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Stories from November 25, 2022

The U.S. ties England in a scoreless World Cup game

The U.S. ties England in a scoreless World Cup game

The U.S. men's team must beat Iran on Tuesday to reach the knockout stage. England leads the pack in the latest group standings.
by Emma Bowman and Tom Goldman

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Elon Musk says Twitter will re-launch its verification program next week

Elon Musk says Twitter will re-launch its verification program next week

The embattled CEO tweeted Friday that the company will re-launch its paid verification program next week. He says accounts will be manually verified and color coded, but has yet to offer details.
by Emily Olson

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Weekend weather: Mild Saturday temps, then cooler on Sunday

Weekend weather: Mild Saturday temps, then cooler on Sunday

Our weekend weather will be fairly quiet. Saturday will be the warmest day of the weekend, then temps retreat on Sunday.
by Ron Trenda

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How a basketball jersey can open pathways for Native opportunities

How a basketball jersey can open pathways for Native opportunities

Artist Sarah Agaton Howes (Anishinaabe) designed warmup jerseys for the University of Minnesota women’s basketball team. They debuted during a game last Sunday that also included jingle dress dancers, traditional drumming and land acknowledgment in honor of Native American Heritage Month.
by Robyn Katona and Feven Gerezgiher

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For Tim Weah, a World Cup goal capped a family journey. Now he's ready for England

For Tim Weah, a World Cup goal capped a family journey. Now he's ready for England

The U.S. will play England at 1 p.m. Central on Friday in Qatar, with Weah's parents in the stands. His father, George Weah, was a star player in the '90s but never made it to the World Cup himself.
by Tom Goldman

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Very mild with sunshine Friday and Saturday; snow and rain possible next week

Very mild with sunshine Friday and Saturday; snow and rain possible next week

We’ll have lots of sun both Friday and Saturday with very mild temperatures for the end of November. Highs will be in the 40s in southern Minnesota and upper 30s in northern Minnesota. Saturday will be even warmer with highs ranging from the low 50s in southern Minnesota to upper 30s in northwest Minnesota. It’ll be cooler with rain and snow possible next week.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Cousins, Vikings rebound from blowout to beat Patriots

Cousins, Vikings rebound from blowout to beat Patriots

The Minnesota Vikings have quickly become a confident and resilient team under rookie coach Kevin O'Connell and his staff — and they sure showed it in this short week.
by The Associated Press

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40 years ago, massive Thanksgiving fire destroyed a block of downtown Minneapolis

40 years ago, massive Thanksgiving fire destroyed a block of downtown Minneapolis

It started late on Thanksgiving Day, 1982 — Nov. 25, to be exact. Forty years ago. Flames erupted from the vacant former Donaldson's Department Store building in downtown Minneapolis and quickly spread to the adjacent 16-story Northwestern National Bank building.
by Tim Nelson

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What we know (and don't know) about how abortion affected the midterms

What we know (and don't know) about how abortion affected the midterms

What can polls tell us? (Not a lot.) Why did ballot measures favor abortion rights while abortion rights opponents won handily? (It's complicated.) And more lessons from the midterms.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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To raise funds for trans communities, an artist has pledged to do 1,000 pansy tattoos

To raise funds for trans communities, an artist has pledged to do 1,000 pansy tattoos

The project A Thousand Pansies aims to raise money to support the trans community with the tattooing of 1,000 pansy flowers. To get the tattoo, participants must donate $500 to a designated charity.
by Halisia Hubbard

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Afghans are bracing for a winter many fear will be even worse than the last

Afghans are bracing for a winter many fear will be even worse than the last

At World Food Programme distribution sites, "Everybody tells us, 'Last winter was difficult, but we have no idea how we will get through the coming winter,'" says a WFP spokesperson in Kabul.
by Arezou Rezvani, Claire Harbage and Fazelminallah Qazizai

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Here's how some therapists are tackling structural racism in their practice

Here's how some therapists are tackling structural racism in their practice

A new wave of counselors is supporting people of color by 'decolonizing' the practice of therapy. They aim to make therapy more culturally responsive and to take generational trauma into account.
by Lauren Beard

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How stores ended up with too many (wrong) clothes

How stores ended up with too many (wrong) clothes

Remember when we couldn't get enough athleisure? Or pajamas? Now, the hottest question for clothing retailers is whether they've got an "inventory glut." For shoppers, this means discounts.
by Alina Selyukh

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Hong Kong court convicts Cardinal Zen, 5 others over fund to help arrested protestors

Hong Kong court convicts Cardinal Zen, 5 others over fund to help arrested protestors

A 90-year-old Roman Catholic cardinal and five others were fined after being found guilty of failing to register a fund that aimed to help people arrested in widespread protests three years ago.
by The Associated Press

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Japan investigators raid Dentsu in widening Olympic probe

Japan investigators raid Dentsu in widening Olympic probe

Japanese prosecutors raided the headquarters of advertising company Dentsu as the investigation into corruption related to the Tokyo Olympics widened. Dentsu helped land the 2020 Games for Tokyo.
by The Associated Press

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