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Peace Talks, MN ‘Economic Blackout’, Abortion Pill crackdown and more
CNN 5 Things
Jan 23, 2026

For the first time since the war began, officials from Ukraine, Russia and the US are in the same room for peace talks. Minnesota businesses are shutting their doors in protest of the immigration crackdown there. FEMA is holding back its removal of emergency workers, as an intense winter storm bears down on the US. Social conservatives want the Trump administration to target access to abortion. Plus, the US’ messy split from the World Health Organization.