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Congress seeks compromise to boost computer chip industry

Congress seeks compromise to boost computer chip industry

A global computer chip shortage has made it harder for consumers to get their hands on cars, computers and other modern-day necessities. Congress is looking to boost chip manufacturing and research in the United States with billions of federal dollars.
by The Associated Press

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Sarah Palin is attempting a comeback in Alaska, but her star has dimmed at home

Sarah Palin is attempting a comeback in Alaska, but her star has dimmed at home

The former GOP vice presidential candidate resigned as Alaska governor in 2009. Even around her hometown of Wasilla, many Republicans soured as she gained a national following as a culture warrior.
by Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media

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Speaking of genocide, Biden escalates the war of words over Ukraine

Speaking of genocide, Biden escalates the war of words over Ukraine

The concept and practice of the U.S. government deciding what to recognize as a genocide is profoundly political, both in contemporary and historical cases.
by Ron Elving

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Money to nonprofits a key difference on public safety legislation

Money to nonprofits a key difference on public safety legislation

There are big differences in the public safety plans that lawmakers are considering at the Minnesota Capitol this session. For one, Gov. Tim Walz and the House Democrats want to fund nonprofit community groups that are fighting crime. Republicans in the Senate don’t support that approach. 
by Tim Pugmire

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Walz pads cash lead as Qualls, Jensen rake in most for GOP

Walz pads cash lead as Qualls, Jensen rake in most for GOP

Having the most money doesn’t always mean electoral success, but some party activists view it as a measure of viability when they choose candidates.
by Brian Bakst

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Crazy cow? Stuck foxes? Lawn mowers on lakes? At the DNR info center, no question too wild

Crazy cow? Stuck foxes? Lawn mowers on lakes? At the DNR info center, no question too wild

Every year the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fields more than 90,000 phone calls and 25,000 emails with questions that run from the mundane to the wacky. A team of DNR workers hustles to answer them all, six days a week.
by Dan Kraker

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A Russian woman is jailed for replacing store price tags with anti-war messages

A Russian woman is jailed for replacing store price tags with anti-war messages

Artist Aleksandra Skochilenko reportedly swapped in a tag at a St. Petersburg supermarket with a note about the bombing of a Mariupol art school. Her lawyer said a shopper reported her to the police.
by NPR Staff

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Meet three Republican candidates for Minnesota governor

Meet three Republican candidates for Minnesota governor

A month before the Republican convention, MPR News host Mike Mulcahy talks with three of the Republicans who hope to challenge Gov. Tim Walz: Sen. Paul Gazelka, former business executive Kendall Qualls and Sen. Michelle Benson. Plus a conversation with NPR Senior Political Editor Domenico Montanaro.
by Mike Mulcahy and Maja Beckstrom

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