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Biden awards $7B for clean hydrogen hubs across the country to help replace fossil fuels

Clean-energy projects in seven states — including Minnesota — have been selected by the Biden administration for a $7 billion program to kickstart development and ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, October 13, 2023 5:35 pm

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Man pleads guilty to stealing ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers from Minnesota museum in 2005

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man charged with the museum heist of a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the “The Wizard of ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, October 13, 2023 1:01 pm

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Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as inflation moderates

WASHINGTON — Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, far less than this year’s historic boost and reflecting ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, October 12, 2023 6:53 pm

Cops, Courts & Fires

5 drug task force officers and a man have been hurt in a gunbattle at a home in rural Minnesota

FOLEY — Five drug task force officers and a 64-year-old man were injured in an exchange of gunfire Thursday as the officers served a search ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, October 12, 2023 6:46 pm

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$1.765 billion Powerball jackpot goes to lucky lottery player in California

ST. LOUIS — A player in California won a $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot Wednesday night, ending a long stretch without a winner of the top ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, October 12, 2023 7:00 am

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José Abreu homers again to power the Astros past the Twins 3-2 and into their 7th straight ALCS

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Houston Astros gathered in the clubhouse with their bottles and goggles to toast another postseason victory, when manager Dusty Baker called ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, October 12, 2023 6:10 am

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Deadly bird flu reappears in US commercial poultry flocks in Utah and South Dakota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Highly pathogenic bird flu has made its first appearances in U.S. commercial poultry flocks this season, affecting one turkey farm in South ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, October 10, 2023 8:42 pm

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Powerball jackpot up to $1.73 billion as lottery losing streak continues

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.73 billion after no one matched the game’s six numbers Monday and won the ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, October 10, 2023 8:49 am

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Carlos Correa stars against former team as Twins beat Astros 6-2 in Game 2 to tie ALDS

HOUSTON — Carlos Correa was back at Minute Maid Park, starring in the playoffs like he had so many times before. Only this time he ... Read more

by Associated Press, Monday, October 9, 2023 5:49 am

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Correa leads Twins in ALDS against his former team the Houston Astros

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston manager Dusty Baker admitted this week that Carlos Correa is one of his favorite players. That goodwill toward the former Astros ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, October 6, 2023 7:55 pm

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Lawyers say election denier and ‘MyPillow Guy’ is out of money, can’t pay legal bills

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys who’ve been defending MyPillow chief executive and election denier Mike Lindell against defamation lawsuits by voting machine companies are seeking court ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, October 6, 2023 4:09 pm

Health Updates

Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them

It’s the end of an era for a once-critical pandemic document: The ubiquitous white COVID-19 vaccination cards are being phased out. Now that COVID-19 vaccines ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, October 4, 2023 4:35 pm

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McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a House vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history that was forced ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, October 3, 2023 7:00 pm

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Heat has forced organizers to cancel Twin Cities races that draw up to 20,000 runners

MINNEAPOLIS — A forecast that record high temperatures and humidity would create “extreme and dangerous” conditions prompted organizers to cancel two long-distance races Sunday in ... Read more

by Associated Press, Sunday, October 1, 2023 3:31 pm

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Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight

WASHINGTON — The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open ... Read more

by Associated Press, Sunday, October 1, 2023 3:29 pm

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