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Book ban attempts on the rise in Minnesota schools

Book ban attempts on the rise in Minnesota schools

Occasional parent concerns about a book have morphed into confrontations with groups and parents coming in with long lists of titles they see as inappropriate. It’s happening across the nation and in Minnesota, where Bloomington schools face pressure to remove dozens of titles.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Art Hounds: Pine City blues

Art Hounds: Pine City blues

This week, Art Hounds recommend the play “The Pavilion” at Lyric Arts in Anoka, the Afro-Atlantic Playwright Festival at Illusion Theater in Minneapolis, and Owen Brown's interactive exhibit “Myriorama” at the Veronique Wantz Gallery in Minneapolis. 
by Emily Bright

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Autoworkers escalate strike as 8,700 workers walk out at a Ford Kentucky plant

Autoworkers escalate strike as 8,700 workers walk out at a Ford Kentucky plant

The surprise move took down the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world. The sprawling factory makes pricey heavy-duty F-Series pickup trucks and large Ford and Lincoln SUVs.
by The Associated Press

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Astros power past Twins 3-2 in ALDS Game 4

Astros power past Twins 3-2 in ALDS Game 4

Royce Lewis gave the Twins another big-moment home run — a line smash into the left-field seats with a similar trajectory to the one he hit in his first postseason at-bat in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series sweep over Toronto — but it wasn’t enough to keep Minnesota’s season going.
by The Associated Press

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Families of hostages taken by Hamas militants are desperate amid threats of execution

Families of hostages taken by Hamas militants are desperate amid threats of execution

Many Israelis are frantically looking for clues about loved ones believed to be held in Gaza. Ido Dan keeps watching a video that appears to show Hamas militants kidnapping his 12-year-old nephew.
by Leila Fadel and Arezou Rezvani

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Photos: Twins season ends after defeat by Astros in ALDS Game 4

Photos: Twins season ends after defeat by Astros in ALDS Game 4

The Minnesota Twins made it further into the post season than they've been in many years, but the team lost Game 4 to the Houston Astros, ending the 2023 season.
by Kerem Yücel and MPR News Staff

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Power goes out in Gaza, as Israel tightens siege and bombs the Palestinian territory

Power goes out in Gaza, as Israel tightens siege and bombs the Palestinian territory

Israel carried out a fifth day of bombardments across the Gaza Strip as the Palestinian territory lost electricity, following one of the deadliest attacks against Israel in history.
by Daniel Estrin

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