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January 22, 2020 3:17 PM

U.S. to impose visas restrictions for pregnant women

The Trump administration is coming out with new visa restrictions aimed at restricting a practice known as “birth tourism." That refers to cases when women travel to the United States to give birth so their children can have U.S. citizenship.

by The Associated Press

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January 22, 2020 9:16 AM

Sydney Jordan wins primary for NE Minneapolis House seat

Jordan got nearly 29 percent of the vote Tuesday in a crowded field of 11 candidates to advance to the Feb. 4 special election. Given that Republicans did not field a candidate, her only opponent in heavily Democratic District 60A will be Legal Marijuana Now candidate Marty Super.

by The Associated Press

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January 22, 2020 9:01 AM

Policast: Broadband grants announced; some see Minn. county as 2nd Amendment 'sanctuary'

On today’s edition, we hear about new grants for broadband for communities across the state. Also, some want a Minnesota county to become a “sanctuary” county for the Second Amendment. And longtime Twin Cities community activist Ron Edwards has died.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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January 22, 2020 8:20 AM

Trump says he'll add 'a few countries' to controversial U.S. travel ban

The president confirms a plan to expand one of the signature pieces of his immigration policy, in a move that could double the number of countries on the prohibited list.

by Bill Chappell

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January 22, 2020 6:10 AM

Democrats appeal for GOP help to convict 'corrupt' Trump

House Democrats launched into marathon arguments in President Trump's impeachment trial Wednesday, appealing to skeptical Republican senators to join them in voting to oust Trump from office to “protect our democracy.”

by The Associated Press

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January 21, 2020 7:57 PM

At 90, Alaska Native woman is 1st counted in U.S. Census

A Yup'ik elder born to nomadic parents in western Alaska just after the start of the Great Depression has become the first person counted in the 2020 Census.

by The Associated Press

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January 21, 2020 6:59 PM

NPR poll: Majority of Americans believe Trump encourages election interference

More than 40 percent believe the U.S. is not very prepared to keep this year's election safe. The results paint a picture of a polarized electorate wary about what it reads and the fairness of elections.

by Brett Neely

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January 21, 2020 4:01 PM

Chisago Co., Leech Lake, Rosemount among those getting latest broadband help

Thirty projects will share in about $23 million in state broadband aid. State law calls for all homes and businesses to have access to internet with speeds of 25 megabits per second for downloads and three megabits per second for uploads by 2022.

by Brian Bakst

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January 21, 2020 3:09 PM

Video: How the U.S. and Iran ratcheted up their long-running feud

If you want to trace the history of U.S.-Iran tensions, you would have to go back decades. But the roots of the latest escalation can be found in a series of developments over the past two years.

by Greg Myre

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January 21, 2020 1:10 PM

Legislators ask Sherburne County to be ‘sanctuary’ from new gun laws

Several Minnesota legislators are asking Sherburne County to become a ‘Second Amendment sanctuary’ by prohibiting the enforcement of new gun control measures they say would violate the Constitution. If the county board approves, it would become the first in the state to take such action.

by Kirsti Marohn

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