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Biden to GOP senators: Don't jam through Ginsburg nominee

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Joe Biden on Sunday slammed President Donald Trump and leading Senate Republicans for trying to jam through a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and urged more senators to stand with a pair of GOP colleagues who oppose the election-season rush.

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Minnesota reports 1,318 more COVID-19 cases, a new single-day high

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A police officer aims a Taser at a masked man accused of stealing a boat from Nicollet Island in Minneapolis.

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Hooded man pirates boat on Mississippi River, is tased and arrested

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Viral video of confrontation in a Minneapolis gym changed 3 lives forever

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Turning right on red? Stop or yield first — or face a fine

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Judge agrees to delay US government restrictions on WeChat
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Man run over, killed in Maplewood by driver who left the scene
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Search for missing kayaker in New Brighton's Long Lake to resume Sunday
September 19

It was a long day for quarterback Kirk Cousins and the Vikings’ offense. — Michael Conroy • Associated Press

Vikings are 0-2 after Colts overwhelm Cousins, win 28-11

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The Vikings QB has 3 interceptions, and the Colts ride running back Jonathan Taylor to a 28-11 win.

In Minneapolis and the U.S., homicides have increased 15% this year. Above, police investigated an Aug. 14 death.

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New look shows violent crime's spread across Mpls. this summer

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Minnesota Lynx guard Crystal Dangerfield brings the ball up the court in front of forward Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, right, during the first half of a W

Sports

Lynx playoff game postponed over Seattle's inconclusive COVID-19 tests

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FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2020, file photo, Des Moines Public School students and supporters march from Roosevelt High School to the Governor's Mansion

Politics

Des Moines says no to governor's demand for classroom return

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Cheryl and Bob Koll posed on their sandbag wall in Lake Shamineau in front of their home of 50 years, which they are fighting to save.

Minnesotans fight for homes and cabins on a runaway lake

As Minnesota's climate changes, homeowners along landlocked lakes watch water levels go up dramatically.

During his speech Friday night in Bemidji, President Donald Trump praised Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee by saying: "He would have won, except for Get

Politics

Trump's praise of Robert E. Lee gets pushback from Minnesotans proud of state's role at Gettysburg

Opinion

Firefighters watch a wildfire in Oroville, Calif., on Sept. 9.

Down-to-earth management of forests and development could limit wildfire disasters

There's more going on here than climate change. We're so focused on putting out the fires when we should be preventing them.

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Renters and community members protested in August against efforts to end the state's eviction moratorium. Small landlords say they are growing more ec

Business

C.J. Goodwald, Jerry Goodwald and Matt Goodwald run family owned GEM-Ash of Rosemount, which “mines” a few million dollars a year in metals from t

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Fall Arts Guide: How Minnesota artists are surviving one of the hardest years ever

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Trump: Nominee will be announced 'very soon'

01:51 To those who believe any nomination should wait until after the November 3 election, Trump said he has "an obligation as the winners" of the last election to choose who he wants.