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Stories from December 4, 2024

Military superstar and ‘thrill-seeker’ from Minnesota wins Rhodes Scholarship

Military superstar and ‘thrill-seeker’ from Minnesota wins Rhodes Scholarship

Sarah Cao is a Minnesotan and collegiate military superstar. Her long resume includes work with the Pentagon, diving out of planes and commanding over 1,600 cadets. Now, she’s adding Rhodes Scholar.
by Emily Bright and Lukas Levin

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Police search for suspect in fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO; Minnesota economic forecast is $1B less than anticipated

Brian Thompson, the CEO of Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed this morning. The state of Minnesota has released an economic forecast this morning that is $1.1 billion less than its prior estimates.
by Emily Reese

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Rochester police say burglars targeting Asian victims

Rochester police say burglars targeting Asian victims

The Rochester Police Department said in a statement Wednesday that the burglars targeted five homes, mainly in the northwestern part of the city, between Nov. 13 and Dec. 3. All of the victims are of Asian descent.
by Matt Sepic

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French lawmakers oust the prime minister after just 91 days, toppling the government

French lawmakers oust the prime minister after just 91 days, toppling the government

France's government has been toppled by a no-confidence vote in parliament, for the first time sine 1962. Prime Minister Michel Barnier served the shortest time in the post in France's modern history.
by Willem Marx and Eleanor Beardsley

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Media ethics expert 'concerned' as social media influencers become a go-to source for news

Media ethics expert 'concerned' as social media influencers become a go-to source for news

Americans are increasingly putting trust in social media personalities as sources of news. But a majority of these news influencers have no news affiliation or journalism background.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Longer careers in ice hockey are linked to a greater risk of CTE, a new study finds

Longer careers in ice hockey are linked to a greater risk of CTE, a new study finds

A new Boston University study of 77 deceased male ice hockey players found that their chances of developing the degenerative brain disease known as CTE increased with each year they played the sport.
by Becky Sullivan

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Minneapolis musician raises money through song for people affected by sarcoma

Minneapolis musician raises money through song for people affected by sarcoma

Ben Cook-Feltz will throw his fourth-annual “Holiday Shindig” Sunday at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis. The event will raise money to support people with sarcoma, a rare bone and tissue cancer.
by Nina Moini and Ellen Finn

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Majority of Supreme Court seems reluctant to block state bans on medical treatments for minors

Majority of Supreme Court seems reluctant to block state bans on medical treatments for minors

Hearing a high-profile culture-war clash, a majority of the Supreme Court seemed reluctant Wednesday to block Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. 
by The Associated Press

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Rescuers reassess safety in a search for a Pa. woman they believe fell into sinkhole

Rescuers reassess safety in a search for a Pa. woman they believe fell into sinkhole

Rescuers contemplated the safest way to search for a woman who apparently fell into a Pennsylvania sinkhole while looking for her lost cat. A crumbling old coal mine was endangering rescue workers.
by The Associated Press

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Montana lawmakers cross the aisle to block a trans bathroom ban in the state capitol

Montana lawmakers cross the aisle to block a trans bathroom ban in the state capitol

Some Republicans joined Democrats in rejecting the measure, which would have restricted bathroom access. Rep. Zooey Zephyr, Montana's first openly transgender legislator, won a second term last month.
by Rachel Treisman

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CEO of Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare killed in ‘targeted’ shooting in NYC

CEO of Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare killed in ‘targeted’ shooting in NYC

Police were looking for a suspect they say targeted Brian Thompson in a premeditated attack outside a hotel where he was scheduled to attend the company’s annual investors’ conference.
by Nicole Ki and Erica Zurek

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Budget forecast for Minnesota to be released Wednesday

State economic officials release a key budget forecast on Wednesday. The projection of either a surplus or deficit will provide lawmakers and the governor an idea of how to proceed when crafting a new two-year budget.
by Phil Picardi

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'Guardian' journalists strike to protest sale of sister paper 'Observer'

'Guardian' journalists strike to protest sale of sister paper 'Observer'

Nearly 500 journalists have walked out of the Guardian and its sister paper, the Observer, to protest what they see as a betrayal of the paper's values: the planned sale of the Observer to a startup.
by David Folkenflik

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Minnesota budget update shows $1.1B less than prior forecast

Minnesota budget update shows $1.1B less than prior forecast

The economic report released Wednesday morning by state budget officials projects a downturn, with only a $616 million cushion expected by the end of the next budget period. The new data will guide lawmakers when budget deliberations begin in January. 
by Clay Masters and Brian Bakst

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