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Passenger rail backers hope Biden’s infrastructure plan could return train service to Duluth 

Passenger rail backers hope Biden’s infrastructure plan could return train service to Duluth 

Backers of a long-proposed passenger rail service between Duluth and Minneapolis are giddy over the infrastructure plan President Joe Biden unveiled earlier this week. Biden is calling for an $80 billion investment in rail — including, potentially, more than $500 million in funding for the proposed Northern Lights Express project.
by Dan Kraker

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MLB moving All-Star Game in response to voting restrictions

MLB moving All-Star Game in response to voting restrictions

Major League Baseball moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta's Truist Park, a response Friday to Georgia enacting a new law last month restricting voting rights.
by The Associated Press

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Man rams car into 2 Capitol police; 1 officer, driver killed

Man rams car into 2 Capitol police; 1 officer, driver killed

A Capitol Police officer has been killed after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol and then emerged wielding a knife. The suspect died at a hospital. 
by The Associated Press

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U.S., Iran say they'll begin indirect talks on nuclear program

The United States and Iran said Friday that they would start indirect talks with other major world powers next week to try to get both countries back into an accord limiting Iran's nuclear program, nearly three years after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal.
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Justice Department working with tribes on missing persons

Justice Department working with tribes on missing persons

The effort is aimed at mobilizing local and federal resources and expanding the investigative capabilities of tribal law enforcement agencies. But advocates say the effort has a big hole because it doesn’t apply if someone goes missing off the reservation. 
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