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Judge: Trump administration must take new DACA applications
The Trump administration must accept new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that protects some young immigrants from deportation, a federal judge ruled Friday, in vaca...
Dec 04, 2020
Sanford Health suspends merger talks with Intermountain
More than a week after Sanford Health parted ways with its longtime CEO, the health system announced that it has indefinitely suspended merger talks with Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare.Sanford He...
Dec 04, 2020
StoryCorps: A family tradition of feeding workers in need
Siblings Luz and Jorge Muoz spoke about how their meal program began, in a recent StoryCorps interview from their home in Queens, N.Y.Courtesy of Jorge MuozWith the help of his family, Jorge Muoz has ...
Dec 04, 2020
5 things we've learned about virtual school in 2020
Carson McNamara for NPRDeborah Rosenthal starts her virtual kindergarten class on Zoom every morning with a song - today, it's the Spanish version of, "If You're Happy and You Know It.&...
Dec 04, 2020
Spruce-top thieves targeting a Northwoods cash crop
A few weeks ago, Shane Zavodnik was hopping through a snowy bog, struggling to keep his boots dry, when he spotted the telltale signs of an unusual crime.Every few feet, the tops of young spruce trees...
Dec 04, 2020
Prosecutors to stop asking for bail for some crimes
Two Twin Cities prosecutors say they'll no longer request bail for people charged with a variety of nonviolent felonies. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and Pete Orput of Washington County say t...
Dec 04, 2020
Trump orders most American troops to leave Somalia
The Pentagon said Friday it is pulling most U.S. troops out of Somalia on President Donald Trump's orders, continuing a post-election push by Trump to shrink U.S. involvement in counterterrorism ...
Dec 04, 2020
COVID-19 in MN: Brutal November spills into December
DevelopmentsFrom around the stateTop headlinesFrom MPR NewsCOVID-19Tracking cases in MinnesotaSign upDaily analysis on COVID-19 in MN Minnesota's death count continues to be the clearest and saddest s...
Dec 04, 2020
Minnesota regulators deny request to delay Line 3 pipeline
A Minnesota regulatory panel on Friday denied a request from two tribes to prevent Enbridge Energy from moving forward with its contentious Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement, which broke ground th...
Dec 04, 2020
COVID relief plan snagged on $500 payment to families
Minnesota lawmakers continue to work behind the scenes on a package of economic relief proposals aimed at helping businesses and workers who have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the sti...
Dec 04, 2020