Media reports say two battalions of the US Army’s 11th Airborne Division (aka the “Arctic Angels”), who specialize in cold weather warfare, are on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota.
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President Trump wants countries to pay $1 billion for a seat on his new Board of Peace.” 
The Atlantic
Trump’s Billion-Dollar Board of Peace
The new entity has a global remit and a steep price for a permanent seat.
President Trump announces that from Feb. 1, there’ll be a 10% tariff on all goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, UK, Netherlands and Finland, increasing to 25% on June 1, until a deal is reached for the complete and total purchase of Greenland by the US.
The probability of a megaquake occurring off the coast of Hokkaido within 30 years has risen to ~90%, according to a Japanese government panel.
Hokkaido megaquake probability rises to around 90%, says panel - The Japan Times
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine says he escaped a police and army raid on his house as veteran incumbent Yoweri Museveni looked set to secure an overwhelming official victory margin in a presidential election. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-police-deny-opposition-leaders-arrest-2026-01-17/
A federal judge bars DHS and ICE agents in Minneapolis from using “pepper-spray or similar nonlethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools” against peaceful protesters. Federal agents there now also cannot stop vehicles that are following them at a safe distance. .pdf
Minnesota Governor Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Frey are under federal investigation. 
Department of Justice investigating Gov. Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Frey, U.S. officials say
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are under federal investigation, two U.S. officials told WCCO on Friday afternoon.