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This is an E-Update for the meeting: City Council Regular Meeting - Apr 05 2021
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City Council Regular Meeting - Apr 05 2021

 

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The U.S. could impose tariffs against countries that don't support the U.S. acquiring Greenland. Speaking at a round table at the White House, President Trump said he may have to put the duties in place because the U.S. needs Greenland for national security. The White House has been hyper-focused on Greenland lately, saying it "needs to acquire" to the country for strategic purposes.        President Trump is keeping the Insurrection Act on the table as anti-ICE protests continue in Minnesota. If the act were invoked, it would give Trump the authority to deploy the military to suppress a rebellion on American soil. Anti-ICE protests have increased in the Minneapolis area since the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent earlier this month.        Venezuelan's opposition leader says her country will be the best ally the United States has. Maria Corina Machado met President Trump at the White House yesterday, and today, she expressed confidence her country will soon transition to a stable democracy. Machado said she presented her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Trump in appreciation for deposing Maduro.        Charlie Kirk's accused assassin Tyler Robinson is expected back in a Utah court today. A judge is set to hear arguments today on whether prosecutors in the case should be disqualified because of a conflict of interest. Lawyers for Robinson say a key prosecutor has a family member who was present at the time Kirk was shot. They argue that impacts impartiality and the prosecution's decision to seek the death penalty.        Americans have a new map to determine their risk level of getting the measles, as cases rise in the U.S. The new map allows people to type in their zip code and then it shows an approximate percentage of neighbors who have been unvaccinated. Health experts say areas with low vaccination rates have higher risk of spread. The map was created by Massachusetts-based researchers        The Chicago Bears' NFC Divisional Round playoff matchup against the Los Angeles Rams could be a cold record-breaker. Brutal cold temperatures are expected for Sunday game doesn't kick off until 6:30 p.m. Eastern. Forecasters say temperatures could be hovering around minus-ten degrees. The coldest game in NFL history was the so-called "Ice Bowl" in 1967, when the thermometer hit 13-degrees below zero.       

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