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Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, a new Trump administration order could lead to the detention of thousands of legal refugees; what to know as the U.S. moves military assets to the Mideast; and the sport of ski mountaineering makes its Olympic debut.

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Hundreds of people attend a rally in the rotunda of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, to urge leaders to support economic recovery in the wake of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the state. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

New Trump administration order could lead to the detention of thousands of legal refugees

The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new order that could lead to the arrest of tens of thousands of refugees who are lawfully in the United States but do not yet have permanent residency, overturning years of legal and immigration safeguards. Read more.

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Iranians grieve defiantly for thousands killed in last month’s crackdown

Iranians across the country are still reeling with shock, grief and fear after massive nationwide protests were crushed by the deadliest crackdown ever seen under the rule of the 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Thousands were killed and tens of thousands are believed to have been arrested. But a vein of defiance persists. Read more.

Ski mountaineering makes Olympic debut on snowy day as Marianne Fatton of Switzerland wins 1st gold

The sport of ski mountaineering made its long-awaited Olympics debut Thursday and crowned its first champion at the Milan Cortina Games in Marianne Fatton of Switzerland. Shortly after, Oriol Cardona Coll of Spain followed suit to take the men’s race. Read more.

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