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Minnesota companies, entrepreneurs brace for potential Trump tariffs

Minnesota companies, entrepreneurs brace for potential Trump tariffs

Many iconic Minnesota-based companies are deeply embedded in global trade flows and could feel the impact of higher import prices and retaliatory tariffs on their exports. Smaller family-run companies could also be affected.
by Chris Farrell

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How to talk with children about racialized trauma

How to talk with children about racialized trauma

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the authors of an illustrated children’s book aimed at helping families have conversations about generational trauma.
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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Transgender powerlifter asks Minnesota Supreme Court to let her compete in women’s events

Transgender powerlifter asks Minnesota Supreme Court to let her compete in women’s events

Attorneys for a transgender athlete have urged the Minnesota Supreme Court to allow her to compete in the women’s division at powerlifting events, saying she’s protected against discrimination by the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
by The Associated Press

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Experts urge caution around thin ice after death, several rescues

Experts urge caution around thin ice after death, several rescues

A Duluth man was found dead Monday after falling through ice in Superior, Wis., and three people were also rescued from lakes in Woodbury. Ice safety experts say lots of ice around the state is still too thin to walk on, even as temperatures drop quickly.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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St. Cloud appoints first Somali American to city council

St. Cloud appoints first Somali American to city council

On a unanimous vote, the city council appointed Hudda Ibrahim to fill a vacancy on the seven-member board. She replaces Jake Anderson, who was elected St. Cloud mayor last month.
by Kirsti Marohn

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North Star Journey Live: Lessons on belonging from the international student potluck

How do we create belonging for newcomers to our communities? That’s the topic of this North Star Journey Live conversation recorded at the international student potluck at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn.
by Sarah Thamer and Kelly Gordon

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Trump’s deportation vow alarms Texas construction industry

Trump’s deportation vow alarms Texas construction industry

Texas builders warn mass deportations of undocumented migrants could devastate the construction industry, threatening housing and infrastructure work in one of the nation’s fastest-growing states.
by Julian Aguilar

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Closing arguments delivered in federal human smuggling case

Closing arguments delivered in federal human smuggling case

After hearing three and a half days of testimony, the jury in a federal human smuggling case will begin deliberating judgement Friday. Two Florida men face charges alleging they brought migrants from India into the U.S. illegally.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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