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Minnesota group homes run by Liberian official shut down due to fraud allegations, safety risks

Minnesota group homes run by Liberian official shut down due to fraud allegations, safety risks

Golden Touch Health Care was one of several Minnesota group home companies linked to Sekou Dukuly, who has served as the managing director of the Liberian National Port Authority since 2024. He told state authorities in 2025 he was the licensed assisted living director for its three group homes — even though an MPR News/APM Reports investigation found he lived overseas.
by Christopher Peak, Ellie Roth, Jennifer Lu and Lili Euzet

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Minnesota lost jobs in July, fewer seeking work

Minnesota lost jobs in July, fewer seeking work

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development said the state lost jobs last month and fewer people are looking for work.
by Harshawn Ratanpal

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Church group says ICE surveillance operation violated order banning agents from property

Church group says ICE surveillance operation violated order banning agents from property

A nationwide alliance of churches says the Department of Homeland Security’s undercover operations at a Minnesota church earlier this year “constitute clear and egregious violations” of a court order forbidding agents from conducting immigration enforcement operations on church property.
by MPR News Staff

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Lynx hold off Valkyries 77-66 as Olivia Miles exits with a left ankle injury

Lynx hold off Valkyries 77-66 as Olivia Miles exits with a left ankle injury

Olivia Miles had 20 points, seven assists and five rebounds before leaving midway through the fourth quarter with a left ankle injury, and the Minnesota Lynx ran away early from the Golden State Valkyries before holding on for a 77-66 win Wednesday night in a matchup of the WNBA’s top teams.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota hemp farmers rethink the crop as federal hemp-THC ban approaches

Minnesota hemp farmers rethink the crop as federal hemp-THC ban approaches

After growing hemp since 2019, Jeremy Saueressig decided to plant more soybeans this year instead. He’s among the hemp farmers calling it quits due to uncertainty.
by Nicole Ki

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Publishing bilingual poetry collection is 'a dream' for Minnesota refugee advocate

Publishing bilingual poetry collection is 'a dream' for Minnesota refugee advocate

Poems in Ana Fores Tomayo’s new collection, “Peregrina/Pilgrim” are in both English and Spanish but are not straight translations because, she says, that’s “not poetry." Fores Tomayo is executive director of Refugee Support Network.
by Elena See

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