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Old-fashioned wood type is new again, as Minnesota book center adds Hebrew, Arabic and Spanish letters
The center hopes to attract new audiences. "Wood type feels so human," says one designer.
Old-fashioned wood type is new again, as Minnesota book center adds Hebrew, Arabic and Spanish letters
The center hopes to attract new audiences. "Wood type feels so human," says one designer.
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Black women carry burden of local social justice activism
At City Hall, on school boards and in policing reform work, Black women are doing the often unheralded heavy-lifting to fix systems of inequality in Minnesota.
Minnesota leaders see 2022 as key year for infrastructure strides
With billions in federal money on the way and a construction funding package in the works, the state's needs will be at the forefront for legislators.
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Law to help first responders gets bipartisan support from Minnesota delegation
President Joe Biden signed the Protecting America's First Responders Act into law earlier this month.
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New legislative commission begins work on studying Minnesota's cyberdefenses
Bipartisan group looking for vulnerabilities, policy ideas.
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Biden will visit Minnesota to tout new infrastructure law
State will receive billions for roads, transportation, airports, high-speed internet and other projects.
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GOP cements hold on legislatures in battleground states
Republicans are locking in newly gerrymandered maps.
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Minnesota Republicans revive debate over governor's emergency powers
Democrats are pushing back, citing the ongoing pandemic and concerns about any future crisis.
Business
Mexico gets female central bank head, supreme court justice
Mexico's president nominated the first woman to serve as governor of the country's central bank Wednesday, saying that getting women into high office was a priority.
Local
Walz shows off Minnesota's Thanksgiving turkey
Harold the tom turkey will retire to a hobby farm in Paynesville.
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Turkish police break up protest against rising living costs
Turkish riot police on Wednesday broke up a protest in Istanbul by demonstrators denouncing the government's economic policies and the surging cost of living. Dozens of protesters were detained.
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UK aims to put latest energy firm casualty in administration
Britain's energy regulator said Wednesday that it's looking to appoint an administrator to oversee the latest business casualty in the country's domestic energy market following the demand-led spike in gas prices.
Business
Sri Lanka heeds protests, lifts ban on agrochemical imports
Sri Lanka's government has withdrawn a ban on imports of agrochemicals that it said was aimed at encouraging organic cultivation.
World
EU prosecutors appoint delayed Slovenia nominees for 5 years
A European Union body announced Wednesday that it has finally appointed two prosecutors from Slovenia, ending a months-long standoff with the small Alpine country's right-wing government, but doubts remain over how long they will stay in the job.
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EU says economic recovery threatened by COVID-19 resurgence
The massive spike in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks is threatening the European Union's recovery from the deep economic slump caused by last year's onset of the pandemic, the bloc's economy chief said Wednesday.
World
Ethiopia expels Irish diplomats over Ireland's stance on war
Ethiopia has ordered four of six Irish diplomats working in Addis Ababa to leave the country because of Ireland's outspoken stance over the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia, Ireland's government said Wednesday.
Politics
DFLers propose new map for U.S. House seats
The proposal accounting for population shifts in the past decade faces stiff resistance from the GOP in a fight likely to end up in court.
World
Lebanon's interior minister: crisis with Gulf could worsen
Lebanon's interior minister said Tuesday that every delay in resolving the diplomatic crisis with Gulf nations threatens to affect the lives of more Lebanese already reeling from a massive economic crisis.
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