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Some leaders in agriculture, food service and health care are urging the Trump administration to craft an immigration policy that "removes dangerous individuals" but "protects law-abiding immigrant workers who are vital" to their sectors.

Why it matters: The bipartisan group says President Trump's pledged mass deportations could gut their industries and drive further inflation for consumers.

Chinese AI company DeepSeek was forced to limit new user registrations Monday after "large-scale malicious attacks" hit its services, the company said.

Why it matters: DeepSeek's latest models demonstrated capabilities that rivaled those of its U.S. competitors while being built at a fraction of the cost — alarming investors and prompting a global sell-off of tech stocks.

President Trump's new foreign policy team managed to stabilize two fragile ceasefire agreements and prevent Middle East escalation on its first weekend in office.

Why it matters: Maintaining the ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon and implementing the deal to release hostages held by Hamas are the main foreign policy priorities for the Trump administration in the Middle East right now.

Davos consensus last week was that the U.S. had a giant lead in the AI race, with the only real question being if there would be enough general contractors to build all of the needed data centers.

• Ummm ... maybe not.

When lots of people are worried about bubble valuations in stocks or a specific sector, all it takes is a small poke to make the whole thing wobble precariously.

Why it matters: That can cost investors $1 trillion or more in a single day, as happened Monday with the global AI rout.

Brazilian meat producer JBS has acquired a 50% stake in one of South America's largest egg producers, Mantiqueira Brasil.

Why it matters: This comes amidst a global surge in egg prices due to avian flu outbreaks.

The number of Holocaust survivors globally has shrunk to 220,000 on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, according to a new estimate.

Why it matters: The anniversary, which also commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday, is likely the last major milestone with the presence of child survivors — the last generation of the Holocaust.

Breakthroughs from Chinese AI startup DeepSeek have stunned Silicon Valley and could bring turbulence to Wall Street, as they were accomplished at a fraction of what the U.S. giants are spending and despite export bans on top-of-the-line chips.

Why it matters: China's rapid advances suggest America's strategy of withholding technology from China might just be speeding up the evolution of its rival's AI knowhow.

President Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan and other top officials oversaw immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago on Sunday, as ICE officials announced Sunday 956 arrests in one day.

The latest: ICE has made over 3,500 arrests during Trump's first week back in office.

President Trump won't impose tariffs on Colombia after the government agreed to accept all of his terms — including receiving Colombians deported from the U.S., White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Sunday night.

Why it matters: It's a dramatic turnaround given Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced retaliatory tariffs hours after Trump said earlier Sunday he'd impose 25% tariffs on all goods imported from Colombia, which is a leading supplier of coffee and flowers in the U.S.

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted on insurrection charges on Sunday after he briefly declared martial law last month, prosecutors told local media.

Why it matters: Yoon is the first sitting president to both be arrested and indicted on criminal charges.

The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon will be extended until February 18, the White House said on Sunday.

Why it matters: The extension was a result of mediation efforts by the Trump administration that were aimed at preventing the collapse of the ceasefire.

Israel will allow displaced Palestinians to return to the northern Gaza strip from Monday morning after Qatari and Egyptian mediators managed to solve the crisis over the release of an Israeli held hostage in Gaza, the Israeli prime minister's office said.

Why it matters: The failure by Hamas to release Arbel Yehud, a civilian woman, on Saturday as the hostage and ceasefire deal stipulated created a crisis that raised concerns that the agreement could collapse a week after it came into force.