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Virginia cuts Confederate Gen. Robert Lee statue into pieces

Virginia cuts Confederate Gen. Robert Lee statue into pieces

A crowd erupted in cheers and song Wednesday as work crews hoisted an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee off the giant pedestal where it has towered over Virginia’s capital city for more than a century.
by The Associated Press

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GOP's Gazelka makes it official: He's running for governor

GOP's Gazelka makes it official: He's running for governor

GOP state Sen. Paul Gazelka formally announced his run for governor Wednesday, saying Minnesota’s future was at a “crossroads” as he took aim at DFL Gov. Tim Walz.
by Brian Bakst

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What it's like inside the U.S. processing center welcoming thousands of Afghans

What it's like inside the U.S. processing center welcoming thousands of Afghans

For the past two weeks, thousands of Afghans have arrived in the U.S. Many have passed through a huge makeshift processing center in Virginia. NPR reporters got an exclusive look inside the facility.
by Tom Bowman and Monika Evstatieva

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Lawsuit: GOP donor offered money to hush girl he trafficked

Lawsuit: GOP donor offered money to hush girl he trafficked

Anton Lazzaro, a prominent Minnesota GOP donor who is charged with multiple counts of sex trafficking, is now being sued by an underage girl who was one of his alleged victims.
by The Associated Press

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Mpls. council revises ballot language on policing after judge's order

Mpls. council revises ballot language on policing after judge's order

A judge has struck down ballot language that would replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a new agency, saying the wording was misleading and unworkable. The City Council drafted new language, which was submitted to the county minutes before the deadline.
by The Associated Press, Brandt Williams and Matt Sepic

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Biden to survey NY and NJ storm damage after deadly flooding

Biden to survey NY and NJ storm damage after deadly flooding

President Joe Biden will survey damage in parts of the northeast that suffered catastrophic flash flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, and use the muddy backdrop to call for federal spending to fortify infrastructure so it can better withstand such powerful storms.
by The Associated Press

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Guinea's military declared a coup. What happens next is uncertain

Guinea's military declared a coup. What happens next is uncertain

Members of Guinea's military arrested the country's president Sunday. Col. Mamady Doumbouya, the coup's leader, said he was dissolving the country's constitution and government.
by Chris Benderev

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Pandemic pay panel won't make Labor Day deadline

Pandemic pay panel won't make Labor Day deadline

The goal of having a plan for splitting up $250 million for Minnesota’s pandemic frontline workers by Labor Day won’t come to pass. A nine-member working group is striving for unanimous agreement.
by Brian Bakst

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Parents group sues state of Minnesota, seeks statewide mask mandate for schools

Parents group sues state of Minnesota, seeks statewide mask mandate for schools

A group of parents of students at Minnesota K-12 schools that have not implemented mask mandates are suing the state, asking the court to order Gov. Tim Walz to enact a statewide mask mandate for schools amid a rise in COVID-19 cases.
by MPR News Staff

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