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Rescuing the plywood — and memorializing a movement

Rescuing the plywood — and memorializing a movement

Among those who protested the police killing of George Floyd last spring were artists who expressed their grief and anger through painting. They created hundreds of murals on the plywood that Twin Cities businesses used to protect their windows during the civil unrest. With winter on the way, two young Black women are leading a major effort to preserve the artwork.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota regulators cite more bars, restaurants for violating Walz order

Minnesota regulators on Saturday told three more establishments that they face 60-day liquor license suspensions for continuing indoor, in-person bar and restaurant service in violation of state pandemic rules.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Why the CDC 'eviction ban' isn't really a ban: 'I have nowhere to go'

Why the CDC 'eviction ban' isn't really a ban: 'I have nowhere to go'

Families are getting put out on the street despite an order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to block evictions. Advocates say the order needs to be extended and strengthened.
by Chris Arnold

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Trump downplays Russia connection in first comments on cyberattack

Trump downplays Russia connection in first comments on cyberattack

Contradicting his secretary of state and other top officials, President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested without evidence that China — not Russia — may be behind the cyberattack against the United States and tried to minimize its impact.
by The Associated Press

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StoryCorps: RBG told this plaintiff in a gender equality case that 'it's all right to be a hero'

StoryCorps: RBG told this plaintiff in a gender equality case that 'it's all right to be a hero'

Sharron Cohen was the plaintiff in a case that eventually fell to a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg. And Cohen says that years later, Ginsberg encouraged her to embrace her part in the landmark case. "She stepped up and hugged me and said, 'It's all right to be a hero.' "
by Abe Selby

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Pompeo: Russia 'pretty clearly' behind massive SolarWinds cyberattack

Pompeo: Russia 'pretty clearly' behind massive SolarWinds cyberattack

The secretary of state became the highest-ranking Trump administration official to blame Russia for the vast hack that hit at least half a dozen federal agencies.
by Colin Dwyer

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With Trump silent, reprisals for hacks may fall to Biden

With Trump silent, reprisals for hacks may fall to Biden

All fingers are pointing to Russia as the source of a punishing hack of U.S. government agencies. But President Donald Trump has long been wary of blaming Moscow for cyberattacks and has been silent.
by The Associated Press

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Myon Burrell enjoys 1st days of freedom after prison release

Myon Burrell enjoys 1st days of freedom after prison release

Myon Burrell spent 18 years behind bars for a crime that he said he didn't commit. For years, as he sat in prison, time seemed to drag on slowly. But on the outside things moved at a much faster pace.
by Robin McDowell

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Additional Minnesota bar defies COVID-19 restrictions

Minnesota public safety officials have issued another liquor license suspension notice as more businesses are defying Gov. Tim Walz’s executive order barring indoor service at restaurants and bars to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
by The Associated Press

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