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Biden sets goal of July 4th to 'mark independence from this virus'
President Joe Biden is aiming for the country to begin to find a degree of normalcy and begin to move on from the coronavirus pandemic by the July 4th holiday, Biden announced in his first prime-time address Thursday night from the White House on the one-year anniversary of the pandemic.
Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty on the future of the GOP
Former Republican Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks at a University of Minnesota Humphrey School event about the future of the GOP.
Nursing home residents can get hugs again, feds say
Nursing home residents vaccinated against COVID-19 can get hugs again from their loved ones, and all residents may enjoy more indoor visits, the government said Wednesday in a step toward pre-pandemic normalcy.
Reporter acquitted in case seen as attack on press rights
Jurors have acquitted an Iowa journalist who was pepper-sprayed and arrested by police while covering a protest in a case that critics have derided as an attack on press freedom and an abuse of prosecutorial discretion. 
Signs of the times: Months after the election, yard signs still causing a ruckus
The 2020 election is over, but in some Minnesota communities, the campaign is still sparking controversy — in people’s yards. And cities are now rethinking their election sign restrictions.