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St. Paul City Council Member Nelsie Yang champions working class families like her own

St. Paul City Council Member Nelsie Yang champions working class families like her own

Nelsie Yang was just 24 years old in 2019 when she won a seat on the St. Paul City Council representing St. Paul’s east side — becoming the youngest woman and first-ever Hmong woman on the council.
by Gretchen Brown

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Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer

Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer

Former President Joe Biden's office says he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone. 
by The Associated Press

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Trump's DOJ focuses in on voter fraud, with a murky assist from DOGE

Trump's DOJ focuses in on voter fraud, with a murky assist from DOGE

President Donald Trump and his allies have long made false claims of widespread noncitizen voting. Now, as the GOP pursues new restrictions, experts worry isolated arrests will be used to push the new rules.
by Miles Parks and Jude Joffe-Block

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Supreme Court extends pause on deportations under Alien Enemies Act in Texas

Supreme Court extends pause on deportations under Alien Enemies Act in Texas

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting a group of immigrants in northern Texas under the Alien Enemies Act. It said it’s not directly addressing whether the invocation of the act was legal.
by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

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Farmers weigh Trump’s trade war like they watch the weather, waiting to see how things go

Farmers weigh Trump’s trade war like they watch the weather, waiting to see how things go

Farm country voted heavily for Donald Trump last November. Now many farmers are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward the Republican president’s disputes with China and other international markets. More than half of U.S. soybeans are exported internationally, with roughly half of those going to China, so it’s a critical market.
by The Associated Press

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