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Lawmaker found in stepmother's home vows not to resign
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Senator Nicole Mitchell says, "I do not intend to resign," in a statement released by her attorneys. The Woodbury Democrat faces burglary charges for breaking into her stepmother's home early Monday morning in Detroit Lakes. Republicans are calling for an immediate ethics investigation with ...
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City council approves settlement with man who witnessed George Floyd's murder
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minneapolis City Council has agreed to pay a $150,000 settlement to an eyewitness who tried to intervene to prevent George Floyd's murder and who says he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result. Donald Williams, a mixed martial arts fighter who testified against former Officer Der...
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Jury seated in $250 million Covid-related fraud scheme
MINNEAPOLIS - A jury has been chosen and opening arguments are set for Monday in US District Court in Minneapolis for the first criminal trial in the massive Feeding Our Future fraud case. Prosecutors say the seven people stole millions of dollars in federal reimbursements for programs that were supposed to feed low-in...
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State
Workers file lawsuit against central Minnesota vegetable farm
MINNEAPOLIS (KFGO WJON) - Almost 40 workers at a Foley, Minn.-based vegetable farm have filed a lawsuit charging the farm wit...
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Grand Forks County authorities arrest suspect in brief standoff at farm
THOMPSON, N.D. (KFGO) - Authorities arrested a man after an incident at a residence southwest of Thompson, North Dakota on Th...
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Man shot outside Dollar General store near Twin Cities remains hospitalized
MONTROSE, Minn. - A man shot by Wright County Sheriff's deputies in an exchange of gunfire in Montrose last week remains hosp...
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South Dakota voters likely to decide whether to repeal tax on groceries
PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) - South Dakota and Mississippi are the only states that have a full state sales tax r...
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Stutsman County DUI injury crash on I-94 near Jamestown
STUTSMAN CO., N.D. (KFGO) - The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a Dickinson man is facing a charge following a crash Thursda...
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Local Sports
MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani sets HR mark as Dodgers roll
Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages hit milestone home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished a rough homestand with a dominating...
Apr 22, 2024
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani sets HR record for Japan-born players
The Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani set the major league home run record for players born in Japan when h...
Apr 22, 2024
Celtics start fast, roll past Heat 114-94 in Game 1
The Boston Celtics received 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists from Jayson Tatum and breezed to a 114-94 victory over the ...
Apr 22, 2024
NHL roundup: Jets outlast Avalanche in high-scoring Game 1
Kyle Connor had two goals and an assist for the Winnipeg Jets in their 7-6 win against the visiting Colorado Avalanche in Gam...
Apr 22, 2024
NBA roundup: Thunder escape upset, clip Pelicans
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points to lift the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a thrilling 94-92 win over the New Orleans...
Apr 22, 2024
National Sports
Tennis-Nadal excited by prospect of partnering Alcaraz at Paris Olympics
(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal said it would be exciting to partner fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz at the Paris Olympics this year an...
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Baseball-Ohtani homers as jilted Blue Jays fans fume
By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) - Shohei Ohtani finally landed in Toronto on Friday, but wearing Los Angeles Dodgers blue ...
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J.D. Martinez expected to debut Friday for Mets
J.D. Martinez is expected to make his long-awaited New York Mets debut on Friday when the team opens a seven-game homestand a...
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Home and 'hungry,' Pacers seeking series lead over Giannis-less Bucks
Pascal Siakam's blistering start to the postseason has enabled the upstart Indiana Pacers to wrest home-court advantage from ...
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Olympics-Paris organisers receive flame in Athens ahead of relay
ATHENS (Reuters) - Paris 2024 Olympics organisers on Friday received the Games' flame in a handover ceremony in Athens ahead ...
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National News
Canada's First Nation declares emergency due to excessive chemicals emission
By Wa Lone (Reuters) - Canada's Aamjiwnaang First Nation declared a state of emergency due to the excessive release of harmfu...
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Ex-McKinsey partner sues firm, claims he was made opioids 'scapegoat'
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - A former McKinsey & Co partner sued the global consulting firm on Friday and accused it of de...
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Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler wins dismissal for good of sexual assault lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan dismissed for good a lawsuit accusing Aerosmith lead si...
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US Air Force awards $13 billion Doomsday plane contract to Sierra Nevada
(Reuters) -The U.S. Air Force said on Friday that it has awarded a $13 billion contract to Sierra Nevada Corp to develop a su...
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Kristi Noem, a Trump VP contender, defends killing dog on family farm
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kristi Noem, a contender to become Republican Donald Trump'svice presidential running mate...
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World News
Kiribati to deport Australia-born High Court judge
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Kiribati has notified an Australian-born judge removed from High Court by parliament thi...
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Russia hits Ukrainian energy facilities in three regions, Kyiv says
KYIV (Reuters) - Russia attacked Ukrainian energy facilities in three regions on Saturday, damaging equipment and injuring at...
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Iran says crew of Israel-linked ship to be released
(Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister said the crew of a seized Portuguese-flagged ship linked to Israel have been granted cons...
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US food regulator gathering information on Indian spices after alleged contamination
HYDERABAD (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is gathering information on products of Indian spice makers...
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Solomon Islands opposition parties combine in race to form government
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - The two major opposition parties in the Solomon Islands struck a coalition deal on Saturday as ...
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Business
China's first-quarter industrial profits rise at slower pace
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industrial profits posted smaller gains for the first quarter compared to the first two months, o...
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U.S. chip bans not meant to hobble China's growth, Blinken says
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - U.S. export controls on sending advanced computing chips to China are not meant to hold back Ch...
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Apple renews talks with OpenAI for iPhone generative AI features, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Apple Inc has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using the startup's generative AI technology to power some new...
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Google plans $3 billion data center investment in Indiana, Virginia
(Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google said on Friday it would invest $3 billion to set up a data center campus in Indiana and expa...
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US regulators seize troubled lender Republic First Bancorp
(Reuters) -U.S. regulators have seized Republic First Bancorp and agreed to sell it to another lender, the Federal Deposit In...
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Politics
Kristi Noem, a Trump VP contender, defends killing dog on family farm
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kristi Noem, a contender to become Republican Donald Trump'svice presidential running mate...
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Biden appears in live interview with Howard Stern
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Joe Biden appeared on a live radio broadcast with interviewer Howard Stern on Friday, telling ...
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Biden says he plans to debate Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that he would participate in a debate with Donald Trump, his Rep...
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Trump allies drafting plans to erode Fed's independence, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -The allies of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are drafting proposals that would attempt to erode th...
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Former tabloid publisher to face more questions in Trump hush-money trial
By Jack Queen, Jody Godoy and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker will answer ...
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Health
CVS Omnicare staff in Las Vegas vote to join new union
(Reuters) - Staff at CVS Health's unit Omnicare in Las Vegas voted to join the Pharmacy Guild, becoming the first location at...
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Biden administration to drop plan to ban menthol cigarettes, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - The Biden administration is reversing course on its plan to ban menthol cigarettes, the Wall Street Journal repor...
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WHO says bird flu risk currently low, asks countries to remain vigilant
(Reuters) -The current overall public health risk posed by the H5N1 bird flu virus is low, the World Health Organization said...
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Bayer CEO wins first AGM shareholder vote
(Reuters) - Bayer CEO Bill Anderson on Friday won a vote of confidence at his first annual general meeting (AGM) at the helm ...
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PE firm Advent to invest $297 million in India's Apollo Hospitals unit
BENGALURU (Reuters) -PE firm Advent International will invest 24.75 billion rupees (nearly $297 million) in Apollo Hospitals'...
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Science
Argentine scientists find speedy 90-million-year-old herbivore dinosaur
By Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Paleontologists from Argentina announced the discovery of a new medium-sized her...
Apr 25, 2024
China sends astronauts to Chinese space station for six-month stay
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday sent three astronauts to its permanently inhabited space station for a six-month stay, ...
Apr 25, 2024
Scottish spaceport moves closer to satellite launches
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's SaxaVord Spaceport moved a step closer to being able to send satellites into orbit after regulat...
Apr 25, 2024
Russia, US clash at UN over nuclear weapons in space
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resol...
Apr 24, 2024
Huge energetic flare from magnetic neutron star detected
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Magnetars are among the universe's most extreme objects - a class of the compact stella...
Apr 24, 2024
Technology
U.S. chip bans not meant to hobble China's growth, Blinken says
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - U.S. export controls on sending advanced computing chips to China are not meant to hold back Ch...
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L3Harris cuts 5% workforce in cost-saving measure
(Reuters) - U.S. defense contractor L3Harris cut 5% of its workforce earlier this month in a bid to streamline its business a...
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X tells Brazil court 'operational faults' allowed blocked users to remain active
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - Lawyers representing X in Brazil told the Supreme Court on Friday that "operationa...
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Apollo, KKR and Stonepeak may fund Intel's Ireland facility, Bloomberg reports
(Reuters) -Apollo Global Management, KKR & Co and Stonepeak may invest billions in a joint venture to help fund Intel's s...
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US Homeland Security names AI safety, security advisory board
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Homeland Security Department (DHS) on Friday announced a blue-ribbon boar...
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Entertainment
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler wins dismissal for good of sexual assault lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan dismissed for good a lawsuit accusing Aerosmith lead si...
7h ago
'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy coming back to theaters
'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' - New Line/WireImagePeter Jackson's Oscar-winning epic The Lord of the Ri...
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Kevin Spacey claps back after 'Spacey Unmasked' documentary trailer debuts
Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty ImagesThe trailer to Spacey Unmasked, a documentary about Kevin Spacey from the U.K.'s Channel 4 that...
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Ryan Gosling sings again in new 'Fall Guy' stuntman tribute
Disney/Scott KirklandRyan Gosling apparently hasn't let his pipes cool down since his "I'm Just Ken" Oscar night sh...
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Lori Loughlin gives first interview following college admissions scandal
Loughlin on 'Curb' -- HBO/John JohnsonWhile she didn't mention the college admission scandal that left her behind bars, Full ...
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