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This is AP News Minute.

U.S. President Donald Trump¹ tweeted on Tuesday that sanctions and "other" unspecified pressures were beginning to have a "big impact" on North Korea. Trump tweeted, "Rocket man now wants to talk to South Korea for first time. Perhaps that is good news. Perhaps not-we will see."

Iran's supreme² leader is blaming the days of deadly protests on "enemies" of the country who he says are meddling³ in its internal affairs. Khamenei, who has final say on all state matters did not name any country but said he would explain more in the near future.

Bone-chilling cold gripped much of the U.S. as 2018 began, breaking century-old records and leading to several deaths that authorities attributed to the dangerously low temperatures. The national weather service issued wind chill advisories⁴ covering a vast area from South Texas to Canada and from Montana and Wyoming through New England.

Republican senator Orrin Hatch of Utah said Tuesday he would not seek reelection after serving more than forty years in the Senate, opening the door for former GOP presidential nominee⁵ Mitt⁶ Romney to run for his senate seat.

Julian Stiles, AP News Minute.