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Minnesotans return from climate summit energized despite its shortcomings

Minnesotans return from climate summit energized despite its shortcomings

More than 60 Minnesotans have returned home after spending up to two weeks in Scotland at the United Nations climate change summit known as COP26. The delegates say they're energized from the experience, but that a lot more work needs to be done to prevent the worst impacts of climate change.
by Dan Kraker

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Keith Ellison to seek 2nd term as Minnesota attorney general

Keith Ellison to seek 2nd term as Minnesota attorney general

Keith Ellison is Minnesota's first Black attorney general. He was also the first Muslim elected to Congress, a job he left in 2018 to run for attorney general. During a remote campaign announcement, Ellison said his goal remains to help people afford their lives.
by Tim Pugmire

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Trump ally Bannon taken into custody on contempt charges

Trump ally Bannon taken into custody on contempt charges

The 67-year-old was indicted on Friday on two counts of criminal contempt – one for refusing to appear for a congressional deposition and the other for refusing to provide documents in response to the committee's subpoena.
by The Associated Press

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Students are still struggling to get internet. The infrastructure bill could help

Students are still struggling to get internet. The infrastructure bill could help

President Joe Biden's infrastructure bill includes $65 billion for improving broadband. That money could make a big difference for rural college students, who are especially disconnected.
by Elissa Nadworny

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What 2021's recent elections tell us about voting in 2022 and beyond

What 2021's recent elections tell us about voting in 2022 and beyond

Recent off-year elections showed that voters may not be so invested in making it easier to vote, while Republicans may benefit more from higher voter turnout than they previously had thought.
by Miles Parks

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Gasoline prices are surging. Can Biden actually do something about it?

Gasoline prices are surging. Can Biden actually do something about it?

Presidents don't set the gas price you pay at the pump, but they're often blamed for it. Rising energy costs, including gasoline as well as natural gas and coal, are a major driver of high inflation.
by Camila Domonoske

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White House to host 1st summit of tribal nations since 2016

White House to host 1st summit of tribal nations since 2016

President Joe Biden will announce steps Monday to improve public safety and justice for Native Americans during the first tribal nations summit since 2016, the White House said.
by The Associated Press

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Here's what world leaders agreed to — and what they didn't — at the UN climate summit

Here's what world leaders agreed to — and what they didn't — at the UN climate summit

The agreement was built from compromises on many fronts, including a last-minute effort by India to weaken efforts to phase out coal. Still, it broke new ground in creating a worldwide consensus to transition away from fossil fuels and to speed up countries' ambitions to cut emissions faster.
by Lauren Sommer

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Inflation is surging and people are hopping mad

Inflation is surging and people are hopping mad

Inflation is the highest it's been in more than 30 years, imposing a financial burden on households and putting President Biden under pressure.
by Scott Horsley

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Republicans and Democrats contemplate a future without Donald Trump

Republicans and Democrats contemplate a future without Donald Trump

Both parties in Virginia and New Jersey were left to contemplate how Republicans ran well without Trump on the ballot or in office, while Democrats found it hard to hold recent gains in the suburbs.
by Ron Elving

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