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Instagram's CEO faces senators accusing his company of harming some young users

Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, faced off with senators angry over revelations of how the photo-sharing platform can harm some young users and demanding that the company commit to making changes.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesotans travel to Myanmar region to support persecuted Karen

Minnesotans travel to Myanmar region to support persecuted Karen

For Minnesota's Karen population, the coup that happened in Myanmar in February and the persecution of the Karen people that has followed are impossible to ignore. Jesse Phenow and Ku Hser, two Minnesotans who are in the Myanmar region to help the Karen, spoke to host Cathy Wurzer before they left Friday.
by Cathy Wurzer, Kelly Gordon and Alex Cheng

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Five GOP candidates for governor say they’ve had COVID-19

Five GOP candidates for governor say they’ve had COVID-19

Five candidates competing for the Republican nomination to run for governor of Minnesota next year said they have all had COVID-19, and they all oppose vaccine mandates. Two said they haven’t been vaccinated. They talked about it Tuesday night at a candidate forum. 
by Tim Pugmire

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State DFL, Republican leaders make plans for budget surplus

State DFL, Republican leaders make plans for budget surplus

On Tuesday, Minnesota officials reported a projected $7.7 billion state budget surplus. Host Cathy Wurzer spoke to DFL Majority Leader Ryan Winkler and Republican Sen. Julie Rosen about their plans for the historic surplus.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Minneapolis City Council set to finalize city budget

Minneapolis City Council set to finalize city budget

The Minneapolis City Council is scheduled to finalize the city’s $1.6 billion dollar budget Wednesday night with very few substantial changes from Mayor Jacob Frey’s budget proposal.
by Jon Collins

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Australia joins U.S. in diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

Australia joins U.S. in diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

Australia will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights concerns, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Wednesday.
by The Associated Press

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Supreme Court weighs mandating public funds for religious schools in Maine

Supreme Court weighs mandating public funds for religious schools in Maine

At issue in the case is whether the state, which pays for some students to attend non-sectarian private schools, should also pay tuition for students to attend religious schools.
by Nina Totenberg

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Biden pledged to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt. Here's what he's done so far

Biden pledged to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt. Here's what he's done so far

President Joe Biden provided hundreds of thousands of borrowers with debt relief this year — but his campaign promise to cancel at least $10,000 of student debt per person remains unfulfilled.
by Cory Turner

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