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NDSU launches affordable course materials program called "Bison Ready"
FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) - NDSU will be launching an affordable course materials program for its students starting in the fall. The program, known as Bison Ready, will have a fixed semester rate of $325 for undergraduates and $55 for graduate students. Students will be automatically enrolled and will receive all digital mate...
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Endangered missing person alerts in Moorhead: One missing, one located
MOORHEAD (KFGO/KVRR) - The Minnesota BCA has canceled one endangered missing person alert for Moorhead and issued a new one. The BCA says police are searching for 16-year-old Dade Badar who was last seen March 14. Badar is 5' 10", 160 pounds with brown hair and eyes. He was last known to be wearing a black jacket,...
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North Dakota House approves change to state health insurance plan
By: Mary Steurer BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) - The North Dakota House voted 55-37 on Wednesday in favor of a bill that some worry will lead to state employees paying health insurance premiums - though supporters say that is not the intention of the proposal. Senate Bill 2160 would move the state's insurance t...
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State

Plaster cracks, goose droppings, and an un-Flaming Fountain: the SD Capitol conundrum
By: Makenzie Huber PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) - Majority Leader Scott Odenbach waved his hand behind him, gestur...
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Baby food sold in Target Stores recalled
MIAMI, Fla. (AP) - The company that makes baby food sold under a Target store brand is recalling more than 25,000 packages of...
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Tokio, North Dakota man pleads guilty in 3-year-old's death
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) - A Tokio, North Dakota man has pleaded guilty in the death of a child on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservati...
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Minnesota Republicans elect a flat-earther to a party leadership post
UNDATED (The Reformer) - In March, Republicans in Minnesota's 7thCongressional District chose Bret Bussman, a Browerville vet...
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Two dead after Twin Cities area house fire
JORDAN, Minn. (KFGO) - Two people are dead and another person is seriously injured after an early Wednesday morning house fir...
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Local Sports

Timberwolves secure playoff spot with 116-105 win over Jazz behind 43 points from Anthony Edwards
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Anthony Edwards had 18 of his 43 points in the third quarter to help the...
Apr 13, 2025

Western Michigan wins its 1st Frozen Four hockey title, beating Boston University 6-2
By JOHN WAWROW ST. LOUIS - Owen Michaels didn't hesitate after watching his shot slide into the open net with more than two ...
Apr 13, 2025

Top prospect Jackson Jobe earns 1st major league win as Tigers top Twins 4-0
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Jackson Jobe pitched six shutout innings to earn his first major league win on Saturday as the Detroit Tig...
Apr 13, 2025

Jake Livanavage named AHCA/CCM All-America Second Team
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (UND Athletics)- Sophomore defenseman Jake Livanavage added another major accolade to his mantle on Friday eve...
Apr 12, 2025

Edwards' 18th technical foul means another suspension, this time for Timberwolves' meaningful finale
by Dave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS - Much of this season for the Minnesota Timberwolves has been harder than it needed to be, so i...
Apr 12, 2025
National Sports
Mavs keep comfortable lead, eliminate Kings in play-in
Anthony Davis recorded 27 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots and the Dallas Mavericks kept their playoff bid alive...
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Three dead in boating crash at Alabama pro fishing tournament
(Reuters) - Three people died in a boating crash at a Major League Fishing event in Alabama on Wednesday, according to local ...
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MLB roundup: Twins blow lead, edge Mets in 10
Ty France led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a run-scoring single that lifted Minnesota to a 4-3 walk-off win over th...
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NBA notes officiating errors late in Warriors-Grizzlies game
The NBA acknowledged on Wednesday a number of officiating errors late in the Golden State Warriors' 121-116 win over the Memp...
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Tennis-Serena says she would have received 20-year ban if she failed drug tests like Sinner
(Reuters) -American great Serena Williams said she would have been banned for 20 years and stripped of her Grand Slam titles ...
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National News
Exclusive-Musk's SpaceX is frontrunner to build Trump's Golden Dome missile shield
By Mike Stone and Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX and two partners have emerged as frontrunners to wi...
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Jonathan Anderson will create June collection for Dior Men's Fashion, LVMH CEO says
PARIS (Reuters) - Jonathan Anderson will create the June collection for Dior Men's Fashion, LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault said on ...
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Three dead in boating crash at Alabama pro fishing tournament
(Reuters) - Three people died in a boating crash at a Major League Fishing event in Alabama on Wednesday, according to local ...
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Musical 'The Great Gatsby' brings 1920s glamour to London's West End
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - A musical incarnation of author F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel "The Great Ga...
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CFPB to focus less on imposing penalties on companies, WSJ reports
(In first sentence, corrects name and title to Chief Legal Officer Mark Paoletta, not Acting Director Russ Vought) WASHINGTON...
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World News
Exclusive-Musk's SpaceX is frontrunner to build Trump's Golden Dome missile shield
By Mike Stone and Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX and two partners have emerged as frontrunners to wi...
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Exclusive-Japan finance minister 'deeply concerned' over Trump tariff impact
By Takaya Yamaguchi, Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is "deeply concerned" over global eco...
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Russian, Belarusian ambassadors not invited to German parliament's WWII memorial event
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German parliament has kept the ambassadors of Russia and Belarus off its guest list for a special sitt...
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Trump includes U.S. troop costs in tariff talks with Asian allies
By Josh Smith and John Geddie SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - The tens of thousands of U.S. troops stationed in South Korea and Japan...
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Saudi defense minister arrives in Tehran ahead of Iran-US talks
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman arrived in Tehran on Thursday for meetings with of...
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Business
UK lenders expect demand for mortgages to plateau in coming months
LONDON (Reuters) - British lenders expect to see demand for mortgages level off in the months ahead after they reported an in...
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China's youth jobless rate dips in March to 16.5%
BEIJING (Reuters) - Joblessness among young people in Chinese cities dipped in March, reversing a two-month rise, official da...
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LVMH CEO: 2025 started well but worsened from March due to economic turmoil
PARIS (Reuters) - The year started well but worsened from March due to economic turmoil linked to tariffs, the head of French...
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Thai economic growth to see hit from US tariffs, central bank says
By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's economic growth will be hit by U.S. tariffs on its...
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Ford recalls more than 148,000 vehicles, NHTSA says
(Reuters) -Ford Motor is recalling more than 148,000 vehicles in the United States as part of two recalls, the National Highw...
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Politics
Science caught in crossfire of Trump's fight with universities
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Harvard scientist Dr. Donald Ingber, who works where medicine and engineering meet, saw federal fu...
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Trump takes fight with AP over White House access to US appeals court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration will ask a U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday to pause a ju...
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CFPB to focus less on imposing penalties on companies, WSJ reports
(In first sentence, corrects name and title to Chief Legal Officer Mark Paoletta, not Acting Director Russ Vought) WASHINGTON...
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Jay Clayton to be interim US attorney for Southern District of New York, Trumps says
(Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Jay Clayton, a former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commis...
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US appeals judge's ruling that it likely violated order on Venezuela deportations
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's ruling that the Trump administration...
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Health
UnitedHealth shares tank as insurer cuts forecast on higher medical care costs
(Reuters) -UnitedHealth Group cut its annual profit forecast on Thursday in anticipation of higher costs for the insurer from...
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Colombia declares health emergency due to yellow fever cases, deaths
BOGOTA (Reuters) -The Colombian government declared a nationwide health emergency late on Wednesday due to an increase in yel...
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Brazil's Rede D'Or sells its stake in GSH unit
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian hospital chain Rede D'Or said on Wednesday it had signed definitive documents to sell its stak...
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China's Giant Biogene raises about $301 million in Hong Kong share sale, term sheet shows
SYDNEY (Reuters) -China's Giant Biogene has raised about $301 million in a Hong Kong top up placement, according to a term sh...
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White House looking to slash $40 billion from health department, Washington Post reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is looking to cut some $40 billion in funding from it...
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Science
Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have ...
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The Bahamas suspends SpaceX landings, pending post-launch probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The government of The Bahamas said on Tuesday it is suspending all SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket landings, pen...
Apr 16, 2025
Katy Perry launches into space with all-female crew on Blue Origin rocket
(Reuters) - Pop star Katy Perry and five other women launched into space on a Blue Origin rocket and successfully returned to...
Apr 14, 2025
Webb telescope documents alien planet's death plunge into a star
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In May 2020, astronomers for the first time observed a planet getting swallowed by its h...
Apr 11, 2025
Space startups face uncertainty as US cuts federal spending, report says
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) -U.S. federal budget cuts have started to have some early impact on space startups after funding fo...
Apr 11, 2025
Technology
China to rely on artificial intelligence in education reform bid
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China will integrate artificial intelligence (AI) applications into teaching efforts, textbooks and the...
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Beijing on Thursday, Chinese state media reports
BEIJING (Reuters) - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Beijing on Thursday, said Yuyuan Tantian, a social media account assoc...
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European firms rethink cloud provider choices amid trade war, OVHCloud CEO says
(Reuters) - The CEO of OVHCloud, a leading European data centre provider that operates 43 facilities across four continents, ...
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France's Atos reports drop in quarterly revenue, but signals more client orders
By Gianluca Lo Nostro and Mara Vilcu (Reuters) -Atos reported a drop in first-quarter revenue on Thursday, hit by a lower ord...
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UK semiconductor firm Alphawave forgoes forecast due to US tariffs
British semiconductor company Alphawave IP Group said on Thursday that it was unable to provide a financial forecast for 2025...
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Entertainment
Musical 'The Great Gatsby' brings 1920s glamour to London's West End
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - A musical incarnation of author F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel "The Great Ga...
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US game show host Wink Martindale dies at 91
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wink Martindale, a longtime fixture on U.S. television as the host of "Tic-Tac-Dough," &quo...
Apr 16, 2025
Dior shows fall fashion collection in gardens of ancient Kyoto temple
KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) - Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri showed her fall fashion collection of loose, minimalist s...
Apr 15, 2025
Harvey Weinstein faces new sex crimes trial in New York
By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Harvey Weinstein is set to stand trial on rape and sexual assault charges in Manhattan on T...
Apr 15, 2025
J-pop star Kenshin Kamimura pleads not guilty to indecent assault in Hong Kong
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - J-pop star Kenshin Kamimura pleaded not guilty to a charge of indecent assault before a ...
Apr 15, 2025