Stories from June 30, 2024

June 30, 2024 5:00 PM

Photos: Pride parade, march in Minneapolis celebrate LGBTQ+ community

The Twin Cities Pride march celebrated the vibrant LGBTQ+ community of Minnesota, as thousands of people lined Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis from Third Street to Spruce Place.

by MPR News Staff

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June 30, 2024 4:35 PM

More Minnesota counties may get disaster declarations, feds will pick up most of the clean-up tab

Minnesota has about $24 million in the bank to pay for disasters like the recent floods, but the federal government is expected to pay for most of the damage.

by Cari Spencer

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June 30, 2024 1:00 PM

Here's why it would be tough for Democrats to replace Joe Biden on the presidential ticket

It would be nearly impossible for Democrats to replace President Joe Biden as their 2024 presidential nominee unless he chooses to step aside following his halting debate performance against ex-President Donald Trump.

by The Associated Press

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June 30, 2024 11:40 AM

A private call of top Democrats fuels more insider anger about Biden's debate performance

A sense of deep concern is growing among some Democratic officials that leaders inside Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee are not taking seriously enough the impact of the president’s troubling debate performance.

by The Associated Press

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June 30, 2024 11:15 AM

Early in the hurricane season, an unusually strong storm moves through the Caribbean

Beryl strengthened from a tropical storm into a hurricane on Saturday as the storm made its way through the southeast Caribbean. Forecasters expect it to intensify rapidly into a major hurricane.

by Mansee Khurana

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June 30, 2024 10:55 AM

Buxton extends Minnesota's home run streak with 3-run shot as Twins top Mariners 5-1

Byron Buxton extended Minnesota’s home run streak to 18 straight games with a three-run shot in the sixth inning, Pablo López allowed one run over six innings, and the Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1.

by The Associated Press

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June 30, 2024 10:20 AM

LGBTQ+ kids and teens find community in Twin Cities Pride’s first youth night

Crowds of kids and teens packed into the heart of Loring Park in Minneapolis on Friday. MPR News speaks with four queer youth about what Pride means to them.

by Feven Gerezgiher

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June 30, 2024 8:00 AM

New Stearns County park protects lakeshore, offers chance to restore lost prairie and wetlands

The property borders the popular chain of lakes where it narrows into the Sauk River, just south of Cold Spring. It includes about a half-mile of shoreline, rolling hills and old-growth oak forest.

by Kirsti Marohn

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June 30, 2024 8:00 AM

Farmers assess crop damage from heavy rain and flood water

Some farm crops will be lost to floodwater this summer and other areas could see reduced yield because of saturated soil that stresses plants.

by Dan Gunderson

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June 30, 2024 4:00 AM

Republicans are turning Biden’s voter registration order into a partisan flash point

Three years after President Biden issued an executive order for boosting voter registration, GOP officials are ramping up efforts to turn it into a partisan flash point before this fall’s election.

by Hansi Lo Wang

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June 30, 2024 1:29 AM

A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to places where they are banned

In what she calls "Books Not Bans," Becka Robbins sends titles to groups that want them in the face of a movement by conservative advocacy groups and lawmakers to ban them from schools and libraries.

by The Associated Press

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June 29, 2024 9:10 PM

Kentucky judge throws out Jewish mothers' lawsuit challenging the state's abortion ban

Three Jewish women challenged Kentucky's near-total abortion ban on the grounds that it infringed on their religious beliefs that life begins at birth, not conception.

by Juliana Kim

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