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Clergy hold 24-hour vigil urging lawmakers to fund HCMC

Clergy hold 24-hour vigil urging lawmakers to fund HCMC

Dozens of Twin Cities clergy gathered outside Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis for a 24-hour vigil urging state lawmakers to fund the financially struggling hospital, which leaders say is critical to providing care for low-income patients and serving as a major training site for the region’s doctors.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Congress ends record shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security

Congress ends record shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security

Thursday's vote in the House provides funding for DHS after a more than two-month shutdown, but does not include dollars for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.
by Eric McDaniel

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Trail cameras capture footage of cougar kittens in northern Minnesota

Trail cameras capture footage of cougar kittens in northern Minnesota

Cougars were native to Minnesota before becoming extinct within the state, according to the DNR. Over the past two decades, there have been dozens of sightings of lone cougars across Minnesota.
by Andrew Krueger and Dan Kraker

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Hot tub boats soon to make a splash on Mississippi River

Hot tub boats soon to make a splash on Mississippi River

Minnesota Hot Tub Boats has been approved to operate out of Boom Island Park in Minneapolis. The floating hot tubs will sail from Nicollet Island railway bridge up to the Broadway Street Bridge.
by Nicole Ki

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Lindsey Vonn tells the AP she is not yet in position emotionally to decide if she will race again

Lindsey Vonn tells the AP she is not yet in position emotionally to decide if she will race again

Lindsey Vonn is still recovering physically and emotionally from her frightening crash at the Winter Olympics. She has undergone eight surgeries after suffering a complex left leg fracture — one that nearly led to amputation — in the women’s downhill skiing race on Feb. 8.
by The Associated Press

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Supreme Court paves the way for largest-ever drop in Black representation in Congress

Supreme Court paves the way for largest-ever drop in Black representation in Congress

By weakening Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, the Supreme Court has paved the way for the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress.
by Hansi Lo Wang

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