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Enhanced role for immigration officers at U.S. airports as shutdown frustrates travelers

Enhanced role for immigration officers at U.S. airports as shutdown frustrates travelers

Federal immigration agentsĀ newly ordered to U.S. airportsĀ by President Donald Trump to help relieve security line congestion may guard exit lanes or check passenger IDs as a budget impasse has air travelers frustrated over hours-long waits
by The Associated Press

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Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies

Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation's premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and who later became special counsel in charge of investigating ties between Russia and Donald Trump's presidential campaign, has died. He was 81.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota's new paid leave program is a godsend to some, frustrating to others

Minnesota's new paid leave program is a godsend to some, frustrating to others

Minnesotaā€™s new Paid Leave Act allows most Minnesota workers to take up to 12 weeks of paid time off for an injury or illness or to care for a family member. About 65,000 Minnesotans have already applied. Some love it while others find the process frustrating.
by Noah Bloch

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More Marines are headed to Middle East as Iran war reaches the 3-week mark

More Marines are headed to Middle East as Iran war reaches the 3-week mark

The USS Boxer group of three ships, carrying thousands of Marines from the 11the Marine Expeditionary Unit, has left California and will reach the Persian Gulf in about three weeks, NPR has confirmed.
by NPR Staff

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Judge orders Homeland Security to open Whipple to clergy

Judge orders Homeland Security to open Whipple to clergy

A federal judge in St. Paul on Friday ordered the Department of Homeland Security to develop a plan to ensure that clergy are able to visit immigration detainees at the Whipple Federal Building. Judge Jerry Blackwellā€™s decision comes amid a lawsuit that a group of Minnesota religious leaders filed in February.
by Matt Sepic

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Politics Friday: Consumer safeguards gain bipartisan support at the Capitol

Politics Friday: Consumer safeguards gain bipartisan support at the Capitol

MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst talks about proposals toĀ protect consumers fromĀ scamsĀ and other ways Minnesotanā€™s might be swindled. Plus, a check-in with the stateā€™s economic development commissioner.
by Brian Bakst and Matthew Alvarez

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Two dozen states, 10 cities sue EPA over repeal of ā€˜endangermentā€™ finding central to climate fight

Two dozen states, 10 cities sue EPA over repeal of ā€˜endangermentā€™ finding central to climate fight

Two dozen states, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the Trump administrationā€™s repeal of a scientific finding that had been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.Ā 
by The Associated Press

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