House quickly rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to remove Speaker Johnson

Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in sudden action Wednesday to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, her long-shot effort swiftly and resoundingly rejected by Democrats and Republicans tired of the political chaos.
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Albert Lea Pride drag show draws controversy after venue pulls out

Karen Schaar, 76, of Bemidji, takes Mother's Day cards for her daughters to the Bemidji post office Wednesday. For years, she has paid extra for prior
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Karen Schaar, 76, of Bemidji, takes Mother's Day cards for her daughters to the Bemidji post office Wednesday. For years, she has paid extra for priority flat-rate envelopes to ensure on-time delivery.

Bemidji post office delayed 79,000 pieces of mail, audit finds

Poor management and mountains of Amazon packages are to blame.
Kushal Sehgal, James Kerber and Emily Wagner work on a phototherapy device  treat or even prevent Reynaud’s symptoms, developed at the University of
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Brooks: No funding, no lab, no problem for dogged University of Minnesota student inventors

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Prince's 'Purple Rain' coat to be displayed for free at Minnesota History Center

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Twins starter Chris Paddack delivers in the first inning against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night at Target Field.
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Twins defeat Mariners as Paddack strikes out 10 and gets offensive support

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South Carolina coach Dawn Staley carries the NCAA women's college basketball title trophy around Colonial Life Arena during a team celebration April 8
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Souhan: South Carolina's Staley brings humor, wisdom to St. Kate's

The Minnesota Timberwolves lead the Denver Nuggets 2-0 in the second round of the NBA playoffs. The team has announced 11 downtown Minneapolis bars as
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For Mother's Day, I don't want brunch. We need a cease-fire.

I believe that we all face these moments, when we are confronted by a moral horror and our own small sense of complicity in it.

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