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Local officials and experts said the water the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began sending downstream on Friday could have been helpful to farmers later this year. President Trump, in an apparent reference to the move, called it a “victory.”

Hamas has begun releasing three Israeli hostages who have been held in Gaza since the beginning of the war.

CDC removes gender, equity references in public health material  The Washington Post Federal employees told to remove pronouns from email signatures by end of day  ABC News US federal websites stay up after confusion over plan to remove diversity information  Reuters CDC Data

6 Feared Dead After Medical Plane Crashes Near Philadelphia Mall  The New York Times Live Updates: Medical jet carrying 6, including girl, crashes in Northeast Philly  NBC Philadelphia Drone shows fires after Philadelphia small plane crash  Yahoo! Voices Philly plane crash live updates:

The prosecutor firings and a move to scrutinize thousands of F.B.I. agents were a powerful indication that the president has few qualms deploying federal law enforcement to punish perceived enemies.

Trump: Nothing Canada, Mexico or China can do to delay Feb 1 tariffs  Reuters Canada

Small medevac plane crashes in Philadelphia with child, 5 others on board  Reuters Philadelphia plane crash: Medical transport jet carrying 6 people crashes near Roosevelt Mall  6ABC Philadelphia A medical transport plane has crashed in Philadelphia with six people on board. Here’s

Trump Officials Release Water That Experts Say Will Serve Little Use  The New York Times

Trump tariffs could cost average U.S. household $830 in extra taxes this year, study finds  Axios Trump tariffs on Mexico and Canada could land this weekend. Here are some goods in the crosshairs  The Associated Press Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada, China

Newspaper headlines: ‘AstraZeneca ditches vaccine plant’ and Trump’s EU tariff threat  BBC.com