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The couple who waved guns at BLM protesters plead guilty to misdemeanors

The couple who waved guns at BLM protesters plead guilty to misdemeanors

The wealthy duo's defense lawyer told NPR they "understand that what they did is a violation of Missouri law" but if faced with a similar situation, Mark McCloskey would do it again.
by Vanessa Romo

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Minnesota House GOP filibusters in contentious budget debate

Minnesota House GOP filibusters in contentious budget debate

The Minnesota House launched into a long, contentious debate that delayed its first floor votes on the big budget bills that lawmakers were unable to pass before time ran out on the year’s regular session last month. 
by The Associated Press

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One woman's decades-long fight to make Juneteenth a U.S. holiday

One woman's decades-long fight to make Juneteenth a U.S. holiday

"We can all finally celebrate. The whole country together," says Opal Lee, 94, who has been working for years to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.
by Vanessa Romo

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Council presses Frey on contract for reopening 38th and Chicago

Council presses Frey on contract for reopening 38th and Chicago

Minneapolis City Council members on Thursday questioned why Mayor Jacob Frey used emergency pandemic powers to contract with a community group tasked with reopening the intersection where George Floyd was murdered.
by Jon Collins

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U.S. to spend $3.2B on treatments for COVID-19, other viruses

U.S. to spend $3.2B on treatments for COVID-19, other viruses

The United States is devoting more than $3 billion to speed development of treatments for COVID-19 and other dangerous viruses. There are some antiviral pills in development that could begin arriving by year’s end, pending the completion of testing.
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Obamacare wins for the 3rd time at the Supreme Court

Obamacare wins for the 3rd time at the Supreme Court

The decision threw out the challenge to the law, on grounds that Texas and other objecting GOP-dominated states were not required to pay anything under the mandate provision. The vote was 7 to 2.
by Nina Totenberg and Mark Zdechlik

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No money to help stretch SNAP dollars at farmers markets in state budget

No money to help stretch SNAP dollars at farmers markets in state budget

A program that helps Minnesotans with low incomes buy produce at farmers markets could be a victim of budget negotiations at the state Capitol, and some legislators are scrambling to find a way to save it. 
by Tim Pugmire

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Protesters continue barricading Lake Street to remember 2 killed

Protesters continue barricading Lake Street to remember 2 killed

Midday Tuesday, Minneapolis police and public works crews pulled down makeshift barricades that demonstrators had set up to protect a memorial where Deona Erickson was killed Sunday night. People then put wooden pallets and a dumpster in the street. Police moved in hours later to detain some people and reopen Lake Street.
by Matt Sepic

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