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8 school districts to watch as Minnesotans go to the polls Nov. 5
More than 300 districts have open board seats to fill in this year’s elections. Some will ask voters to approve crucial funding measures. Here are a few key races and questions to watch.
Off-color jokes, vitriol take over Trump Madison Square Garden rally
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump put on a splashy rally at New York's hallmark Madison Square Garden, but repeated insults and at times racist and misogynistic remarks from guest speakers threatened to grab the most attention.
Amy Klobuchar and Royce White face off in U.S. Senate debate
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Republican challenger Royce White wrangled over the economy, foreign policy and other issues in a debate Sunday hosted by WCCO Radio. The race has been playing out largely off-the-radar.
Harris and Walz will visit all the battleground states in the campaign's closing stretch
The Nov. 5 election is fast approaching, and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz are planning to visit all seven battleground states to rally supporters in the coming week.
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 33, while truck ramming near Tel Aviv kills one
Israeli strikes on northern Gaza have killed at least 33 people, mostly women and children. In a separate development, a truck rammed into a bus stop near Tel Aviv, killing one person and wounding more than 30.
Michelle Obama says she's a 'little angry' at the hesitation to vote for Harris
Polls show some Democrats aren't excited to vote for Vice President Harris. On Saturday, Michelle Obama railed against “the lie that we do not know who Kamala is or what she stands for."