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Minneapolis school board set to unveil cuts to close $75 million budget gap

Minneapolis school board set to unveil cuts to close $75 million budget gap

Minneapolis school board members on Tuesday night are expected to lay out planned cuts to balance the budget for next school year. A recent survey of Twin Cities area school districts shows other school systems struggling to close gaps as well.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Switching from gas to electric? Here are 3 appliances that are easy to install

Switching from gas to electric? Here are 3 appliances that are easy to install

Changing from gas to climate-friendly electric appliances often involves expensive retrofits. A growing list of companies offer stoves, heat pumps and water heaters that make it easier and cheaper.
by Jeff Brady

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It's your last chance to claim pandemic-era stimulus checks, the IRS says. Here's how

It's your last chance to claim pandemic-era stimulus checks, the IRS says. Here's how

The IRS says some Americans who have not filed their 2021 tax returns could be eligible for a pandemic-era relief payment, as long as they do so by April 15. Here's what to know as Tax Day approaches.
by Rachel Treisman

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Pentagon restores webpages of Black veterans, Navajo Code Talkers and others after outcry

Pentagon restores webpages of Black veterans, Navajo Code Talkers and others after outcry

A Pentagon official not authorized to speak publicly said its review to scrub websites of DEI content was too hasty and also used search terms like “gay,” leading to the flagging of Enola Gay images.
by Tom Bowman

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Delta plane that crash-landed in Toronto last month showed high rate of descent, initial report says

Delta plane that crash-landed in Toronto last month showed high rate of descent, initial report says

A preliminary report into why a Delta Air Lines jet coming from Minneapolis burst into flames and flipped upside down as it tried to land in Toronto has been released.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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American believed to be last person to see missing U.S. student has left the Dominican Republic

American believed to be last person to see missing U.S. student has left the Dominican Republic

Lawyers for a student at St. Cloud University in Minnesota who is believed to be the last person to see missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic, say he has left the Caribbean country. 
by The Associated Press

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Eichorn resigns Minnesota Senate seat amid soliciting a minor charge

Eichorn resigns Minnesota Senate seat amid soliciting a minor charge

Grand Rapids Republican Justin Eichorn was facing possible expulsion from the Senate on Thursday after being arrested Monday in a prostitution sting in Bloomington and charged with attempting to solicit a 17-year-old. He appeared in court Thursday afternoon.
by Dana Ferguson and Clay Masters

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