effective immediately, we agreed to a Trade Deal between the United States and India, whereby the United States will charge a reduced Reciprocal Tariff, lowering it from 25% to 18%. They will likewise move forward to reduce their Tariffs and Non Tariff Barriers against the United States, to ZERO.”

Mr. Trump imposed tariffs on products from India of as high as 50% last year in a bid to pressure the country from buying Russian oil. India is one of Russia’s largest crude oil customers, and the country’s continued trade with Moscow during the war in Ukraine has strained the U.S.-India relationship.

Modi later confirmed the reduced tariff rate on X.

“Delighted that Made in India products will now have a reduced tariff of 18%,” Modi wrote. “Big thanks to President Trump on behalf of the 1.4 billion people of India for this wonderful announcement. When two large economies and the world’s largest democracies work together, it benefits our people and unlocks immense opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation.”

India struck a landmark trade agreement with the European Union last week, with some leaders saying that Mr. Trump’s trade policies spurred the two sides to finalize a deal that had been years in the making.

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Ed Martin removed from role as weaponization czar at Justice Dept., sources say

February 2, 2026 / 4:08 PM EST / CBS News

Ed Martin has been removed from his role as the head of Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Weaponization Working Group, multiple sources told CBS News.

Martin, a close ally to President Trump, was tapped to lead the working group after he failed to garner enough support from the Republican-controlled Senate to win confirmation as D.C.’s U.S. attorney, largely due to his history of political advocacy in supporting the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Martin was also named pardon attorney — an advisory role to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche that entails reviewing clemency applications and making recommendations. Later, he was separately deputized as a special assistant U.S. attorney who was tasked with helping to investigate mortgage fraud cases involving public officials.

He remains on staff as pardon attorney, according to a Justice Department spokesperson. CNN first reported Martin’s removal as weaponization czar.

Behind the scenes, Martin was involved in the mortgage-related investigations into Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff of California, New York Attorney General Letitica James and Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook, sources familiar told CBS News, though his exact role remains unclear.

All of those probes were initially referred to the Justice Department by William Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and a staunch Trump ally.

CBS News could not immediately determine why Martin is no longer involved with the Weaponization Working Group. One source told CBS he was informed of the change in December, and it took effect in early January.

Martin did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Martin has at times clashed with officials inside Blanche’s office since he started working there last year over his lack of productivity on the working group and his controversial social media posts, several sources told CBS News.

In late 2025, the Justice Department began scrutinizing Martin and Pulte’s role in the Schiff investigation, after prosecutors issued a grand jury subpoena to a key witness in the case.

The witness, California politician and real estate agent Christine Bash, was asked to provide information about her communications with Martin, Pulte and anyone who might have been acting at their behest — including Robert Bowes and Scott Strauss, according to a copy of the subpoena seen by CBS News.

Bondi in mid-December denied in a post on X that Pulte was being investigated, calling it “Fake news.”

Bowes previously served in the first Trump administration at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and also held positions at Chase Manhattan Bank and Fannie Mae.

One source briefed on the matter told CBS News that prosecutors were trying to ascertain whether Pulte and Martin had improperly deputized Bowes and Strauss to assist on the Schiff investigation.

CBS News could not determine the status of that investigation. Schiff, who has denied any wrongdoing, has not been charged in the case.

Martin’s brief tenure as interim U.S. attorney in Washington was fraught with controversy. Career lawyers blocked him from opening a criminal investigation into Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer over political comments he made in 2020 in which Schumer said that several conservative Supreme Court justices would “pay the price” over actions that scaled back abortion rights.

He also drew scrutiny for a series of threatening letters he sent to a variety of Mr. Trump’s political enemies, for his omission on Senate committee paperwork about his prior paid appearances on Russia state-owned media outlets and his prior public praise for a Nazi sympathizer who was prosecuted for storming the Capitol.

Shortly before Martin started his new role as the head of the Weaponization Working Group, he disclosed to lawyers in the U.S. Attorney’s office that he was facing a professional ethics investigation by the D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel. CBS News could not immediately determine the status of that probe.

The weaponization working group was tasked with reviewing a variety of cases that were brought during former President Joe Biden’s tenure, including the Jan. 6 prosecutions, the FACE Act prosecutions against people who tried to obstruct abortion clinics and alleged retaliation against whistleblowers.

Although the group is required to issue reports to the White House, little has been accomplished since it formed last year, several sources say.

Jennifer Jacobs contributed to this report.

All immigration officers in Minneapolis will start wearing body cameras, Noem says

February 2, 2026 / 5:34 PM EST / CBS News

All federal immigration agents in Minneapolis will begin wearing body cameras, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Monday, as the department faces intense scrutiny over a pair of fatal shootings by federal agents in the Twin Cities.

“Effective immediately we are deploying body cameras to every officer in the field in Minneapolis,” Noem said in a post on X, writing that she had discussed the move with the heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.

She added that the policy will be “expanded nationwide” as funding becomes available, writing: “We will rapidly acquire and deploy body cameras to DHS law enforcement across the country.”

President Trump expressed support for the decision on Monday, saying body cameras “generally tend to be good for law enforcement because people can’t lie about what’s happening.”

The Department of Homeland Security has deployed some 3,000 agents to the Minneapolis area, part of a monthslong crackdown on people accused of being in the U.S. illegally and amid an ongoing fraud scandal in Minnesota.

But the department has faced bipartisan criticism and questions about its tactics since the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by two CBP agents in Minneapolis late last month, which came weeks after Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent. White House border czar Tom Homan, who was dispatched to Minnesota after Pretti’s death, said last week that he’s preparing for a “drawdown” of forces in the state, but the timeline is not clear.

Federal agents already wear body cameras in certain cases. DHS has body camera footage from multiple federal agents who were on the scene for Pretti’s death, CBS News previously reported. The footage was referenced in a preliminary report to Congress by CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility.

A federal judge last year ordered federal agents to wear body cameras during all “law enforcement activities” in an earlier immigration surge in Chicago. The judge later told federal officials the order “wasn’t a suggestion” and was “not up for debate.”

Senate Democrats are pressing for all immigration agents to be required by law to wear body cameras, part of a litany of reforms sought by the party in exchange for their votes to fund DHS for the rest of the fiscal year. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer described the demand last week as a “masks off, body cameras on” policy.

A previously negotiated bill to fund DHS until September included $20 million for ICE and CBP to purchase body cameras. But since Pretti’s shooting, Democratic senators have said they will not vote for any DHS funding legislation that doesn’t include deeper reforms. The Senate voted late last week to extend DHS funding for two weeks to buy Congress time to hash out a longer-term deal. The House is expected to vote on that temporary funding measure this week.

Former President Joe Biden signed an executive order in 2022 setting the stage for requiring all federal agents to wear body cameras in “all appropriate circumstances,” part of a broader set of changes to federal law enforcement. That order was rescinded by Mr. Trump shortly after his second inauguration last year.

Clintons’ latest offer to avoid contempt vote rebuffed by Republican chairman

By Annie Grayer
3 hr ago
PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2026, 2:01 PM ET

Committee Chairman James Comer, flanked by images of former President Bill Clinton, during a House Oversight Committee meeting on January 21, 2026.

Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/AP/File

Attorneys representing Bill and Hillary Clinton made a last-ditch offer to avoid a House contempt of Congress vote in the congressional Jeffrey Epstein probe, but were rejected by Oversight Chair James Comer.

“It has been nearly six months since your clients first received the Committee’s subpoena, more than three months since the original date of their depositions, and nearly three weeks since they failed to appear for their depositions commensurate with the Committee’s lawful subpoenas,”Comer wrote. “Your clients’ desire for special treatment is both frustrating and an affront to the American people’s desire for transparency.”

The correspondence, obtained by CNN, reveals that the Clintons’ team has been in search of an off-ramp for days. Attorneys for the former president and former secretary of state have been in discussion with the Republican-led committee multiple times since lawmakers from both parties voted in January to hold the Clintons in contempt for refusing to appear for in-person depositions as part of the panel’s investigation into Epstein.

By rejecting the Clintons’ most recent offer, Comer has all but ensured that the House will hold a final vote this week on the contempt resolutions.

According to the letter dated January 31, the Clintons’ lawyers laid out the terms under which the former president would sit for a voluntary, transcribed interview. He would sit for four hours in New York City for an interview limited to the scope of the Epstein probe, they said. Lawmakers from both parties and their staff could ask questions, and the lawyers said both the Clintons and the committee could have their own transcriber present, according to the letter.

Even though the lawyers continued to push for the panel to drop its subpoena for Hillary Clinton’s testimony, they said she could submit a second sworn declaration or appear for an in-person interview in a similar format to her husband.

In exchange, Clinton attorneys Ashley Callen and David E. Kendall asked Comer to withdraw the subpoenas and contempt resolutions against them.

Bill Clinton has repeatedly denied wrongdoing related the Epstein, the late convicted sex offender.

Comer rejected the offer from the Clintons’ attorneys as “unreasonable” and said he could not accept such terms.

He could not agree, he said, to changing the interview from a sworn deposition to a voluntary interview, and rejected the way in which the attorneys sought to limit the interview’s scope. Comer noted if the attorneys had offered a voluntary interview when the former president first received his subpoena for testimony in August, the situation could have played out differently.

“But given that he has already failed to appear for a deposition and has refused for several months to provide the Committee with in-person testimony, the Committee cannot simply have faith that President Clinton will not refuse to answer questions at a transcribed interview, resulting in the Committee being right back where it is today,” the Kentucky Republican wrote.

Clinton, he added, would have incentive to attempt to “run out the clock” if the committee agreed to a firm, four-hour time limit for an interview. And the Republican chairman questioned why the Clintons wanted their own transcriber, if an official court reporter provided by the panel would be present.

In his letter, Comer referenced how the process played out for former President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, who agreed to sit for an in-person deposition, not a voluntary transcribed interview, following a committee vote to hold him in contempt.

Ultimately, Comer also rejected the proposals laid out for Hillary Clinton.

多多参与积极带头 乐龄中心长者更易交朋友 | 联合早报

[新明日报] 谢慧平 发布/2026年2月2日 23:15

多多参与积极带头 乐龄中心长者更易交朋友

本地非营利组织Dementia & Co.受邀在活动上分享失智症相关内容，并带领与会者进行解压活动。 （游甯稀摄）

与被动参与者相比，那些在活跃乐龄中心积极参与活动策划甚至担任领导角色的年长者，更容易结交朋友，并建立更牢固的社会联结。

杜克—新加坡国立大学医学院老年学研究及教育中心（Centre for Ageing Research and Education，简称CARE）的六人团队，星期一（2月2日）在首届“乐龄与健康研讨会”（Singapore Conference on Ageing and Health）分享这个针对本地活跃乐龄中心的研究成果。

领导这项研究的CARE首席研究科学家艾特·玛骆博士（Ad Maulod）受访时指出，这项由护联局委托资助的研究，在2023年至2025年间对10家活跃乐龄中心进行了深入调研。两年间，团队接触并访问了超过150名年长者，并进行了43个深入访谈，以及12个与年长者和中心职员的小组讨论。

团队从访谈中发现，年长者若能主动策划活动并担任领导角色，而非仅仅被动参与，将更容易拓展社交圈，建立更紧密的社会联结。

玛骆说：“那些觉得自己有所贡献、在参与过程中留下了印记或产生了影响的人，往往会觉得与社区的联系更紧密……所以实际上，老年人真正想要的是意识到他们的声音是有分量的。”因此他认为，活跃乐龄中心应该让年长者有机会共同构思和策划他们想要的项目。

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研究指出，尽管活跃乐龄中心的初衷是减少年长者的社交孤立，但年长者理想中的社交联系与实际体验之间仍存在偏差。这主要是由于中心职员往往精力有限，难以腾出时间引导年长者进行更深入的互动；同时，社会对活跃乐龄中心存在两极化的刻板印象，有些人认为它是给“体弱多病者”去的，另一些人则认为那里只适合极度活跃的人，导致一般状态的年长者却步。

应加强活跃乐龄空间运作方式

CARE执行总监拉胡尔·马尔霍特拉副教授（Rahul Malhotra）认为，随着新加坡转向支持年长者在家中和社区安享晚年，加强活跃乐龄空间的实际运作方式显得日益重要。

“我们的研究表明，当这些空间的设计围绕老年人的日常生活、人际关系和生活愿景展开，而非仅围绕活动项目或基础设施时，才能发挥最佳效果。除了延长寿命，我们更需要能促进社交联结、心理健康和人生价值感的新模式，让老年人过着有尊严、有意义的晚年生活。”

玛骆补充说，研究团队将继续与护联局合作，推出指南协助活跃乐龄中心更好地策划贴合年长者需求的项目。

职总保健活跃乐龄中心总监姚莉莉博士在活动上受访时说，他们推动名为“共同设计”（Designing Together）的计划，让年长者和青年共同构思，设计出真正符合年长者需求和兴趣的活动。

她举例说：“曾有男性年长者表达了学习烹饪的愿望，并坚持希望获得专业指导……我们便为此安排他们由专业厨师进行教学。因为是他们自己共同创造的，所以他们非常投入，并会坚持下去。”

惹兰勿刹活跃乐龄中心负责人林瑛婕也认为，这项研究的关键在于展望乐龄活跃中心的前景，并理解现有运作模式可能无法满足未来的需求。

“因此，我们必须保持警惕，认识到当前的工作方式不一定能满足10年后的情境。在满足年长者当下需求的同时，我们更须牢记，唯有不断自我提升，与社区携手共创解决方案，并共同演进，才能应对未来挑战。”

为期两天的研讨会在新加坡中央医院的新保学术苑举行，由CARE主办。研讨会汇集国内外约400名来自学术、公共及社会等领域的与会者，共同探讨乐龄与科技、失智症护理、看护者和社会联系等课题。

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科学家新发现：生命所需原料或源自宇宙

发布/2026年2月2日 23:26

研究人员指出，发现更复杂的分子至关重要，因为它们有助于弥合太空中简单分子与可能孕育生命的复杂化学结构之间的差距，也支持了“生命所需原料可能源自宇宙”的假说。 （示意图 / Pixabay）

科学家近日在星际空间中发现了迄今为止最大的含硫有机分子，这一发现为理解生命化学起源提供了新的线索。

研究人员认为，这种分子的发现，有助于补上科学界长期困惑的一环：生命所需的复杂分子，可能并非凭空出现，而是由宇宙中的简单化学物质逐渐演化而来。

美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）报道，硫（Sulfur）是宇宙中含量排名前列的元素，也是地球生命不可或缺的组成部分，广泛存在于氨基酸、蛋白质和酶之中。尽管科学家此前曾在彗星和陨石中发现含硫分子，但在恒星之间的星际空间中，体积较大的含硫分子长期难以探测，相关现象一直令研究人员感到困惑。

此次发现的分子由13个原子组成，同时含有硫、碳和氢，是目前在太空中确认的最大含硫分子。

研究人员指出，发现更复杂的分子至关重要，因为它们有助于弥合太空中简单分子与可能孕育生命的复杂化学结构之间的差距，也支持了“生命所需原料可能源自宇宙”的假说。

该分子是在银河系中心附近、距离地球约2.7万光年的一个分子云中被探测到的。

分子云由低温、高密度的尘埃和气体组成，是恒星和行星系统形成的“摇篮”。科学家认为，这些区域中形成的化学物质，或在行星诞生过程中被保留下来，并通过彗星或陨石撞击，最终被带到像地球这样的行星上。

为确认该分子的存在，研究人员先在实验室中人工合成该分子，并获取其精确的“无线电指纹”，再与射电望远镜观测数据进行比对，从而锁定其信号来源。

研究团队指出，这一成果意味着未来有望在太空中发现更多、甚至更复杂的含硫分子。

多名未参与研究的学者认为，这项发现展示了宇宙化学的高度复杂性，也增强了生命关键物质在宇宙中普遍存在的可能性。但研究人员也强调，有关发现并不等同于发现生命本身，而只是帮助科学界更好理解生命从无机化学逐步演化而来的路径。

金价大跌后中国黄金市场抄底与观望并存

2026年2月2日 23:36 联合早报

北京菜百首饰商场位于四楼专售金条的柜台星期一（2月2日）挤满购金人潮。 （周岳翔摄）

国际金价上周大跳水后，中国黄金消费市场出现抄底与观望并存的局面。中国多家银行机构提示理性投资，避免盲目追涨杀跌，并调高投资黄金门槛。

被视为中国黄金消费热度风向标的北京菜百首饰商场，星期一（2月2日）涌入不少前来抄底的中国投资者。《联合早报》记者当天中午抵达商场四楼的投资金条柜台时，排队购金的人龙一度达上百人。

一名77岁的北京居民告诉记者，他打算买100克金条。他表示并不担心金价短期内继续下跌，买金条主要是作为长期投资，为下一代建仓，并看好10年、20年后的回报，“肯定赔不了钱”。

投资金条柜台屏幕投放“菜百投资基础金价”随着国际金价回落已连降三天，星期一中午报每克1030元（人民币，下同，188新元）左右，较上周四（1月29日）的高位回落约600元，意味着之前进场的部分投资者已被套牢。

今年涨势如虹的国际金价，在1月29日一度突破每安士5500美元（6989新元）大关，却在隔天突然跳水，遭遇自1980年代以来最剧烈单日下跌，并跌破5000美元关口。截至星期一晚上9时，金价报每安士4790美元。

市场普遍认为，金价此轮回落始于美国政府拟提名沃什（Kevin Warsh）出任美国联邦储备局主席。消息得到确认后导致美元走强，抑制以美元计价的贵金属吸引力。

经济学人智库高级分析师徐天辰注意到，购买金饰并不划算，因为其中包含加工费，且回收价格通常被压低；相比之下，中国消费者更倾向于购买金条，反映出市场中存在较强的投机成分。

他指出，市场普遍共识仍是金价长期向上，过去一周“跌出了一个很深的坑”，让不少人觉得是入场的好时机。

中国经济学者盘和林研判，中国消费者购金热潮或将迅速降温，因为国内金价正进入调整期，趋势已出现逆转。他指出，中国消费者购金的主要动力就是金价上涨，如今“金价已经发生趋势性逆转，此时投资者的做多风险会比较高”。

40岁的刘姓媒体从业者告诉本报，她已投资黄金四年，主要购买金条等实体黄金，恰好在1月29日减仓套现。眼见金价近期剧烈波动，她直言：“可能今年至少上半年，我个人不会再去碰黄金。”

中国多家银行近期相继发布风险提示，并调高投资黄金门槛。例如，中国工商银行自1月29日起通过“工银金行家”微信公号多次提示贵金属市场价格波动风险，建议客户“在审慎评估自身风险承受能力的基础上，保持理性投资心态，避免盲目追涨杀跌”。

中国建设银行上周五（1月30日）也在官网宣布，从星期一上午起将个人黄金积存业务的定期积存起点金额上调至1500元。

《中国基金报》引述业内人士分析称，1月以来黄金市场震荡加剧，多家银行上调积存金业务门槛，一方面是响应监管对投资者适当性管理的要求，另一方面也是为保护投资者利益，防止短期内出现非理性追涨行为。

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