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Police turn to treatment, not jail, for heroin addicts
Department will get help for users, dispose of drugs.
Politics
Dayton considers health review of PolyMet copper mine
Medical groups have urged state to study impacts on local water.
Nation
US Muslims, mosques face backlash after Paris attacks
Muslims around the U.S. are facing backlash following the deadly attacks in Paris, including vandalism to mosques and Islamic centers, hate-filled phone and online messages and threats of violence.
Business
Likely new FDA chief promises new medical device reporting system
At a Senate confirmation hearing, Dr. Robert Califf revealed his plan to improve reporting.
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Storm drops snow in Colorado, could bring tornadoes to south
A powerful wintery storm dumped heavy snow on parts of Colorado on Tuesday while bringing the threat of tornadoes to millions in central and southern states.
Nation
Attorney General: 'Robust' US screening for Syrian refugees
House Republicans pressed Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Tuesday over the Obama administration's plan to allow thousands more Syrian war refugees into the country following last week's attacks in Paris.
Charlie Sheen says he is HIV-positive, as ex-girlfriend says 'He never said anything'
Charlie Sheen said his bad-boy days are over and, with Tuesday's declaration that he's HIV-positive, he aims to become an inspiration to others.
Nation
Gallery: Illuminated tributes to France spreads across the globe
In a colorful homage to the victims of Friday's ISIL attacks, iconic landmarks from London to Berlin, from Stockholm to Sydney, and all across the world were lit with the colors of the French flag.
Politics
MnDOT builds condos for bats under I-90
The little brown bat among the species threatened by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease sweeping the country.
Local
Gallery: Top Photos, November 17, 2015
The best photo from here and around the world submitted, November 17, 2015
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U.S. shows solidarity with tributes, memorials
From a moment of silence on the House floor, to the top of Seattle's Space Needle, the US is showing its solidarity with France after the terrorist attacks.
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Obama: Attacks "terrible" setback in IS campaign
President Barack Obama on Monday conceded that the Paris terror attacks were a "terrible and sickening setback" in the fight against the Islamic State, but showed no indication of substantially changing his approach to defeating the group.
Video
Mom of Paris attack victim: She had big dreams
A California college student killed in the Paris terrorist attacks was at a restaurant with fellow Long Beach students when she was fatally shot. The parents of 23-year-old Nohemi Gonzalez said on Saturday they had held out hope she was alive.
Local
Gallery: Democratic presidential debate at Drake University
Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders, left, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Martin O'Malley take the stage before a Democratic presidential primary debate, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Minneapolis
Seattle puts mandatory sick time to healthy test
Economy rolls despite law similar to Minneapolis plan.
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Politics
In a first, Minnesota garbage output declined as economy grew
More consumer spending does not necessarily mean more garbage anymore.
Nation
Gallery: Fighters capture a strategic highway from Islamic State
Kurdish forces, aided by thousands of lightly armed Yazidi fighters and U.S. airstrikes, captured the strategic Highway 47 on Thursday in the early stages of an offensive to reclaim Sinjar from the Islamic State. , near Mount Sinjar in Iraq, Nov. 12, 2015.
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