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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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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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Survivor tells story of fatal night in human smuggling trial

Survivor tells story of fatal night in human smuggling trial

The jury in the federal trial for two men accused of human smuggling heard dramatic testimony Wednesday from a man who crossed the U.S. Canadian border in a snowstorm on Jan. 19, 2022. He was in a group which included the Patel family of four who froze to death that night.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Border agents lay out a day of horror leading to the discovery of a frozen family

Border agents lay out a day of horror leading to the discovery of a frozen family

Tuesday in the Federal Courthouse in Fergus Falls prosecutors began laying out their case against two men accused of human smuggling which resulted in the death of an entire family.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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After Trump's election, some Latino Minnesotans change focus

After Trump's election, some Latino Minnesotans change focus

Francisco Segovia is the executive director of COPAL Minnesota. He spoke with MPR News host Nina Moini about what life looked like for some Latino residents of Minnesota during Trump’s last term, and how they’re preparing for the near future.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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