Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, shown during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 10, 2017, in
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Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, his consulting firm said. He was 100.

Predictions of soaring costs spark debate over Minnesota's community solar program

Xcel forecast the overall program cost to rise to $329 million in 2024, which would mean a significant price hike for the utility's customers.
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Lisa Sayles-Adams, longtime Twin Cities school leader, makes case for Minneapolis superintendent job

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Ted Kaye, an expert in flag design who compiled a book on the subject, suggested a few changes to improve the six finalists for Minnesota’s new stat
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Ted Kaye, an expert in flag design who compiled a book on the subject, suggested a few changes to improve the six finalists for Minnesota’s new state flag.

'They all need work': Expert grades Minnesota's state flag finalists

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The expert on flags — they're called vexillologists, and he's written a book on the subject — said he likes the six finalists to be Minnesota's new flags but thinks they are "trying to do too much."
Gophers freshman Grace Grocholski shot a three-pointer over Norfolk State’s Kierra Wheeler (22) in the second quarter in Minnesota’s 74-43 victory
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Grocholski scores career-high 26 as Gophers women trounce Norfolk State

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Dean Evason was let go as Wild coach on Monday.
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Former Wild coach Evason on firing: 'You just know. You have a feeling'

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A 10-year-old works on a cocoa plantation in Ghana that a lawsuit alleges supplies cocoa to Minnetonka-based Cargill.
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Lawsuit targets Cargill, other food companies for child labor in cocoa supply chain

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Friends Joe Blauert, left, of St. Paul, and Scott Johnson of Carver enjoy cigars in the smoking lounge at Anthony’s Pipe and Cigar Lounge in south M
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Minneapolis wants to take the 'lounge' out of its last cigar lounge

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Hormel headquarters in Austin, Minn. CEO Jim Snee said there is “urgency” to improve the business after profits sank to end fiscal 2023.
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As profits tank, Hormel sees 'urgency' to make a turnaround

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