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Moorhead, Fargo officers in running to become next Moorhead Police chief
MOORHEAD (KFGO/KVRR) - Two local officers are finalists in the search for Moorhead's next police chief. Moorhead Patrol Lt. John Laddie Bata, Minneapolis Police Capt. Erin Dietz, Fargo Police Capt. Chris Helmick and Aurora, Colorado Police Commander Matthew Brukbacher are the four being considered. On-site interviews a...
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Fire causes significant damage, displaces residents of south Fargo home
FARGO (KFGO) - Fargo firefighters responded to a report of smoke coming from an unoccupied house around 5:45 p.m. Thursday. Crews forced their way inside the locked house at 5533 20th Street South and found a fire on the second floor. They put it out within 10 minutes. The house sustained significant damage and a cost ...
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Public charter schools get strong support from North Dakota Senate
By: Michael Achterling BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) - A bill authorizing public charter schools in North Dakota cleared the Senate Thursday on a 40-7 vote. It will now advance to the House of Representatives, which previously was split on a similar bill. Senate Bill 2241, sponsored by Sen. Michelle Axtman, R-B...
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State

Walz orders half-staff flags for murdered Border Patrol agent
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Tim Walz is ordering all flags to fly at half-staff from sunrise until sunset Saturday in honor of fal...
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South Dakota House advances bill that lawmaker slams as 'locking up librarians'
By: Joshua Haiar PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) - In a move that one lawmaker said would lead to "locking up li...
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Public charter schools get strong support from North Dakota Senate
By: Michael Achterling BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) - A bill authorizing public charter schools in North Dakota clea...
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Bill limiting insulin costs for more North Dakotans advances in House
By: Mary Steurer BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) - The North Dakota House of Representatives voted 59-27 on Thursday fo...
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DNR may expand bear permit rules and boundaries
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is considering changes to the state's bear permit regu...
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Local Sports

No. 17 North Dakota fights back in 3-1 win over No. 6 Denver
DENVER - (UND Athletics) No. 17 North Dakota showed its swagger on Saturday night at Magness Arena, taking down No. 6 Denver,...
Feb 16, 2025

No. 6 Denver blanks No. 17 North Dakota, 4-0, in series opener
DENVER (UND Athletics)- No. 17 North Dakota dropped a 4-0 decision to No. 6 Denver on Friday night from Magness Arena in Denv...
Feb 15, 2025

No. 16 UND bounces back with 3-1 win over No. 20 Colorado College
GRAND FORKS, N.D.(UND Athletics) - After a tough Friday night, No. 16 North Dakota bounced back with a 3-1 victory over No. 2...
Feb 09, 2025

No. 20 CC holds off No. 16 UND in wild, 6-4 Friday night tilt
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)- No. 20 Colorado College struck four times in the third to break a 2-2 tie and defeat No. 1...
Feb 08, 2025

Fighting Hawks Come Up Short At NDSU
Hawks clipped in final moments of loss to NDSU Second-half rally not enough for North Dakota as Bison lean on three ball in v...
Jan 26, 2025
National Sports
LeBron James pours in 40 as Lakers down Blazers
LeBron James scored 40 points for the second time since turning 40 and also grabbed eight rebounds while leading the Los Ange...
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Ice hockey-Canada beat US to win 4 Nations filled with political tension
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - Canada beat fierce rivals the United States 3-2 in overtime to win a riveting 4 Nations Face-Off ...
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Tennis-Alcaraz rues error that turned the match in shock loss to Lehecka
(Reuters) - World number three Carlos Alcaraz was left ruing a mistake that let Jiri Lehecka off the hook in the third set an...
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NBA roundup: Giannis Antetokounmpo sparks Bucks in return
Giannis Antetokounmpo returned following a six-game absence and scored 23 points in 24 minutes as the Milwaukee Bucks beat th...
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ATP roundup: Jiri Lehecka stuns Carlos Alcaraz in Doha quarters
Jiri Lehecka knocked off top-seeded Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz on Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the Qatar ExxonMobil ...
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National News
Tesla recalls 380,000 vehicles in US over power steering assist issue
(Reuters) -Tesla said on Friday it was recalling nearly 380,000 vehicles in the United States due to a power steering assist ...
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Rivian to recall over 17,000 vehicles in US over headlight issue, NHTSA says
(Reuters) - Rivian Automotive is recalling 17,260 vehicles in the U.S. due to a headlight issue that can reduce visibility an...
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US Senate passes Republican border security bill without Trump tax cuts
By Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate passed a Republican bill promoting President Donald Trump's immigr...
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Futures flat after Thursday's fall as markets await Fed, tariff cues
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were largely flat on Friday after declining in the previous session when investors frett...
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Fired and rehired - the dizzying confusion of Trump's government overhaul
By Timothy Gardner, Leah Douglas, Tim Reid and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal workers responsible for Ameri...
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World News
EU eyes surveillance plan for undersea cables, fleet of repair vessels
HELSINKI (Reuters) -The European Commission will propose boosting surveillance of undersea cables and establishing a fleet of...
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Kremlin says there's still no concrete detail on possible Trump-Putin meeting
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that there was a mutual understanding about the need for a meeting between U.S....
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Protesters extend 'Dark Indonesia' rally against Prabowo's policies
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Hundreds of students and activists rallied in some major cities for more "Dark Indonesia" prote...
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Russia says it took control of three more east Ukrainian villages
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday that its forces had taken control of the villages of Nadiivka, No...
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Fired and rehired - the dizzying confusion of Trump's government overhaul
By Timothy Gardner, Leah Douglas, Tim Reid and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal workers responsible for Ameri...
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Business
Singapore announces tax rebates, $3.7 billion program to boost stock market
By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore announced on Friday a set of measures to rejuvenate its equities market, i...
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Analysis-Why Trump has thrown VAT into the trade stand-off
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump says value-added taxes carry a lot of blame for America...
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DOJ launches probe into Medicare billing practices at UnitedHealth, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has launched an investigation into UnitedHealth's Medicare billing practices in recen...
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US equity funds attract inflows on inflation relief, earnings optimism
(Reuters) - U.S. equity funds attracted inflows for the first time in three weeks in the seven days to February 19, buoyed by...
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Block shares drop as spending slowdown puts BNPL expansion in focus
By Manya Saini (Reuters) - Payments firm Block's shares fell 8% in premarket trading on Friday as a slowdown in spending grow...
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Politics
US Senate passes Republican border security bill without Trump tax cuts
By Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate passed a Republican bill promoting President Donald Trump's immigr...
1h ago
Fired and rehired - the dizzying confusion of Trump's government overhaul
By Timothy Gardner, Leah Douglas, Tim Reid and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal workers responsible for Ameri...
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Trump is firing federal workers who are not funded by taxpayers
By Michael Erman, Patrick Wingrove and Marisa Taylor (Reuters) - Elon Musk's DOGE team has slashed hundreds of jobs paid for ...
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Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
(Reuters) - Elon Musk, the billionaire tasked with slashing U.S. federal government spending, took to the stage at a conserva...
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CIA chief can fire workers on diversity programs, argues US government
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday argued that a judge could not block the fir...
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Health
Teva Pharma and Alvotech launch biosimilar to J&J's Stelara in US
(Reuters) -Teva Pharmaceuticals and Alvotech said on Friday they have launched a biosimilar to Johnson & Johnson's autoim...
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Health Rounds: Swabs as good as unpleasant speculum exam for detecting cancer-causing HPV
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Women can safely skip the unpleasant speculum-based exam for human papillomavirus screening and in...
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Indian drugmakers can retain US dominance even with tariffs, says industry body
By Rishika Sadam HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) - Indian pharmaceutical companies will be able to retain their dominant market sh...
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Exclusive-India insurers look to hike health premiums as pollution stings
By Ashwin Manikandan NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian insurers are considering making New Delhi residents pay 10% to 15% more for...
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Australia's Telix Pharmaceuticals scales record peak on upbeat revenue forecast
(Reuters) - Shares of Telix Pharmaceuticals surged to a record high on Friday after the company forecast annual bumper revenu...
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Science
Airbus CEO hints at MBDA-like venture for European space merger
By Gianluca Lo Nostro (Reuters) - The CEO of Airbus said on Thursday he would be happy if space merger talks with Thales and ...
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Explainer-How does space travel affect astronaut health?
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The human body was not built for spaceflight, with its microgravity conditions, exposur...
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Key NASA officials' departure casts more uncertainty over US moon program
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA is losing four key senior officials close to its flagship moon program, according...
Feb 19, 2025
Google develops AI co-scientist to aid researchers
By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) - Google has developed an AI tool to act as a virtual collaborator for biomedical scientists, th...
Feb 19, 2025
Astronomers reveal 3D structure of an alien planet's atmosphere
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers for the first time have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of the a...
Feb 19, 2025
Technology
China tech stocks cap best winning run in five years on earnings surprises, fund rotation
By Jiaxing Li HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese tech stocks listed in Hong Kong advanced on Friday for their best weekly winning ...
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DeepSeek to share some AI model code, doubling down on open source
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese startup DeepSeek will make its models' code publicly available, it said on Friday, doubling down ...
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China's SAIC, Huawei to partner in developing new smart EVs
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese automaker SAIC Motor said on Friday it would partner with tech company Huawei to develop new &quo...
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Chinese universities launch DeepSeek courses to capitalise on AI boom
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Universities across China have launched artificial intelligence (AI) courses this month based on Chines...
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Analysis-Politician-linked meme coins backfire after Libra scandal
By Elizabeth Howcroft, Lucinda Elliott and Hannah Lang (Reuters) - A cryptocurrency that briefly surged on Argentine Presiden...
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Entertainment

Matthew Modine, Lizzy Caplan on working with Robert De Niro in 'Zero Day'
JOJO WHILDEN/NetflixRobert De Niro marks his first-ever leading TV role in the new thriller Zero Day.Now streaming on Netflix...
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China's 'Ne Zha 2' animated blockbuster fuels nationalist pride, Hollywood hostility
BEIJING (Reuters) - As "Ne Zha 2" shatters box office records, the Chinese animated film about a mythical boy with ...
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Argentina court clears 3 accused in singer Liam Payne's death
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -An Argentine court has cleared three of the five people accused of their alleged involvement in singe...
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Robert De Niro makes TV debut in 'Zero Day,' but hesitant on future TV roles
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - After a six-decade-long career, "Taxi Driver" actor Robert De Niro is starrin...
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'Crucial' to show Ukraine documentary 'Timestamp' at Berlinale, says director
By Hanna Rantala and Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) - For Ukrainian director Kateryna Gornostai, her new documentary, "...
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