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A taste of the Fringe Festival: Four shows

A taste of the Fringe Festival: Four shows

With more than 100 productions scattered across the city, the Minnesota Fringe Festival is too sprawling to capture in a single take. From a reanimated insult comic to a Shakespeare lottery, here’s a glimpse of what this year’s Fringe has to offer.
by Jacob Aloi, Anika Besst, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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Trump demands official overseeing jobs data be fired after dismal employment report

Trump demands official overseeing jobs data be fired after dismal employment report

President Donald Trump on Friday called for the firing of the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than previously reported.
by The Associated Press

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it’s shutting down

Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it’s shutting down

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funnels federal money to public media stations, says it’s winding down operations after President Trump signed a law rescinding all funding.
by Scott Neuman

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Remember running the mile in school? The Presidential Fitness Test is coming back

Remember running the mile in school? The Presidential Fitness Test is coming back

The Cold War-era test was a staple of school gyms for half a century before the Obama administration replaced it. President Donald Trump says his focus on childhood fitness is for both physical and patriotic reasons.
by Rachel Treisman

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Child dies after being hit by city truck in Moorhead

Child dies after being hit by city truck in Moorhead

Authorities say a 9-year-old boy died Thursday after being hit by a city public works truck in Moorhead.
by MPR News Staff

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The White House sets a swath of new tariff rates — and a new date — for dozens of countries

The White House sets a swath of new tariff rates — and a new date — for dozens of countries

An executive order says most of the tariffs will not take effect for at least a week, despite an earlier assertion that new rates would take effect on Friday. Some goods from Canada would get a new 35 percent tariff rate beginning Friday, though.
by NPR Washington Desk

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