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Colts-Vikings game flexed to Sunday night on Nov. 3, bumping Jaguars-Eagles
The Indianapolis-Minnesota game in Week 9 has been moved to prime time. The Jacksonville-Philadelphia game on Nov. 3 was bumped up to an afternoon start under the NFL’s flexible scheduling policy. 
Trump has made more than 100 threats to prosecute or punish perceived enemies
An NPR investigation has found that since 2022, Trump has repeatedly threatened to investigate, prosecute, jail or otherwise punish his political opponents, rivals and even private citizens.
An organization has novel way to get members to vote. But is it legal?
The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, which helps members get affordable mortgages, says its 3.7 million members must vote or risk losing membership — and the financial benefits.
Costly data demands leave some Minnesota school districts frustrated
Some district leaders say they’ve been inundated with huge data requests that appear politically motivated and can be massively expensive and difficult to decipher. At least one school board has asked lawmakers to help slow a “runaway train.”
St. Paul’s proposed tax hike to fund child care: 5 questions, answered
A St. Paul ballot question next month asks voters if they’ll authorize the city to levy property taxes to fund child care for low income families up to $20 million over 10 years. The mayor says he won’t implement the tax hike even if voters approve it. Here’s what to know.
A Minnesota farmer and a college student walk a mile in each other’s news
This election season, MPR News invited its audience to learn more about people on the other side of the political spectrum through an initiative called “Walk a Mile in My News.” Two of our participants, a Democrat and a Republican, swapped their go-to news sources and then let us record their conversations. They had far more in common than they expected.