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Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the U.S. since 1979, dies in Cuba
Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has died.
Trump to place import taxes on drugs, home furnishings and heavy trucks
President Trump said he will put import taxes of 100 percent on pharmaceutical drugs, 50 percent on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30 percent on upholstered furniture and 25 percent on heavy trucks starting on Oct. 1.
Politics Friday: Walz sounds off on new book, 3rd term bid and a rift with Republicans
Gov. Tim Walz is seeking a third term as Minnesota’s governor. MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst interviews Walz about his reelection campaign and challenges he’s confronting in the current term.
Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin says it will stop scheduling patients for abortions starting next week as it works to provide the service in the face of Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill.
Minneapolis mayoral candidate says his campaign office was vandalized
Minneapolis mayoral candidate and state Sen. Omar Fateh says his campaign office was vandalized this week, with an Islamophobic message and threat graffitied on a wall.