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Minnesota records 100th traffic death of 2021

Minnesota records 100th traffic death of 2021

Minnesota recorded its 100th traffic death of the year this week, marking the earliest point in a year that the total has hit triple-digits since at least 2015.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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2 killed, 1 injured in fiery Lowry tunnel crash on I-94

The State Patrol says the car was traveling at a high rate of speed Sunday night when it struck a concrete median wall, which caused the fuel tank to rupture and the car to burst into flames in the Lowry Hill Tunnel along Interstate 94.
by The Associated Press

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A brief history of how racism shaped interstate highways

A brief history of how racism shaped interstate highways

Some of the country's highways were built through existing Black and brown communities. President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan aims to address racial inequities.
by Noel King

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As Biden pushes major rail investments, Amtrak's 2035 map has people talking

As Biden pushes major rail investments, Amtrak's 2035 map has people talking

"You and your family could travel coast to coast without a single tank of gas onboard a high-speed train," President Joe Biden said. The map shows 30 new routes across the U.S. that funding could create.
by Laurel Wamsley

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Delta cancels about 100 flights, opens middle seats

Delta cancels about 100 flights, opens middle seats

Delta Air Lines canceled about 100 flights Sunday due to staffing shortages, and it opened up middle seats a month earlier than expected in order to carry more passengers.
by The Associated Press

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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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