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Love the North Shore? New livestream lets you visit iconic landmark anytime, anywhere

Love the North Shore? New livestream lets you visit iconic landmark anytime, anywhere

Minnesota’s iconic Split Rock Lighthouse has kept watch over Lake Superior for nearly 115 years. Now, fans of the North Shore landmark can keep watch over it any day of the year from wherever they are, 24/7.
by Andrew Krueger and Dan Kraker

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6 key facts about abortion laws and the 2024 election

6 key facts about abortion laws and the 2024 election

State laws on abortion keep changing — with new bans taking effect in some places while new protections are enacted in others. And abortion will be on the ballot in at least four states.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin and Elissa Nadworny

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Stephen King’s new story took him 45 years to write

Stephen King’s new story took him 45 years to write

Stephen King is out with a new collection of short stories. As you might expect from the reigning King of Horror, some are terrifying. Some are creepy. Others are laugh-out-loud funny.
by Mary Louise Kelly, Erika Ryan and Courtney Dorning

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‘The Minneapolis Reckoning:’ New book traces the city’s journey to the brink of police reform

‘The Minneapolis Reckoning:’ New book traces the city’s journey to the brink of police reform

Four years ago this week, a movement to defund and abolish the Minneapolis Police Department ignited across the city and the world. In those four years since George Floyd’s murder, everything — and nothing — has changed.
by Angela Davis and Gretchen Brown

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Target sales decline to start the year, but it sees improvement

Target sales decline to start the year, but it sees improvement

Target is reporting a decline in quarterly revenue as still-stubborn inflation cuts into shoppers’ spending. The Minneapolis retailer also delivered a muted profit outlook on Wednesday. But it said it expects it will get back to quarterly sales growth in the current quarter.
by The Associated Press

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Final South Dakota tribe bans governor

Final South Dakota tribe bans governor

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from entering the lands of all nine tribes in South Dakota. Following a meeting on Tuesday, May 21, the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe moved to ban the governor from the reservation in solidarity with the other eight Oceti Sakowin tribes in South Dakota.

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Towns treasures Timberwolves' trip to West finals as Doncic-Irving duo hits stride for Mavericks

Towns treasures Timberwolves' trip to West finals as Doncic-Irving duo hits stride for Mavericks

Karl-Anthony Towns has seen the payoff this spring for his commitment to and sacrifice for the Minnesota Timberwolves. They're in the Western Conference finals for the first time in 20 years due in large part to the offense and defense supplied by the four-time All-Star over the first two rounds.
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Buxton homers twice, Ryan works 7 scoreless innings as Twins end 7-game skid by beating Nationals

Buxton homers twice, Ryan works 7 scoreless innings as Twins end 7-game skid by beating Nationals

Byron Buxton hit two homers and drove in three runs, Joe Ryan pitched seven scoreless innings and the Minnesota Twins halted a seven-game losing streak with a 10-0 victory over the Washington Nationals.
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Norway, Ireland and Spain say they are recognizing a Palestinian state, deepening Israel's isolation

Norway, Ireland and Spain say they are recognizing a Palestinian state, deepening Israel's isolation

Palestinians welcomed the announcements as an affirmation of their decades-long quest for statehood in east Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip — territories Israel seized in the 1967 Mideast war and still controls.
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