Epoch Times,
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Conrad Black
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10/26/2022 11:20:48 AM
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All indications now are that the Democrats are finally about to pay for using Trump hate as a substitute for governing for two years, just as for four years prior to that they used Trump hate as a substitute for normal opposition.
The entire fabric of myths, frauds, and defamations that the national political media have conveniently held up as a safety net for the Democratic Party and this terribly incompetent administration is about to disappear, and the Democrats will finally carry the can for 14 years of incompetence and venality—
KSTP-TV [Minneapolis St. Paul],
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Tom Hauser
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10/25/2022 8:54:17 PM
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Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced bipartisan legislation Tuesday to rename a Federal Building in downtown Minneapolis in honor of the late Sen. Paul Wellstone. The senators say they are pushing for the name to be changed to the Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building.
The announcement comes on the 20th anniversary of the plane crash that killed Sen. Wellstone, his wife Sheila, daughter Marcia and campaign aides Tom Lapic, Will McLaughlin, Mary McEvoy, and two pilots.
KSTP-TV [Minneapolis St. Paul],
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Rich Reeve
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10/22/2022 7:32:09 PM
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“We are absolutely seeing a surge of RSV among other respiratory viruses,” says Dr. Marissa Hendrickson, with M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital. “Emergency departments have been full, our hospital, our intensive care units have been full.” (snip) “They didn’t catch any viruses their first year of life,” she says. “Now they’re 1, they’re 2, and all of a sudden being exposed to a lot more viruses since we’re all out and about more in the world.”
KSTP-TV [Minneapolis St. Paul],
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Staff
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10/12/2022 8:20:30 AM
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Drivers will need to be more vigilant Wednesday on their morning commute, as the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) celebrates Walk and Bike to School Day.
Thousands of students across the state are expected to participate. (snip) Families that may live too far to walk or bike the entire way can still participate.
Many districts are hosting drop off points within a half mile of schools, where volunteers will be ready to walk the rest of the way with those kids.
KSTP-TV [Minneapolis St. Paul],
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Brittney Ermon
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10/9/2022 10:23:25 PM
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Minnesotans celebrated Native American culture at Midtown Global Market on Sunday afternoon to honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
It was first formally recognized last year when President Biden declared it a national holiday.
With every beat of the drum, Native American traditions were front and center celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day. (snip) Indigenous Food Lab members gave step by step instructions on how to make sunflower cookies
KSTP-TV [Minneapolis St. Paul],
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Brittney Ermon
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10/9/2022 5:49:10 PM
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Two Minnesota teens received a settlement for $80,000 from the federal government because of their treatment at Texas Border Patrol facilities in 2019.
FIVE EYEWITNESS NEWS sat down with the sisters who say they’re still healing from the abuse and mistreatment. (snip) In June of 2019, the girls, who were 14 and 16 at the time, crossed the Mexico border seeking asylum, hoping to reach their mom in Minnesota. They were arrested by border patrol.
In the Texas border facility, the sisters say they did not have access to water or enough food. In some cases, they say they were forced to play games to be fed.
KSTP-TV [Minneapolis St. Paul],
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Staff
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10/9/2022 5:39:59 PM
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U.S. Bank Stadium is among the venues the NFL announced as voting sites on Saturday, one month before the 2022 midterm elections.
Through its NFL Votes campaign, the league is encouraging fans to vote in November. Visit THIS LINK for more information on the initiative, which began in 2020.
KSTP has reached out to stadium representatives for more information about the polling process. Check back for updates and stay with 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS for all of your 2022 election coverage.
See all NFL stadium polling sites in the tweet below.
KSTP-TV [Minneapolis St. Paul],
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Callan Gray
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10/9/2022 8:58:47 AM
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Just over a month after the FDA approved an updated COVID-19 booster, only 6% of eligible Minnesotans have received the extra dose.
“Of course we always wish vaccine uptake was faster and people were clamoring to get vaccinated but I think we’re going to see the 6% rise,” said Jennifer Heath, a vaccine and preventable disease supervisor with the Minnesota Department of Health.
Reuters,
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Emma Farge
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10/3/2022 7:17:29 PM
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A United Nations agency warned on Monday of the risk of a monetary policy-induced global recession that would have especially serious consequences for developing countries and called for a new strategy. (snip) The report said that higher interest rates, including hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve, would have a more severe impact on emerging economies
Yahoo! Finance,
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Mark Gurman
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9/29/2022 4:17:01 PM
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One of Apple Inc.’s most senior executives is leaving after he turned up in a viral video on TikTok making an off-color joke that he fondles “big-breasted women” for a living. (Snip) In the video, published on Sept. 5, Apple’s Tony Blevins was approached by TikTok and Instagram creator Daniel Mac as part of a series where he asks owners of expensive cars their occupations. The executive was stopped by Mac while parking a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, an out-of-production sports car that fetches hundreds of thousands of dollars.
CNN,
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Rob Kuznia
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9/25/2022 5:21:17 PM
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Marnette Gordon was doing laundry at home in Minneapolis one summer morning last year when a call came from her 36-year-old son.
She figured her son, Telly Blair, was checking in to see if she wanted a soda from a gas station down the street, where he often went for fuel and snacks.
"Mom, I've been shot," he said. "Call the police!" (snip) KG Wilson, a longtime resident of the Twin Cities, said police withdrew from violent neighborhoods in the aftermath of Floyd's killing — a common sentiment among locals.
"The criminals were celebrating. They were getting rich," he said. "They were selling drugs openly."
Associated Press,
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HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
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9/25/2022 9:41:41 AM
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President Joe Biden’s top environment official visited what is widely considered the birthplace of the environmental justice movement Saturday to unveil a national office that will distribute $3 billion in block grants to underserved communities burdened by pollution. (snip) merge three existing EPA programs to oversee a portion of Democrats’ $60 billion investment in environmental justice initiatives created by the Inflation Reduction Act
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apparently Karl Marx must already be taken