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Photos: Staying cool in the cities

Photos: Staying cool in the cities

Minnesotans tried to stay cool today as an excessive heat warning swept through the state. MPR News freelance photographer Tim Evans endured the heat to capture how residents in the Twin Cities spent their steamy day.
by MPR News Staff

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Haunting Canada boarding school shot wins World Press Photo

Haunting Canada boarding school shot wins World Press Photo

A haunting image of red dresses hung on crosses along a roadside, with a rainbow in the background, commemorating children who died at a residential school created to assimilate Indigenous children in Canada has won the prestigious World Press Photo award.
by The Associated Press

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Target Field gets new grass for first time since opening

Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis, got brand-new grass laid out on Thursday — the first time since the field opened 12 years ago.
by MPR News Staff

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Photos: Teachers take up the picket line for strike

Photos: Teachers take up the picket line for strike

Educators had walking picket lines outside schools Tuesday morning — including at Justice Page Middle School in south Minneapolis, and at Washburn High School.
by MPR News Staff

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Photos: Ukrainian Minnesotans march through Minneapolis in support of Ukraine

Photos: Ukrainian Minnesotans march through Minneapolis in support of Ukraine

The crowd sang, chanted, and carried Ukrainian flags — and signs reading "Stop Putin, Stop War" and "No War in Ukraine" — as they marched across both the Stone Arch Bridge and Hennepin Avenue Bridge.
by MPR News Staff

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Photos: Minnesotans gather to support Ukraine

Photos: Minnesotans gather to support Ukraine

Members of Minnesota's Ukrainian American community and their supporters gathered Thursday evening outside St. Constantine Ukrainian Catholic Church in Minneapolis to show support for Ukraine as it battles the ongoing attacks by Russia.
by MPR News Staff

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Photos: Beijing Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

Photos: Beijing Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has spoken at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Games, thanking those around the globe who he says have gone “beyond the call of duty” to make the events happen as a global pandemic continues raging.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Minnesota's year in photos: Pandemic, protests, people

Minnesota's year in photos: Pandemic, protests, people

The state faced COVID-19, racial reckoning and record-setting weather in 2021. Photojournalists working with MPR News captured a lot of hardship, happiness and hope. Here’s a look at what they saw.
by MPR News Staff

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