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Wildfire burning near Burntside Lake outside Ely forces evacuations

Wildfire burning near Burntside Lake outside Ely forces evacuations

The Birch Bay Fire has burned about 25 to 30 acres near the North Arm of Burntside Lake, about eight miles outside Ely. Nine cabins have been evacuated.
by Dan Kraker

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Advocates say thousands of legitimate providers disenrolled from high-risk Medicaid programs

Advocates say thousands of legitimate providers disenrolled from high-risk Medicaid programs

Providers and disability advocates worry many providers were disenrolled simply because the Department of Human Services ran out of time to revalidate providers.
by Ellie Roth, Ngoc Bui and Nina Moini

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O'Hara's departure can be 'reset' for Minneapolis policing settlement agreement

O'Hara's departure can be 'reset' for Minneapolis policing settlement agreement

People who follow the City of Minneapolis’ settlement agreement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights say the sudden departure of former police chief Brian O’Hara may not necessarily impede the city’s progress in complying with the agreement.
by Jon Collins

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One by one, U.S. civil rights agency dismantles tools to fight discrimination

One by one, U.S. civil rights agency dismantles tools to fight discrimination

The EEOC is seeking to overturn rules created decades ago to tackle discrimination in employment. The Trump administration says those rules have led to more discrimination —against white people.
by Andrea Hsu

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Trump is facing a new inflation warning from the bond market, adding to his midterm challenges

Trump is facing a new inflation warning from the bond market, adding to his midterm challenges

The world is getting more uptight about lending money to President Donald Trump’s government. The energy price spike triggered by the Iran war has seeped into the price of bonds that help fund the U.S. government.
by The Associated Press

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Court orders payment of legal fees for man who claims ICE agents fractured his skull

Court orders payment of legal fees for man who claims ICE agents fractured his skull

Alberto Castañeda Mondragón was hospitalized after he said ICE agents in St. Paul dragged him from a vehicle, threw him to the ground and repeatedly struck him in the head with a steel baton. ICE agents told hospital staff that the man ran while handcuffed into a brick wall.
by MPR News Staff

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Twin Cities residents honored with JFK Profile in Courage Award

Twin Cities residents honored with JFK Profile in Courage Award

The residents of the Twin Cities were honored Sunday with a John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, for demonstrating “compassion and unwavering commitment to the ideals that sustain our democracy” during the federal immigration enforcement surge.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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