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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says a federal judge's order restricting the actions of immigration agents in Minnesota "didn't change anything." In the Friday ruling, the judge barred federal agents from retaliating against peaceful protesters or using "pepper-spray or similar nonlethal munitions." The order also bars agents from stopping vehicles that are following them as long as they're maintaining a safe distance. Noem told CBS' "Face the Nation" it basically tells them to keep doing what they've been doing.        President Trump says since Norway didn't give him the Nobel Peace Prize, he no longer feels obligated to focus exclusively on peace. Trump laid out his thoughts in a letter to Norway's prime minister where he continued his demands that the U.S. control the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland. In the letter, Trump said now he will think less about peace and more about what is good and proper for the United States.        The World Economic Forum kicks off today in Davos, Switzerland. President Trump is set to make an appearance at the annual meeting of political and business elites for the first time in six years amidst economic threats to allies over his desire to claim Greenland.        The Divisional Round of the NFL postseason is in the books. The Patriots beat the Texans 28-16 from Foxboro while the Rams edged the Bears 20-17 in overtime from Chicago. New England visits Denver for the AFC Championship game after the top-seeded Broncos took down the Bills 33-30 in OT on Saturday. Los Angeles will head to Seattle to play for a spot in Super Bowl 60 after the NFC-best Seahawks blew out the 49ers 41-6 in Saturday's nightcap.        Nike is honoring Martin Luther King Jr. with a new sneaker, the "Honor the King" version of its LeBron 23 shoe. The show is a shade of teal taken from the exterior of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where King was killed by an assassin's bullet in 1968 and is today the National Civil Rights Museum.        A smaller version of the Las Vegas Sphere is going to be built in Prince George's County, Maryland. It will have about six-thousand seats, as well as cutting-edge technology such as a 16K display and Sphere Immersive Sound.       

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