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Name a Snowplow contest: MnDOT issues annual call for a flurry of ideas

Name a Snowplow contest: MnDOT issues annual call for a flurry of ideas

With a fresh coating of snow across northern Minnesota and subzero cold on the way statewide, it’s an apt time for the launch of the state Department of Transportation’s annual Name a Snowplow contest.
by Andrew Krueger

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After CEO slaying, vitriol toward health care insurers goes viral. Is it unprecedented?

After CEO slaying, vitriol toward health care insurers goes viral. Is it unprecedented?

The offices of major Minnesota-based health insurance companies Medica and UCare remain closed to the public Tuesday after the shooting death of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in New York City last week.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gracie Stockton and Gretchen Brown

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Renowned poet and Black arts movement icon Nikki Giovanni dies at 81

Renowned poet and Black arts movement icon Nikki Giovanni dies at 81

The renowned poet Nikki Giovanni has died. Giovanni died on Monday, Dec. 9, following her third cancer diagnosis, according to a statement from friend and author Renée Watson. She was 81.
by Andrew Limbong

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Public safety officials gather in Minneapolis for national conference

Public safety officials gather in Minneapolis for national conference

At a public safety conference in Minneapolis this week, law enforcement officials from across the country are marking progress in addressing violent crime. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara took stock of this year’s crime statistics in the city.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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A prayer across the rural-urban divide: ‘Open our hearts, open our brains’

A prayer across the rural-urban divide: ‘Open our hearts, open our brains’

A rural church and an urban church’s congregants and leaders have been meeting during a contentious election year. They wanted to see if they could lower the political temperature among their congregations by learning from each other.
by Catharine Richert

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Lawsuit: A chatbot hinted a kid should kill his parents over screen time limits

Lawsuit: A chatbot hinted a kid should kill his parents over screen time limits

Two families are suing AI chatbot company Character.AI for allegedly encouraging harm after the kids became emotionally attached to the bots. One chatbot allegedly exposed them to sexualized content.
by Bobby Allyn

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Top 'Washington Post' editor kills article on deputy's departure

Top 'Washington Post' editor kills article on deputy's departure

Washington Post Acting Executive Editor Matt Murray killed a story about the departure of a veteran and popular editor for a senior position at the New York Times.
by David Folkenflik

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