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• Minnesota officials grateful but worried over virus metrics

  09-12-2020 23:35
  
  Minnesota health officials said they're grateful that the spread of the coronavirus appears to have stabilized in recent days, but cautioned Wednesday that case growth and hospitalization levels remain worryingly high.
  
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• Former state leader tapped to run the Loppet Foundation in Minneapolis

  09-12-2020 23:20
  
  Claire Wilson, a former state leader at the Department of Human Services, starts Dec. 14.
  
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• Walz to convene special session, urge COVID relief

  09-12-2020 23:00
  
  The Walz Administration's push for local aid remedies comes at a time when it says it is also urging federal leaders to provide aid as well.
  
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• Jury convicts Illinois man in Bloomington, Minnesota mosque bombing

  09-12-2020 22:46
  
  The jury convicted Michael Hari, 49, of several civil rights and hate crime charges in the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque.
  
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• County commissioners decline pay raises

  09-12-2020 22:36
  
  Anoka, Hennepin and Ramsey County commissioners won't increase their salaries in 2021.
  
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• St. Paul restaurant owners start food bank to help employees impacted by recent rollback

  09-12-2020 22:21
  
  Dozens of workers lined up outside The Gnome Pub to pick up food to feed their families.
  
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• University of Minnesota eyes tuition-free program for students whose families make $50,000 or less

  09-12-2020 22:20
  
  U leaders will discuss the proposal with the Board of Regents.
  
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• Pentagon set to begin COVID-19 vaccinations on small scale

  09-12-2020 22:20
  
  The Pentagon's initial allotment of coronavirus vaccine will be administered at 16 defense sites in the United States and abroad, with health care workers, emergency service personnel and residents of military retirement homes getting top priority, officials said Wednesday.
  
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• US govt, states sue Facebook for 'predatory' conduct

  09-12-2020 21:40
  
  Federal regulators on Wednesday sued to force Facebook to sell off its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services. In a separate case, 48 states and districts also accused the company of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors.
  
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• Illinois man found guilty of bombing Minnesota mosque

  09-12-2020 21:32
  
  Michael Hari was convicted of five federal counts including hate crimes.
  
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• Jury convicts Illinois man in Minnesota mosque bombing

  09-12-2020 21:28
  
  A jury on Wednesday convicted the leader of an Illinois anti-government militia group of several civil rights and hate crime charges in the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque.
  
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• BCA lists several roadblocks in investigation of deputies fatally shooting of 19-year-old on Iron Range

  09-12-2020 21:26
  
  The agency said there is no body camera video, no surviving witnesses and the deputies are refusing to be interviewed.
  
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• US govt, states bring antitrust action against Facebook

  09-12-2020 21:05
  
  Federal regulators asked Wednesday for Facebook to be ordered to divest its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services as the U.S. government and 48 states and districts accused the company of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors.
  
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• East Grand Forks bar to open today in defiance of Minnesota's closing order

  09-12-2020 20:22
  
  Owner calls Walz order closing drinking and dining establishments "a slap to our face."
  
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• Metro Transit begins planning for region's next rapid bus lines

  09-12-2020 19:29
  
  The agency is surveying riders to determine where to put the proposed F, G and H lines.
  
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• GM's Cruise to deploy fully driverless cars in San Francisco

  09-12-2020 19:15
  
  General Motors' self-driving car company is sending vehicles without anybody behind the wheel in San Francisco as it navigates its way toward launching a robotic taxi service that would compete against Uber and Lyft in the hometown of the leading ride-hailing services.
  
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• Minnesota reports 4,539 new coronavirus cases; 82 new deaths

  09-12-2020 19:06
  
  Minnesota health officials reported 4,539 new coronavirus cases Wednesday and 82 new deaths, the state's third-highest one-day total of the pandemic.
  
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• DoorDash shares soar 78% in stock market debut

  09-12-2020 19:05
  
  DoorDash shares soared 78% as the meal delivery service made its debut Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange. The shares opened at $182 after the San Francisco-based company priced them at $102 each late Tuesday. The opening price valued the company, which is trading under the symbol DASH, at around $58 billion. Virus-induced lockdown orders and the closure of indoor dining have made meal delivery services indispensable for many restaurants and diners this year. That's led to explosive growth
  
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• Wisconsin launches campaign to get flu shot to minorities

  09-12-2020 18:40
  
  The Wisconsin Department of Health Services on Wednesday launched an education and awareness campaign designed to help bolster vaccination for the flu in the state's minority communities.
  
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• Minnesota reports 82 more COVID-19 deaths, 4,589 new cases

  09-12-2020 18:22
  
  The pandemic has claimed more than 4,100 lives in the state.
  
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• Wisconsin climate task force releases its recommendations

  09-12-2020 18:19
  
  A bipartisan task force that brought together environmentalists, the energy industry and others released its recommendations Wednesday for how Wisconsin might bolster its economy while addressing climate change.
  
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• Tiny Minnesota town to vote today on allowing white supremacist church

  09-12-2020 17:03
  
  Asatru Folk Assembly wants to create a Midwest hub in the Swift County town of 275 residents.
  
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• Employee found dead in silo at Cambria mill

  09-12-2020 16:24
  
  The man who died in a corn silo at a mill in Columbia County was a 52-year-old employee, sheriff's officials said.
  
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• BCA says deputies not cooperating after fatally shooting 19-year-old on Iron Range

  09-12-2020 16:07
  
  The agency said there is no body camera video, no surviving witnesses and the deputies are refusing to be interviewed.
  
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• Veto threat hangs over Minneapolis Council as it gets ready to vote on police cuts

  09-12-2020 15:33
  
  The vote Wednesday will have major implications for how the city approaches public safety following George Floyd's death — and it could set up a fight with the mayor.
  
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• Blaine man charged in fatal stabbing outside Hudson bar of Twin Cities visitor

  09-12-2020 14:12
  
  There were three stabbing victims in all during an incident that has prompted a 10 p.m. curfew for bars and restaurants in the city bordering Minnesota.
  
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• Large fire breaks out at Jordan lumberyard in southwest metro

  09-12-2020 13:37
  
  The fire at the Siwek Lumber Company broke out about 3 a.m.
  
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• Packers limit attendance at home for remaining games

  09-12-2020 13:30
  
  The Green Bay Packers will limit attendance at Lambeau Field games to team employees and their families for the remainder of the regular season.
  
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• Wisconsin-based F-16 crashes in Michigan during training

  09-12-2020 12:20
  
  A Wisconsin-based F-16 fighter jet crashed in Michigan's Upper Peninsula while on a training mission and searchers were looking Wednesday for the pilot, who was the only person aboard, authorities said.
  
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• Brighter horizons for men of color meeting outdoors

  09-12-2020 09:34
  
  Duluth-area men find rewards in the outdoors and ask why so few Black and brown people know the feeling.
  
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• The latest: What you need to know about the novel coronavirus

  09-12-2020 07:25
  
  As the novel coronavirus spreads across the world, we've answered reader question about what they most want to know about the outbreak.
  
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• Minnesota could receive its first doses of COVID-19 vaccine next week

  09-12-2020 05:41
  
  The federal government, which controls the distribution of the vaccine to the states, has told Minnesota officials that the first shipment will contain 46,800 doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
  
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• Should I wipe down groceries during the pandemic?

  09-12-2020 05:37
  
  Tests finding it on surfaces might just be detecting traces of the virus, not live virus capable of infecting people.
  
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• Minneapolis seeks comment on Upper Harbor plan

  09-12-2020 05:27
  
  Minneapolis expected to take action in February.
  
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• What you need to know about the novel coronavirus

  09-12-2020 05:23
  
  As the novel coronavirus spreads across the world, we've answered reader question about what they most want to know about the outbreak.
  
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• Ramsey County residents weigh in on Sheriff Bob Fletcher's performance

  09-12-2020 05:06
  
  More than 200 tuned in, many to oppose making sheriff's job appointed.
  
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• Minnesota police officers who killed 19-year-old identified

  09-12-2020 04:00
  
  Minnesota investigators released Tuesday the names of the officers who killed a 19-year-old man they suspected in a drive-by shooting, but didn't provide details on what happened.
  
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• Hudson, Wis., imposes curfew to tamp down late-night rowdiness

  09-12-2020 03:30
  
  City hopes to makes crossing border less appealing to subset of Minnesotans causing trouble after 10 p.m.
  
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• Judge hears closing arguments in Minnesota mosque attack

  09-12-2020 01:50
  
  Prosecutors cited an Illinois man's anti-Islamic writings and testimony from co-defendants in urging a jury Tuesday to convict him in the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque.
  
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• Duluth tourism expected to improve but not fully rebound in 2021

  09-12-2020 00:31
  
  Spirit Mountain could see its tourism tax subsidy increase.
  
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• Steven Kopperud, agriculture lobbyist and writer, dies at 69

  09-12-2020 00:30
  
  His expertise put him in high demand as a speaker, and he often flew across the country to present an insider's view of Washington.
  
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• What you need to know about Minnesota's COVID-19 vaccine plan

  09-12-2020 00:26
  
  Here are answers to questions you may have about vaccines and the state's strategy to vaccinate millions of Minnesotans.
  
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• Fate of alleged Minnesota mosque bombing mastermind goes to jury

  09-12-2020 00:26
  
  Attorneys gave closing arguments Tuesday in the case against Michael Hari, 49, who is accused of masterminding the bombing of Dar Al-Farooq mosque in 2017.
  
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• Trump hails vaccine 'miracle,' with millions of doses soon

  09-12-2020 00:16
  
  President Donald Trump celebrated the expected approval of the first U.S. vaccine for the coronavirus Tuesday as the White House worked to instill confidence in the massive distribution effort that will largely be executed by President-elect Joe Biden
  
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• Trump takes vaccine victory lap

  09-12-2020 00:06
  
  Trump declared that the expected approvals are coming before most people thought possible.
  
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• Johnson touts alternative COVID-19 treatments at hearing

  09-12-2020 00:05
  
  A group of doctors at a U.S. Senate hearing chaired by Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, of Wisconsin, touted unproven alternative treatments to COVID-19 on Tuesday, even as medical experts derided the testimony and Democrats largely skipped the proceeding.
  
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