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Ray Suarez on the future of religion in America

Ray Suarez on the future of religion in America

Award-winning journalist Ray Suarez speaks in St. Paul about the future of religion in America.

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Minnesota lawmakers reach tentative deal on police accountability measures

Minnesota lawmakers reach tentative deal on police accountability measures

The bipartisan agreement includes restrictions on no-knock warrants, on confidential informants and jailhouse witnesses, and on the ability of police to seize suspects’ property. But the bill doesn’t contain the far-reaching changes that many activists had demanded.
by David H. Montgomery

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Mike Gravel, former U.S. senator for Alaska, dies at 91

Mike Gravel, former U.S. senator for Alaska, dies at 91

Mike Gravel, a former U.S. senator from Alaska who read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record and confronted Barack Obama about nuclear weapons during a later presidential run, has died. He was 91.
by The Associated Press

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UFO report: No sign of aliens, but 143 mystery objects defy explanation

UFO report: No sign of aliens, but 143 mystery objects defy explanation

A U.S. government report on UFOs, released Friday, said it found no evidence of aliens, but acknowledged 143 reports of "unidentified aerial phenomena" since 2004 that could not be explained.
by Greg Myre

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Senate moves again to end Walz emergency powers

Senate moves again to end Walz emergency powers

Gov. Tim Walz said Friday he would end the state’s COVID-19 emergency on Aug. 1, but that wasn’t good enough for Senate Republicans who moved to remove Walz’s emergency powers on July 1. 
by Tim Pugmire

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Congress votes to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump

Congress votes to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump

Congressional Democrats have approved a measure reinstating rules aimed at limiting climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas drilling, a rare effort by Democrats to use the legislative branch to overturn a regulatory rollback under President Donald Trump.
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Harris heads to border after facing criticism for absence

Harris heads to border after facing criticism for absence

The vice president has faced months of criticism from members of both parties for declining to make the trip thus far and for her muddied explanations as to why.
by The Associated Press

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