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6 takeaways from Trump’s pointedly partisan address to Congress

6 takeaways from Trump’s pointedly partisan address to Congress

After a firehose of a first six weeks back in the White House, President Trump delivered a boastful and partisan address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. Here are six takeaways from the speech.
by Domenico Montanaro

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Trump’s drive to boost domestic mining stokes long-running debate near BWCA

Trump’s drive to boost domestic mining stokes long-running debate near BWCA

As President Donald Trump lifts “undue burdens” on U.S. mines, the shift in the federal posture could boost long-simmering projects in northern Minnesota. Meanwhile, efforts at the state level to slow mining face dim prospects.
by Clay Masters

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Highways reopening in southern Minnesota after closures due to blizzard; Walz activates National Guard

Highways reopening in southern Minnesota after closures due to blizzard; Walz activates National Guard

With shovels, snowblowers and snowplows, Minnesotans got to work Wednesday digging out from a major late-winter storm that walloped southern and eastern parts of the state with heavy snow, howling winds and blizzard conditions.
by Andrew Krueger, Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Read NPR’s annotated fact check of President Trump’s address to Congress

President Donald Trump vowed to keep up his campaign of “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy as he delivered an unyielding address Tuesday night to Congress and the nation. Democratic legislators registered their dissent with stone faces, placards calling out "lies,” and one legislator’s ejection.
by The Associated Press and NPR Staff

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Minnesota joins lawsuit against construction company for rape, assault allegations

Minnesota joins lawsuit against construction company for rape, assault allegations

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is joining a lawsuit against Absolute Drywall for violating the state’s human rights law. The construction company allegedly failed to investigate an employee’s reports of sexual harassment and rape and fired the employee who came forward.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Stripper Awards Gala in Minneapolis spotlights sex workers, decriminalization efforts

Stripper Awards Gala in Minneapolis spotlights sex workers, decriminalization efforts

The event for sex workers and their allies praised the best in the business while advocating for stronger labor protections for dancers and sharing the importance of decriminalized sex work.
by Sam Stroozas

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