Feeding Our Future witness says he helped set up fake meal sites during the pandemic
A former Feeding Our Future employee said in a federal courtroom in Minneapolis that he conspired with others at the Twin Cities nonprofit to steal money from government child nutrition programs. He s...
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Chancellor: SCSU failed to make annual budget corrections, leading to likely program cuts, layoffs
The St. Cloud State University faculty union has just eight days to respond to a proposed axing of more than a third of the school’s degree programs and 57 teaching positions.
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Taliban affirms that stoning will be punishment for adulterers - especially women
In a recording, the group’s leader declared: “We will flog the women ... we will stone them to death in public [for crimes].” What does Islamic law say on the matter? And have stonin...
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How these University of Texas-Austin students view Gaza war protests on their campus
As campus protests against Israel’s war spread to colleges across the U.S., NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with University of Texas at Austin students, on both sides, about their concerns and de...
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Plug your nose! Malodorous corpse flower is about to bloom at Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
A rare and stinky corpse flower is about to bloom at Como Park Zoo and Conservatory.
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Brooklyn Park teen sentenced to 11 years for murder
Foday Kamara, 17, was sentenced Wednesday for the murder of 23-year-old Zaria McKeever in 2022. Kamara broke into McKeever’s apartment and fatally shot her.
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Sandhill crane shot and killed in central Minnesota. DNR seeking tips
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking tips and information on a shooting of a sandhill crane from a roadway northeast of Clarissa in Todd County.
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Minnesota schools celebrate Bike to School Day. Send us your photos
More than 150 schools across the state are participating in the event aimed at promoting safe walking and biking, reducing traffic crashes that harm pedestrians and connecting families.
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Jamal Murray fined $100,000 for tossing objects onto court during Nuggets' loss to Timberwolves
Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has been fined $100,000 by the NBA but avoided a suspension for what the league described as “throwing multiple objects in the direction of a game official duri...
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Biden heads to Wisconsin to laud a new Microsoft facility, meet voters - and troll Trump
President Joe Biden is racing into yet another battleground state. Biden on Wednesday is traveling to Racine, Wisconsin, where he’ll highlight a decision by Microsoft to build a $3.3 billion dat...
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Some students who protested at colleges don't regret potential punishment
Some students face criminal charges, suspensions and even expulsions for participating in pro-Palestinian protests and encampments. Their reason? A "just cause."
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