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July 12, 2023 5:40 PM

Fox News hit with another defamation lawsuit — this one over Jan. 6 allegations

Trump supporter and Jan. 6 protester Ray Epps sued Fox News over statements by former star Tucker Carlson that placed Epps at the center of the violent siege on the U.S. Capitol.

by David Folkenflik

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July 12, 2023 4:51 PM

Meta's Threads wants to become a 'friendly' place by downgrading news and politics

Mark Zuckerberg has pitched Meta's Twitter clone as a more "friendly" place for online discourse. Executives say breaking news and politics will not be the emphasized. But is that realistic?

by Bobby Allyn

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July 12, 2023 4:50 PM

3M 'at a pivotal moment' as it works to come back from litigation, layoffs

The company has shed jobs and planned a major restructuring for the coming year to reassure investors.

by Tom Crann

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July 12, 2023 4:46 PM

Why inflation is losing its punch — and why things could get even better

Annual inflation fell to 3 percent in June, the lowest since March 2021. That probably won't stop the Federal Reserve from raising rates again, but this month's expected hike could be the last.

by Scott Horsley

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July 12, 2023 3:50 PM

University of Minnesota considers restricting public access in 70 campus buildings

The University of Minnesota is considering restricting entrance to 70 of its open access buildings as part of a plan they say will improve security on the Twin Cities campus.

by Olivia Stevens

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July 12, 2023 3:45 PM

Judge convicts Minneapolis man of attacking cops during Capitol seige

A federal judge Wednesday found Brian Christopher Mock guilty of assaulting police and other crimes during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Prosecutors said video showed Mock shoving two police officers to the ground and kicking one of them.

by Matt Sepic

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July 12, 2023 3:32 PM

St. Luke’s plan to merge with Aspirus Health is the latest for Minnesota health care

Duluth-based St. Luke’s plans to merge with Aspirus Health, a nonprofit health system that operates in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The new system will contain 19 hospitals, 130 outpatient locations and nearly 14,000 staff.

by Michelle Wiley

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July 12, 2023 3:21 PM

Future of Us: Forced to downsize their funerals, Hmong families returned to their roots

COVID-19 hit Hmong Minnesotans especially hard. Of COVID-related deaths among Asian Minnesotans in 2020, nearly half were Hmong. The loss came in the midst of pandemic restrictions that forced many families to downsize their normally large and lavish funerals.

by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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July 12, 2023 2:10 PM

A lost world comes alive in 'Through the Groves,' a memoir of pre-Disney Florida

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Hull grew up in the rural interior of Central Florida during the 1960s and '70s. Her memoir evokes a land of perfect citrus, and the cruel costs of its harvest.

by Maureen Corrigan

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July 12, 2023 2:05 PM

The 2023 Emmy nominations are in: What's old, what's new and what's next?

The old guard was out in force: 27 nods for “Succession,” 23 for “The White Lotus” and 21 for “Ted Lasso.” But there's a healthy mix of new shows, too, including “The Last of Us,” “Jury Duty” and “The Bear.”

by Aisha Harris

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