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Trump administration to print 2020 census without citizenship question

Trump administration to print 2020 census without citizenship question

The move comes shortly after the Supreme Court ruled to keep the question off census forms for now and just a day after printing was scheduled to begin for 1.5 billion paper forms, letters and other mailings.
by The Associated Press

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In Minneapolis, hundreds protest 'cruel' immigration holding facilities

In Minneapolis, hundreds protest 'cruel' immigration holding facilities

A crowd gathered outside the downtown Minneapolis office of DFL U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar Tuesday afternoon to protest conditions at some U.S. immigration holding facilities on the southern border.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Women athletes deserve more respect. Why don't they get it?

Women athletes deserve more respect. Why don't they get it?

The U.S. women's national soccer team has made a dominant showing in the Women's World Cup. Its performance has been celebrated, but also met with varying levels of criticism. MPR News host Kerri Miller wonders, "Why don't women athletes get more respect?"
by Kerri Miller and Jeffrey Bissoy

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Shower/t-storm chances on the Fourth, but dry this weekend

Shower/t-storm chances on the Fourth, but dry this weekend

The official rain total at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 2.02 inches on Monday.  Add the .08 that fell before 3 a.m. on Tuesday and the July tally already stands at 2.10 inches.  That’s more than half our average Twin Cities rainfall total of 4.04 inches for the entire month of July! It was great…
by Ron Trenda

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House Democrats sue for Trump's tax returns

House Democrats sue for Trump's tax returns

Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass, filed a lawsuit to obtain six years of Trump's tax returns. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says the Justice Department advised he withhold them.
by Kelsey Snell

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Trump country farmers feel the heat as feds intensify immigration crackdown

Trump country farmers feel the heat as feds intensify immigration crackdown

Morrison County is overwhelmingly Trump country. It's also a place where small farmers rely on Hispanic immigrants for labor, and the president's national push to catch unauthorized workers has started to bite. A rise in farm worker arrests has Little Falls on edge.
by Riham Feshir

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Housley passes on U.S. Senate rematch in 2020

Housley passes on U.S. Senate rematch in 2020

Republican state Sen. Karin Housley lost her bid last year to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith. On Tuesday, she said she won’t wage a second campaign.
by Brian Bakst

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Ginsburg passing the liberal torch: Takeaways from a big Supreme Court term

Ginsburg passing the liberal torch: Takeaways from a big Supreme Court term

The new swing vote on the court is the conservative chief justice; Trump's appointees are going different directions; and Justice Ginsburg appears to be handing off the liberal torch to Justice Kagan.
by Nina Totenberg

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National pro-abortion-rights PAC to target Minnesota in 2020

PAC EMILY's List announced Tuesday that it will spend $20 million on legislative across the nation in 2020.Their aim is to keep the Minnesota House in DFL hands and flip the Republican-controlled Senate.
by Briana Bierschbach

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Women's World Cup: U.S. faces England in battle to reach the final

Women's World Cup: U.S. faces England in battle to reach the final

Fresh from a win over France, the Americans are just one game away from Sunday's World Cup final. But a strong, confident England team wants to upset their plans.
by Laurel Wamsley

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Is the Equal Rights Amendment finally on the cusp of passage?

Women across the country continue to lead a fight for equal rights. This hour, we talked about the Equal Rights Amendment. Though the deadline to ratify it passed decades ago, there's a new push for state legislatures to ratify it anyway.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Did President Trump's trip to the DMZ change anything?

Did President Trump's trip to the DMZ change anything?

President Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to set foot on North Korean soil. What does this trip mean for U.S. foreign policy?
by Kerri Miller

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'Three Women' puts female desire at the forefront

'Three Women' puts female desire at the forefront

For her new book, Lisa Taddeo spent nearly a decade immersed in the sex lives of three women. She says desire is one of the things we think about the most, and it's time to talk about women's desires.
by Sarah McCammon

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Report: Nike pulls flag sneaker after Kaepernick complaint

Report: Nike pulls flag sneaker after Kaepernick complaint

The shoe's heel has a U.S. flag with 13 white stars in a circle on it, known as the Betsy Ross flag. Citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal said that Colin Kaepernick told the company he and others found the flag symbol offensive because of its connection to slavery.
by The Associated Press

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Trump says tanks will be part of his July Fourth celebration

Trump says tanks will be part of his July Fourth celebration

The president had wanted a military parade of tanks and other equipment in the District of Columbia after he witnessed a similar parade on Bastille Day in Paris in 2017. That plan eventually was scuttled, partly because of cost, though Trump apparently held on to the idea.
by The Associated Press

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Judge: Andy Warhol didn't violate Prince picture copyright

Judge: Andy Warhol didn't violate Prince picture copyright

Andy Warhol transcended a photographer's copyright by transforming a picture of a vulnerable and uncomfortable Prince into an artwork that made the singer an "iconic, larger-than-life figure," a judge ruled Monday.
by The Associated Press

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Licensing offices to get payouts due to MNLARS

Licensing offices to get payouts due to MNLARS

The state will soon be sending out checks to the people who run licensing offices around the state to compensate them for problems they had with MNLARS.
by Tim Pugmire

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Who'll stop the rain? Rivers swell as southern MN braces for more storms

Who'll stop the rain? Rivers swell as southern MN braces for more storms

People who live along southern Minnesota rivers are bracing for more rising water. Forecasts say rain will continue throughout the rest of the week including on Independence Day.
by Nina Moini

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Drying out Tuesday; daytime storms on July 4

Drying out Tuesday; daytime storms on July 4

Stronger dynamics are likely to trigger numerous atmospheric fireworks around the state on Thursday for the Fourth of July.
by Bill Endersen

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In 'The Gifted School,' ripped-from-the-headlines parental scheming

In 'The Gifted School,' ripped-from-the-headlines parental scheming

Bruce Holsinger's new novel -- about overprivileged parents cheating to get their kids into a magnet school -- is very topical, but the characters are too flat to hook readers' attention for long.
by Lily Meyer

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Kids' author Mo Willems has a new creative challenge (and so should you)

Kids' author Mo Willems has a new creative challenge (and so should you)

The creator of the Pigeon series, Knuffle Bunny, and Elephant & Piggie is currently an Artist-in-Residence at the Kennedy Center. He says if you want kids to draw, you should let them see you drawing.
by Rachel Martin

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'Growing Things' will winds its tendrils into your mind

'Growing Things' will winds its tendrils into your mind

Horror writer Paul Tremblay's new short story collection is full of ghosts, monsters, nightmares and apocalypses -- all of which feel so close by they might be happening to you, right now.
by Jason Sheehan

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Tara Westover's memoir 'Educated'

Aspen Ideas Festival: Tara Westover's memoir 'Educated'

Tara Westover speaks at the 2019 Aspen Ideas Festival about her best-selling memoir, "Educated."

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LA Angels' pitcher Tyler Skaggs dies at 27

LA Angels' pitcher Tyler Skaggs dies at 27

The team announced his death and police in Southlake, Texas, said Skaggs had been found unresponsive in his hotel room. The Angels were due to start a series against the Rangers on Monday.
by Barbara Campbell

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