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U.S. House votes to repeal ban on mining near Boundary Waters

U.S. House votes to repeal ban on mining near Boundary Waters

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to overturn a 20-year ban on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The vote could pave the way for Twin Metals Minnesota to re-apply for state and federal permits to open a proposed underground copper nickel mine outside Ely. The resolution now heads to the U.S. Senate.
by Kirsti Marohn, Clay Masters and Matthew Alvarez

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10 Minnesota chefs and restaurants named James Beard Awards semifinalists

10 Minnesota chefs and restaurants named James Beard Awards semifinalists

The list includes two Minnesotans in the category of outstanding chef and four for best chef in the Midwest. The James Beard Awards are among the restaurant industry’s most prestigious honors.
by MPR News Staff

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St. Paul church considering legal action over protest

St. Paul church considering legal action over protest

Cities Church says it’s considering its legal options after anti-ICE protesters disrupted its service on Sunday. Meanwhile, two Catholic leaders in the state are urging immigration agents to take a different enforcement approach, and hundreds of clergy members are preparing to march Friday.
by Regina Medina and MPR News Staff

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Some criminals ICE takes credit for arresting were already in Minnesota prisons

Some criminals ICE takes credit for arresting were already in Minnesota prisons

Several of the 13 “worst of the worst” criminals that the Department of Homeland Security said were arrested in Minnesota through its immigration enforcement operation were actually handed over to ICE by state prisons before Operation Metro Surge began.

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Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture, lack of sea ice for dangerous winter blast

Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture, lack of sea ice for dangerous winter blast

Meteorologists warn that a stretched polar vortex could bring severe winter weather to much of the United States. This week, warm Arctic waters and cold continental land are combining to send subzero temperatures, heavy snow, and ice across the eastern two-thirds of the country.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota Wild lose to the Montreal Canadiens 4-3

Minnesota Wild lose to the Montreal Canadiens 4-3

Cole Caufield scored the winner with 15 seconds remaining to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.
by The Associated Press

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‘ICE is here!’ Refugee family with legal status unsettled by early morning arrest 

‘ICE is here!’ Refugee family with legal status unsettled by early morning arrest 

A Minneapolis family says U.S. immigration agents detained their son, an incident advocates say highlights a broader federal initiative that is fueling fear in legally present refugee communities.
by Sarah Thamer

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Arctic outbreak on the way: What it means and how to prepare

Arctic outbreak on the way: What it means and how to prepare

Extreme cold warnings and watches are in effect across parts of the region as an Arctic outbreak brings dangerous wind chills capable of causing frostbite on exposed skin within minutes. Here’s how to best prepare for the incoming cold.

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As ICE tactics draw Minneapolis protests, people in greater Minnesota offer nuanced views

As ICE tactics draw Minneapolis protests, people in greater Minnesota offer nuanced views

Two weeks after a federal ice agent shot and killed Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis, we take the pulse of how folks in outstate Minnesota are feeling about the immigration enforcement actions and the protests against them. For many, they see the issues not as black and white or red and blue, but as shades of gray and nuanced.
by Dan Kraker, Kirsti Marohn, Catharine Richert, Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval and David Schaper

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