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Inflation may be cooling, but the housing market is still too hot for many buyers

Inflation may be cooling, but the housing market is still too hot for many buyers

The median home price has risen to $413,800 — the second-highest price ever — thanks to a shortage of homes on the market and high mortgage rates. Experts say renting may be a better option.
by Erin Kenney

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Denied abortion for a doomed pregnancy, she tells Texas court: 'There was no mercy'

Denied abortion for a doomed pregnancy, she tells Texas court: 'There was no mercy'

Women who had complicated and tragic pregnancies are suing Texas over its abortion bans. A hearing had emotional testimony in an Austin courtroom Wednesday. The state wants the case dismissed.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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Wout van Aert leaves Tour de France to be with pregnant wife: 'It's an easy decision'

Wout van Aert leaves Tour de France to be with pregnant wife: 'It's an easy decision'

The talented Belgian will miss the last few days of cycling’s biggest race. “On the one hand it’s a strange feeling but it’s not a dilemma,” he said. “It’s an easy decision.”
by Bill Chappell

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Three Florida men are on the ballot in 2024. Voters there still want Trump

Three Florida men are on the ballot in 2024. Voters there still want Trump

In a statewide poll released this month, former President Trump led a crowded field of contenders for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was among those trailing Trump.
by Claudia Grisales

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Pipestone carvers preserve revered Native spiritual tradition in Minnesota prairie

Pipestone carvers preserve revered Native spiritual tradition in Minnesota prairie

Under the tall prairie grass outside this southwestern Minnesota town lies a precious seam of dark red pipestone that, for thousands of years, Native Americans have quarried and carved into pipes essential to prayer and communication with the Creator.
by The Associated Press

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Portions of Minnesota now in extreme drought; hot, dry weather next week

Portions of Minnesota now in extreme drought; hot, dry weather next week

Areas of drought continue to grow in Minnesota. Portions of the state are now in extreme drought. We’ll be temporarily cooler Thursday but hot, dry weather builds for next week.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Thousands remain without power after storms bring large hail, damaging wind to Minnesota

Thousands remain without power after storms bring large hail, damaging wind to Minnesota

Xcel Energy and other utilities reported more than 3,000 customers remained without power Thursday afternoon across Minnesota and western Wisconsin, after thunderstorms brought large hail and damaging winds to the region Wednesday night.
by Andrew Krueger

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Ex-officer Derek Chauvin to ask U.S. Supreme Court to review his conviction in murder of George Floyd

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin to ask U.S. Supreme Court to review his conviction in murder of George Floyd

An attorney for former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin says they'll ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review his second-degree murder conviction in George Floyd's killing. 
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