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As Minnesota paid leave program hits half-year mark, 75,000 have already tapped into it

As Minnesota paid leave program hits half-year mark, 75,000 have already tapped into it

Minnesota’s paid leave program gives workers time off with partial pay around family expansions or medical programs. So far almost 75,000 people have been approved for leave.
by Dana Ferguson and Kyra Miles

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Two tankers hit in latest attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, British military says

Two tankers hit in latest attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, British military says

The British military says two tankers have been struck by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz in the latest attacks targeting vessels moving through the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf. That's according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center.
by The Associated Press

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Documents show intense tangle over subpoenas against Minnesota officials during ICE surge

Documents show intense tangle over subpoenas against Minnesota officials during ICE surge

Newly released court documents show what led the Department of Justice to seek subpoenas against Minnesota political figures during the ICE surge and why those were later voided by a federal judge.
by Brian Bakst and Brandt Williams

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Hot rotisserie chicken soon could be among the foods eligible under federal food benefits

Hot rotisserie chicken soon could be among the foods eligible under federal food benefits

Congressional lawmakers are looking to add rotisserie chicken to the list of foods people can purchase with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Currently, the program excludes hot and pre-prepared foods.

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Nationally watched lawsuit has judge weighing future of Minnesota ban on prediction markets

Nationally watched lawsuit has judge weighing future of Minnesota ban on prediction markets

A federal judge on Thursday heard arguments in a case dealing with Minnesota’s law making it a crime to host or advertise a prediction market. Several entities are suing to prevent it from taking effect next month.
by Dana Ferguson

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Trump visits newly built Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota's Badlands

Trump visits newly built Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota's Badlands

President Donald Trump visited the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota on Wednesday. The $450 million library project explores the 26th president's life in the rugged, remote landscape where he roamed as a cowboy and big game hunter in the 1880s.
by The Associated Press

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He sent a harsh email to ICE's top official. 5 months later, federal agents tracked him down

He sent a harsh email to ICE's top official. 5 months later, federal agents tracked him down

Federal agents went to a Rochester, N.Y., man's home to warn him that an email he sent five months ago could be an illegal threat. He was on vacation but another agent found his hotel hundreds of miles away.
by Jude Joffe-Block

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Pop-up warnings on social media? Not yet as Minnesota law is paused until court sorts it out

Pop-up warnings on social media? Not yet as Minnesota law is paused until court sorts it out

Under a Minnesota law taking effect Wednesday, new warning labels were supposed to pop up on social media sites and apps to flag potential mental health risks of spending too much time online. But enforcement is on hold as a court sorts it out.
by Dana Ferguson

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