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Governors Complain Over Pace of COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments
Uncertainty over the pace of federal COVID-19 vaccine allotments is triggering anger and confusion in some states
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Officer With Knee to George Floyd's Neck to Be Tried Alone
A former Minneapolis police officer who held his knee to George Floyd’s neck for minutes will be tried separately from three other former officers accused in his death
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After Permit Approved for Whites-Only Church, Small Minnesota Town Insists It Isn't Racist
When the church doors open, only white people will be allowed inside. That’s the message the Asatru Folk Assembly in Murdock, Minnesota, is sending after being granted a conditional use permit to open a church there and practice its pre-Christian religion that originated in northern Europe, NBC News reports. Despite a council vote officially approving the permit this month,...
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Minnesota Town Grants Permit to ‘Whites Only' Church
City officials in Murdock, Minnesota, say they did not believe they could win if challenged by the Asatru Folk Assembly, a designated hate group, in court. NBC affiliate KARE reports.
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Minnesota Juvenile Lifer Walks Free After 18 Years in Prison
A Black man who was sentenced to life behind bars as a teenager has walked out of a Minnesota prison
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Small Plane Lands on Minnesota Interstate
A single-engine plane made an apparent emergency landing on a Minnesota interstate Wednesday night, hitting a passing car.
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‘Unprecedented' Covid Spread Puts Health-Care Workers at Risk, Says Minnesota Hospital CEO
“You cannot manufacture a talented and compassionate caregiver, and that’s where we’re having trouble with now,” Allina Health CEO Dr. Penny Wheeler told CNBC.
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Trump and Biden Make Their Case in Midwest States
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden spent the final Friday before Election Day speaking to voters in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Iowa.
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Minnesota SOS: Too Late to Mail Ballots — But Not to Vote
Minnesota’s secretary of state says it’s too late for voters to mail back their absentee ballots if they want to make sure their votes count
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‘Clouds,' by Teen Who Died of Cancer, Hits No. 1 on ITunes
Seven years after his death to cancer at age 18, a Minnesota singer-songwriter has returned to the top of the iTunes chart.
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Coronavirus Case Increases Set Records in at Least 7 States, Prompting New Restrictions
At least seven states have set new records for single-day increases in coronavirus cases, prompting some to set new restrictions as concerns mount over possible “superspreader events” during the upcoming holiday season.
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Judge Lets Ex-Cop Charged in Floyd's Death Live Out of State
Citing safety concerns, a Minnesota judge on Friday issued new conditions of release for an ex-Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd that would allow him to live in a neighboring state while he awaits trial. Derek Chauvin posted $1 million bond on Wednesday and was allowed to walk free from the maximum security state prison where he...
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Derek Chauvin, Ex-Officer Charged in Floyd's Death, Released on Bond
The former Minneapolis police officer posted a $1 million bond Wednesday.
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Minnesota Halts COVID-19 Study After Reports of Intimidation
Minnesota officials have stopped a COVID-19 testing study after multiple reports that state and federal public health workers were greeted by racial and ethnic slurs as they went door-to-door. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pulled federal surveyors out of Minnesota this week after they experienced verbal abuse and intimidation. In Eitzen, along the Iowa border, one...
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Trump and Biden Hit Unlikely Battleground State of Minnesota
Donald Trump and Joe Biden both campaigned in Minnesota on Friday, though the state has voted for Democrats for president for a half century
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Why You May Want to Move to Duluth, Minnesota: The ‘Most Climate-Proof City' in America
Some parts of the U.S. will have an easier time coping with climate change than others. A New York Times reporter talked to a climate adaptation expert who has decided that Duluth, Minnesota, may be the “most climate-proof city” in America and a prime destination for future “climate migrants.”
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Minnesota Man Rescued After 4 Days Trapped Under Fallen Tree
Authorities say a man has been rescued after he was pinned under a tree for more than four days while working on his land in southern Minnesota.
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Alleged Boogaloo Members Face Terrorism Charges in Minnesota
Two men who prosecutors say are anti-government extremists who toted guns on the streets of Minneapolis during the unrest that followed the death of George Floyd have been charged with federal terrorism counts
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COVID-19 Death Tied to Sturgis Rally Reported in Minnesota
A Minnesota man who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota last month has died from COVID-19.
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National Guard Activated After Downtown Minneapolis Unrest
The governor of Minnesota activated the National Guard on Wednesday night to help quell unrest that broke out in downtown Minneapolis following what authorities said was misinformation about the suicide death of a Black homicide suspect.