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Governor-elect Armstrong names outgoing Democratic lawmaker to cabinet
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) - Governor-elect Kelly Armstrong reached across party lines in one of his latest cabinet appointments. The Republican congressman has named Democratic State Rep. Corey Mock of Grand Forks as Chief Information Officer for the Information and Technology Department. Mock is a real estate agent and le...
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Trooper hurt while providing traffic control for tow truck in Fargo
FARGO (KFGO) - A North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper was hurt Wednesday morning while running traffic control for a tow truck on Interstate 29 in Fargo. The crash happened in the southbound lanes just north of 52nd Avenue S. Sgt. Kristjan Helgoe says the trooper's vehicle had its amber lights on when an SUV rear-...
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Semi spinouts, other weather-related crashes in western Minnesota
MOORHEAD (KFGO) - State troopers responded to six semi spin-outs between 5:30 and 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in west-central Minnesota. Patrol Sgt. Jesse Grabow says the jackknifes were on I-94 between the Downer exit east of Moorhead and Ashby. Grabow says there were also several other crashes and vehicle spin-outs. Grabow s...
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State
Target struggles in the third quarter despite price cuts and offers a tempered holiday outlook
NEW YORK (AP) - Target etched out a slim sales increase in the third quarter and profits slumped as inflation-weary customers...
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Morrison County authorities continue investigating 2016 killing of hunter
LITTLE FALLS, Minn. - A $30,000 reward is being offered in the case of a Little Falls hunter who was killed with his own rifl...
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Xcel Energy starts producing carbon-free electricity at Sherco plant
BECKER, Minn. - Xcel Energy is now delivering carbon-free electricity from one of the country's largest solar projects. Offi...
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Biofuels advocates hope new Trump administration is friendly to ethanol
BURNSVILLE, Minn. - Renewable fuel advocates are hoping a second Trump administration is more friendly to the ethanol industr...
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North Dakota adds 3 staff to help legislators, another 50 by 2029 proposed
By: Michael Achterling BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) - Three full-time staff will join North Dakota Legislative Counc...
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Local Sports
No. 1 Denver drops No. 9/10 North Dakota, 5-2, in series opener
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- Top-ranked Denver showed why they have the No. 1 ranking in front of its name on Friday ni...
Nov 16, 2024
WEST FARGO HORACE HOLDS ON TO WIN AA TITLE
The West Fargo Horace Hawks had two big interceptions, including one for a touchdown by Israel Butler to lead win the school'...
Nov 16, 2024
New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock wins 9-Man Championship
Easton Benz had three touchdowns, including a pick-six to lead the Rockets of New Rockford-Sheyenne-Maddock to a dominate 62-...
Nov 15, 2024
VELVA-GARRISON-DRAKE-ANAMOOSE WINS DAKOTA BOWL A CHAMPIONSHIP
The Aggies of Velva-Garrison-Drake-Anamoose were able to take advantage of four interceptions and one 2-point conversion to d...
Nov 15, 2024
Stingy Vikings hold the clawless Jaguars to 143 yards in a 12-7 victory and improve to 7-2
By MARK LONG JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The only remotely close part of this matchup was the final score. Minnesota's stingy defe...
Nov 11, 2024
National Sports
NFL's massive ratings weather election season
The NFL's television ratings remained strong in the wake of the recent election season. An average of 17.5 million viewers ha...
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Women's Top 25 roundup: UConn's Geno Auriemma tops D-I wins list
Geno Auriemma became the all-time winningest coach in the history of NCAA Division I college basketball, men's or women's, on...
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LPGA Awards: Nelly Korda takes top two honors
Nelly Korda capped her best season by capturing the top two honors on Wednesday at the Rolex LPGA Awards in Naples, Fla. The ...
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UConn's Geno Auriemma becomes all-time winningest D-I coach
Geno Auriemma became the all-time winningest coach in the history of NCAA Division I college basketball, men's or women's, on...
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76ers' Paul George injures left leg, exits game at Grizzlies
Paul George of the Philadelphia 76ers was injured in the opening seconds of the third quarter of Wednesday's game against hos...
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National News
New COP29 proposal shows wide gap persists on climate funding deal
By William James, Simon Jessop and Gloria Dickie BAKU (Reuters) -The United Nations climate body published on Thursday fresh ...
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Lutnick's China ties draw fire after Trump taps him to lead US in trade, tariffs
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investment banker Howard Lutnick's exposure to China came into sharp relief on Wedn...
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Duct-taped banana goes for $6.2 million in Sotheby's art auction
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - A piece of art that is little more than a banana duct-taped to a wall sold at auction for $6.2 m...
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US says 13.5 tons of deadly gas released at Texas refinery in Oct incident
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) said on Wednesday that 27,000 pounds (13.5 tons) of de...
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US arrests homeless man in New York Stock Exchange bomb plot
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement on Wednesday arrested a homeless Florida man and charged him with plotting ...
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World News
FAA eases Haiti flight ban as US airlines permitted in north of country
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday modified a ban on U.S. airlines operating in...
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Malaysian man to be publicly caned at mosque for Islamic crime of close proximity
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A 42-year-old father of five faces a public caning at a mosque in Malaysia after being convicted of ...
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New COP29 proposal shows wide gap persists on climate funding deal
By William James, Simon Jessop and Gloria Dickie BAKU (Reuters) -The United Nations climate body published on Thursday fresh ...
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Mexico's lower house votes to abolish autonomous bodies
By Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's lower house of Congress approved on Wednesday a measure to abolish most o...
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Australia launches 'landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ...
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Business
Thai economy to grow 2.7% this year, beat 2025 forecast, PM says
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy is expected to grow 2.7% this year, helped by an anticipated annual rise of 28% in for...
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Exclusive-China advisers call for steady 5% 2025 economic growth goal, stronger stimulus
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese government advisers are recommending that Beijing should maintain an economic growth...
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GQG Partners' stock plunges over 20% on US bribe, fraud charges against India's Adani
(Reuters) - GQG Partners, which has a near 20% stake in India's Adani Group, saw its Australia-listed shares plunge 23% on Th...
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Starbucks considers selling stake in Chinese business, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Starbucks is exploring options for its Chinese operations, including the possibility of selling a stake in the bus...
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India's Adani Group sees $30 billion in value wiped off after US indictments
By Sethuraman N R and Bharath Rajeswaran (Reuters) -Shares of Adani Group companies lost about $28 billion in market value in...
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Politics
Lutnick's China ties draw fire after Trump taps him to lead US in trade, tariffs
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investment banker Howard Lutnick's exposure to China came into sharp relief on Wedn...
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Trump likely to pick Johns Hopkins surgeon, COVID mandate critic Makary for FDA, sources say
By Stephanie Kelly and Nathan Layne (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will likely choose Johns Hopkins surgeon an...
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Trump planning to tap loyalist Vought to lead OMB, sources say
By Gram Slattery and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump is planning to tap conservative loyalist Russel...
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Joe Biden turns 82 years old, a first for a sitting US president
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden turned 82 years old on Wednesday, an age milestone never before reached by a sitting com...
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Senators want Biden administration to back hiking mandatory pilot retirement age
(Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators including incoming Majority Leader John Thune on Wednesday urged the Biden ad...
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Health
Elon Musk's Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's Neuralink said on Wednesday it has received approval to launch its first clinical trial in Canada for...
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Jazz Pharmaceuticals receives FDA approval for biliary tract cancer treatment
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Jazz Pharmaceuticals' drug for the treatment of a type of biliary t...
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Trump likely to pick Johns Hopkins surgeon, COVID mandate critic Makary for FDA, sources say
By Stephanie Kelly and Nathan Layne (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will likely choose Johns Hopkins surgeon an...
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Kura Oncology to partner with Kyowa Kirin for blood cancer therapy
(Reuters) - Kura Oncology said on Wednesday it will collaborate with Japan's Kyowa Kirin to develop and commercialize the blo...
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Health Rounds: Blood thinners don't benefit low-risk patients with atrial fibrillation
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Hello Health Rounds Readers! Today we feature three more studies that were presented at one of the...
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Science
Elon Musk's Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's Neuralink said on Wednesday it has received approval to launch its first clinical trial in Canada for...
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Scientists announce progress toward ambitious atlas of human cells
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists unveiled on Wednesday the first blueprint of human skeletal development as t...
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Is climate change making tropical storms more frequent? Scientists say it's unclear
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An unusual cluster of typhoons in the West Pacific and a series of powerful hurricanes...
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Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists working in an international collaboration have tracked how the structure of ...
Nov 20, 2024
Spacex launches sixth Starship rocket from Texas
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its sixth Starship test flight to space on Tuesday from Texas, eyeing an array of imp...
Nov 19, 2024
Technology
Google must divest Chrome to restore competition in online search, DOJ says
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with competitors and ...
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BOJ's Ueda warns AI could bring new financial stability risks
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday central banks must be mindful that techno...
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Bitcoin breaks $95,000 for first time on optimism over Trump crypto plans
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Bitcoin's march toward $100,000 made further ground on Thursday as investors bet a friendlier U.S. regu...
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Australia launches 'landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ...
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Nvidia's supply snags hurting deliveries but mask booming demand
(Corrects to add Bengaluru to dateline) By Stephen Nellis and Aditya Soni SAN FRANCISCO/BENGALURU (Reuters) -Nvidia's revenue...
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Entertainment
Pamela Hayden, the voice of Milhouse and others on 'The Simpsons', saying goodbye to Springfield
FOX - Noam Galai/Getty Images"Is this the untimely end of Milhouse?" Pamela Hayden, a 35-year veteran of The Simpso...
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Anne Hathaway to star in film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's 'Verity'
Cindy Ord/Getty ImagesAnne Hathaway is taking on Colleen Hoover's latest film adaptation.The popular author's novel Verity is...
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Cirque du Soleil picks Berlin for first permanent European show
BERLIN (Reuters) - Cirque du Soleil will kick off its first permanent European show next year in Berlin's central Potsdamer P...
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Viola Davis to receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at 2025 Golden Globe Award
Disney/Stewart CookViola Davis has been named the recipient of the Golden Globes' Cecil B. DeMille Award, the Hollywood Forei...
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Denzel Washington opens up to 'Esquire' about his faith and sobriety
Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty ImagesDenzel Washington is one of the most famous people on the planet, but he s...
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