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Dangerous cold across Minnesota leads to more school delays for Wednesday

Dangerous cold across Minnesota leads to more school delays for Wednesday

Some Minnesota school districts have announced they’ll be starting classes late or moving to online learning on Wednesday, Feb. 19, as a stretch of dangerously cold conditions continues across the region.
by Andrew Krueger

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Tribal funding caught in crossfire from Trump administration

Tribal funding caught in crossfire from Trump administration

Tribes depend heavily on both ‘638’ and ‘direct’ funds for essential services. But what are these funds? And how are they linked to tribal sovereignty?

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Retail recreational marijuana, take two. Cannabis management leader speaks to rollout

Retail recreational marijuana, take two. Cannabis management leader speaks to rollout

On Tuesday, the Office of Cannabis Management started accepting applications for licenses to grow and sell marijuana — for a second time. Eric Taubel, interim director, joined Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer Tuesday.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Leonard Peltier leaves prison after Biden commuted his sentence in the killing of two FBI agents

Leonard Peltier leaves prison after Biden commuted his sentence in the killing of two FBI agents

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier has been released from a high-security Florida prison. Peltier was freed Tuesday morning, nearly a month after then-President Joe Biden commuted his life sentence in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
by The Associated Press

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Black-owned businesses say DEI initiatives fell short

Black-owned businesses say DEI initiatives fell short

Trump’s rollback of DEI initiatives leaves some Black-owned business leaders unfazed. Biden’s DEI policies delivered some gains — but not enough to overcome structural barriers. ‘Good old boy’ network and other barriers shut minority-owned firms out of federal government contracts, some firms say.

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U.S. and Russia discuss ending Ukraine war, without Kyiv

U.S. and Russia discuss ending Ukraine war, without Kyiv

The talks build on last week’s phone call between President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin during which the two leaders agreed to work together toward a negotiated end to the war.
by Charles Maynes

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