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Demonstrations, Protests and Riots Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses on Strike in Protest Against ICE - After protesters called for a pause on economic activity and work to strike against the federal immigration crackdown, many business owners won’t open their doors on Friday.3 Things to Know About the TikTok Deal, and a New Protest Tactic in Minnesota - Plus, your Friday news quiz.As Iran Grieves, Accounts Emerge of Disrespectful Treatment of Protest Victims - Witness testimony and videos from Tehran’s largest cemetery show disrespectful treatment of the dead after a brutal government crackdown.D.H.S. Cited Foreign Students’ Writings and Protests Before Their Arrests - Documents unsealed by a federal judge on Thursday include dossiers that investigators prepared on pro-Palestinian student activists before they were targeted for deportation.White House Posts Altered Photo Showing Arrested Minnesota Protester Crying - The New York Times ran the image posted by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, as well as the one posted by the White House through an A.I. detection system. It concluded that the White House’s version showed signs of manipulationIran’s Protests Have Been Completely Squashed, Government Says - After a crackdown that killed thousands, Iran’s prosecutor general said on Wednesday that “the sedition is over now,” vowing to punish those responsible for the protests.Appeals Court Stays Restrictions on Federal Tactics in Minnesota - The Eighth Circuit granted the Trump administration’s request to block, at least for now, a lower court’s injunction limiting how federal agents interact with protesters in the state.In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters - Legal and criminal justice experts said a ruling by a federal judge last week revealed conduct by immigration agents that evokes the civil rights era.Pentagon Tells 1,500 Troops to Prepare for Possible Deployment to Minnesota - But President Trump has already backed away from a threat to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to protests against the killing of a woman by a federal immigration agent.D.H.S.’s Role Questioned as Immigration Officers Flood U.S. Cities - The Department of Homeland Security was formed after 9/11 amid international terrorism threats. Now, its most visible targets are domestic.