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'Bear Witness' exhibit opens at Minneapolis art gallery

An art installation previously used in pro-Palestine protests is getting a home for the next few weeks at an art gallery in Minneapolis. 
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Vikings offensive coordinator arrested on suspicion of drunken driving

Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Wes Phillips was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after being stopped for speeding on a Minneapolis interstate highway.
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Man killed in Minneapolis grocery store was acclaimed dancer

Robert Skafte, a 66-year-old dancer known for his work at Ballet of the Dolls, was killed Friday while working at Oak Grove Grocery in the city’s Loring Park neighborhood, leaving the local community and his fellow artists in mourning.
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It’s beginning to look a lot like ... TubaChristmas?

This year marks the 35th performance of TubaChristmas in the Twin Cities.
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Photos: Duluth's Bentleyville celebrates 20 years

The free walk-through light display, located at Bayfront Festival Park in downtown Duluth runs until Dec. 26.
The Maniac

Ask a Bookseller: ‘The Maniac’

Chris Miller of Broadway Books in Portland, Ore., recommends the novel “The Maniac” by Benjamín Labatut.
An ambulance and driver are illuminated as they pass

Concern over EMS in rural areas prompts task force

Emergency medical services across Minnesota are facing a wide range of problems — from staffing to finances to coverage — that are especially prevalent in rural communities.
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Bison herd helps restore Prairie Island community 

An established bison farm will give thousands of pounds of meat this winter to members of the community as tribal nations look for ways to control the production of Indigenous foods. 
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After 25 years council member Lisa Goodman leaves ‘indelible imprint’ on Minneapolis

During Lisa Goodman’s tenure, the lawmaker has had a hand in everything from restructuring the city’s departments to navigating some of the biggest economic development projects in the city’s downtown — ultimately changing the face of the city.

Liz Magill, University of Pennsylvania president, resigns as antisemitism testimony draws backlash

University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy. 
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Shohei Ohtani agrees to record $700 million, 10-year contract with Dodgers

Ohtani's total was 64 percent higher than baseball's previous record, a $426.5 million, 12-year deal for Angels outfielder Mike Trout that began in 2019.
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Man dies a day after shootout with St. Paul police

A Maplewood man has died a day after engaging in a shootout with St. Paul police. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension identified the man as Brandon Daleshaun Keys, 24, who died of a gunshot wound to the head.
French Ambassador to the United Nations Nicolas de Rivière (center) and other representatives raise their hands in favor of a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza during a U.N. Security Council meeting in New York on Friday. The U.S. vetoed it.

The U.S. has vetoed a Gaza cease-fire resolution in the U.N. Security Council

The United States was the only country to vote against a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
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How to have hard political conversations, better 

The holidays are almost here – and so is another contentious election year. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Dec. 19, MPR News host Angela Davis introduces MPR’s new project Talking Sense, designed to teach Minnesotans how to have conversations with friends and family on opposite ends of the political spectrum.  
Former President Donald Trump departs for a break during his civil fraud trial in New York City on Thursday.

Trump gag order is partially upheld in Jan. 6 case

The appeals court ruling would allow Trump to make public statements about the special counsel in the case, Jack Smith, but not other prosecutors, court staffers or their family members.
A Brightline train during its inaugural trip between Miami and West Palm Beach, Fla., in 2018. This week, the White House announced $3 billion in funding for Brightline West, a proposed high-speed rail line connecting Las Vegas and Southern California.

High-speed rail projects get a $6 billion infusion of federal infrastructure money

The White House hopes to jumpstart high-speed rail in the U.S. with money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Much of the funding announced this week will go to projects in Nevada and California.
A view of a building on University of Wisconsin Madison campus.

Wisconsin university system reaches deal with Republicans that would scale back diversity positions

The Universities of Wisconsin and Assembly Republican Speaker Robin Vos have reached a sweeping deal that would freeze hiring for diversity positions across the system in exchange for lawmakers approving employee pay raises and funding for a new engineering building at the flagship campus. 
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Deaths linked tainted cantaloupe increase to 3 in U.S., 5 in Canada

A salmonella outbreak tied to tainted cantaloupe has now killed eight people — three in the U.S. and five in Canada, health officials reported Thursday. Minnesota has the most confirmed cases of any state.
"I'm ecstatic. It's a blessing that they approved this therapy," said Victoria Gray, the first person in the U.S. to undergo CRISPR gene-editing for sickle cell, of the Food and Drug Administration's decision.

FDA approves first gene-editing treatment for human illness

The Food and Drug Administration approved two genetic treatments for sickle cell disease, including one that uses gene-editing. The approvals offer hope for patients and signal a new medical era.
A woman is facing charges after pouring what appears to be gasoline on the porch of the  Queen Anne style house in Atlanta where Martin Luther King Jr. spent the first 12 years of his life. The home was not damaged.

Visitors to Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home stop a woman from setting fire to it

"That action saved an important part of American history tonight," Atlanta's police chief told media gathered at the scene late Thursday.
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