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Efforts to shrink Social Security’s phone wait times are putting a strain elsewhere

Efforts to shrink Social Security’s phone wait times are putting a strain elsewhere

The Social Security Administration reassigned some field office employees in an effort to bring down lengthy phone wait times. But workers say these reassignments have been disruptive for staff.
by Ashley Lopez

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Flagbearer: Minnesota Iranian artist wins national visual arts prize

Flagbearer: Minnesota Iranian artist wins national visual arts prize

Minnesota-based Iranian artist Ziba Rajabi has won the inaugural $20,000 DAG Prize for Visual Arts to create “Kotál,” a large-scale fabric installation rooted in Persian mourning rituals that honors women who died pursuing freedom and continues her exploration of grief, memory and cultural displacement.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Environmental, conservation groups apply pressure on nitrate contamination in southeast Minnesota

Environmental, conservation groups apply pressure on nitrate contamination in southeast Minnesota

Environmental groups and concerned well owners in southeast Minnesota hope a lawsuit against the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Department of Agriculture will open up the rulemaking process for manure and commercial fertilizer.
by Clay Masters

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Riot guns and revolution: How a bloody 1934 workers strike in Minneapolis catalyzed the nation

Riot guns and revolution: How a bloody 1934 workers strike in Minneapolis catalyzed the nation

A landmark 1934 Minneapolis strike made the city a union town and influenced national labor law. It was an outcome that seemed all but impossible in the first part of the decade.
by Gretchen Brown

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Trump administration releases trove of files on Martin Luther King Jr. assassination

Trump administration releases trove of files on Martin Luther King Jr. assassination

The release came in response to an executive order issued by President Trump. King’s family warned they would object to any use of the records “to spread falsehoods” about King's life and legacy.
by Elena Moore

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Billy Joel says he's 'OK' and not 'deathly ill' after receiving brain disorder diagnosis

Billy Joel says he's 'OK' and not 'deathly ill' after receiving brain disorder diagnosis

Billy Joel is doing much better, the “Piano Man” singer wants fans to know. In May, Joel canceled all upcoming concerts across North America and England after being diagnosed with fluid buildup in his brain that has affected his “hearing, vision and balance.”
by The Associated Press

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