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Black and Latino men are trading in hoodies and sneakers for quarter-zip sweaters, tailored suits and fedoras — a sharp, self-assured look that signals dignity, intentionality and a reimagined masculinity in the post-COVID era.

Why it matters: It's pushing back against decades of narrow stereotypes that linked urban masculinity to athletic gear and reclaiming pride through presentation.

Minnesota is home to the largest population of Somali residents in the U.S., and they have been receiving President Trump's vitriol as he moves to restrict immigration.

Why it matters: Trump ramped up his anti-immigrant rhetoric after a suspect from Afghanistan was accused of fatally shooting one National Guard member and wounding another just blocks from the White House.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak resigned on Friday, several hours after investigators from the anti-corruption agency raided his house.

Why it matters: This is a political earthquake in the war-torn country and comes amid frantic diplomatic efforts by the Trump administration to push a peace deal to end the war.

The suspect accused of shooting two National Guard members just blocks from the White House now faces a first-degree murder charge after one of the victims died, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Friday.

Driving the news: During a Fox & Friends interview, Pirro said "there are many more charges to come" as the investigation continues. Authorities have not yet disclosed a motive for the attack.

Celebrity Xcel is Royal Caribbean Group's latest bid to reinvent cruising as an experience — one that blurs the line between ship and shore.

Why it matters: Major cruise brands are in an arms race of new ships and destination experiences, pushing past traditional itineraries toward curated, immersive travel.

President Trump said late Thursday he "will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover."

The big picture: Trump has stepped up his hardline immigration crackdown since authorities identified an Afghan national as the suspect in Wednesday's deadly shooting attack on National Guard members.

President Trump has ordered "a full scale, rigorous reexamination of every Green Card" holder from "every country of concern," U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) director Joseph Edlow said Thursday.

The big picture: Trump escalated his administration's hardline immigration crackdown after officials identified the suspect in Wednesday's deadly shooting attack targeting National Guard in D.C. as an Afghan national.

Fresh U.S. efforts to stop suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers will take place on land "very soon," President Trump said Thursday.

The big picture: There's been a buildup of U.S. military activity in the Caribbean as Trump outlined next steps in his push toward toppling Venezuela's Maduro regime, as American forces strike alleged drug boats.

Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, one of two West Virginia National Guard members shot in an ambush-style attack in D.C. this week, has died from her injuries, President Trump said Thursday evening.

The big picture: Trump said during a public call with service members that the 20-year-old "magnificent person" had "just passed away, she's no longer with us" following Wednesday's attack near the White House that prompted his administration to step up its hardline immigration crackdown after the suspect was identified as an Afghan national.

The suspect accused of shooting two National Guard members from West Virginia arrived in the U.S. under "Operation Allies Welcome," a program that supported vulnerable Afghan nationals, officials said Wednesday.

The big picture: The administration swiftly suspended immigration applications for Afghan nationals, with President Trump calling for a re-examination of every person who had entered the U.S. from Afghanistan under former President Biden.

The suspect in Wednesday's shooting of two West Virginia National Guard troops is an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in 2021 after working with the CIA and other U.S. government agencies during the war, CIA Director John Ratcliffe tells Axios in a statement.

The big picture: After the withdrawal from Afghanistan, "the Biden Administration justified bringing the alleged shooter to the United States in September 2021 due to his prior work with the U.S. Government, including CIA, as a member of a partner force in Kandahar," Ratcliffe said.

President Trump kickstarted the latest peace talks in Ukraine last week after Vice President Vance, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, made the case that a new 28-point plan could bring a breakthrough, administration officials tell Axios.

Why it matters: Their White House meeting on Nov. 18 — unreported until now — laid the groundwork for the talks in Geneva last weekend that have given the administration more hope than ever of stopping the war.

The Trump administration suspended all immigration applications from Afghan nationals with immediate effect on Wednesday night following a shooting in D.C. that critically injured two West Virginia National Guard members.

The big picture: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' announcement came soon after President Trump in a video address vowed to "re-examine every single" immigrant who had entered the U.S. from Afghanistan during the Biden administration, after confirming that the shooting suspect is an Afghan national who arrived in 2021.

President Trump on Wednesday night confirmed the suspect in the shooting that critically injured two West Virginia National Guard members in Washington, D.C., is an Afghan national and vowed to step up his administration's hardline immigration crackdown.

The latest: Soon after Trump's video address, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced: "Effective immediately, processing of all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals is stopped indefinitely pending further review of security and vetting protocols."