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Supreme Court dismisses constitutional claim in California pollution case
Read More: Supreme Court dismisses constitutional claim in California pollution caseWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a red-state constitutional challenge to California’s special authority to fight air pollution. Over a dissent by Justice Clarence Thomas, the justices turned away an appeal from Ohio and 16 other conservative states, which asked the court to rule “the Golden State is not a golden child.” While Monday’s…
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Why “A Charlie Brown Christmas’ endures
Read More: Why “A Charlie Brown Christmas’ enduresCityscape | Twin Cities urban geographer Bill Lindeke weighs in on city life, transportation, planning and more in his column delivered to your inbox weekly. It’s hard to imagine a holiday season without “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” The 1965 broadcast has become a staple – etched into traditions across generations like decorating the tree or…
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The Cottonwood County Blizzard of 1936
Read More: The Cottonwood County Blizzard of 1936Early 20th-century winters in Minnesota were a hardship for the state’s residents―including those of Cottonwood County. Newcomers, hearing stories about the weather, soon learned that the accounts weren’t exaggerated. A few storms stand out, but the blizzard of 1936 topped them all. The first settler-colonists of Westbrook Township had intimate experience with Minnesota’s harsh winter…
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Will Trump end birthright citizenship?
Read More: Will Trump end birthright citizenship?WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has promised to end birthright citizenship as soon as he gets into office to make good on campaign promises aiming to restrict immigration and redefining what it means to be American. But any efforts to halt the policy would face steep legal hurdles. Birthright citizenship means anyone born in the United States automatically…
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‘Creativity Camp’ gives teens another way to deal with depression
Read More: ‘Creativity Camp’ gives teens another way to deal with depressionAdolescents with serious depression can feel stuck in their symptoms and ways of thinking, making it harder for them to recover from their mental illness. A series of two-week-long summer “Creativity Camps” developed by two University of Minnesota professors has provided a new treatment approach for adolescents with depression, helping them to get unstuck by…
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Xcel says data centers won’t get in way of clean energy target
Read More: Xcel says data centers won’t get in way of clean energy targetA top executive with Minnesota’s largest utility says data center growth will not prevent it from meeting the state’s 100% clean electricity law, but it may extend the life of natural gas power plants into the next decade. “As we take all of that coal off the system — even if you didn’t add data…
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Minnesota Republicans elect Alex Plechash as party chair
Read More: Minnesota Republicans elect Alex Plechash as party chairAlex Plechash ousted Minnesota Republican Party chair David Hann during a state central committee meeting on Saturday, reports KARE 11. Donna Bergstrom will remain deputy chair. During a Sunday appearance on Face the Nation on CBS, Sen. Amy Klobuchar said the presidential pardoning process “cries out for reform,” saying she didn’t agree with President Biden’s…
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Years after major sewage spill, El Segundo still stinks
Read More: Years after major sewage spill, El Segundo still stinksOn the worst days, Tamara Kcehowski said, she has thrown up when the stench from Los Angeles’ nearby sewage plant overwhelms her El Segundo apartment. She said her dog, Maggie, has even retched alongside her. On the not-so-bad days, she says she often deals with a dull headache or burning eyes. Some mornings, she wakes…
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In Coachella Valley, residents seek a park along shrinking Salton Sea
Read More: In Coachella Valley, residents seek a park along shrinking Salton SeaSALTON SEA, Calif. — In a state boasting epic mountain ranges and stunning coastlines, the Salton Sea is not typically considered an outdoor-lover’s paradise. California’s largest inland lake, which straddles Riverside and Imperial counties, is in fact beautiful. The 35-mile-long sea shimmers, a cascade of colors in the desert, when the sun sets over the…
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University unions rush to organize before Trump in White House
Read More: University unions rush to organize before Trump in White HouseTwo years after 48,000 University of California academic workers won big pay gains in a historic six-week strike, labor experts and organizers predicted that their success, along with a labor-friendly Biden administration, would spur broad union activism within higher education institutions. A flurry of recent university union activity coupled with fears of a more pro-business,…
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Blake Lively accuses director, co-star of “It Ends with Us” of sexual harassment, smear campaign
Actress Blake Lively accused “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexually harassing her and seeking to smear her reputation after she spoke out about a “hostile work environment” that nearly derailed the film. In a legal complaint filed this week, Lively alleges she raised concerns about inappropriate behavior by Baldoni, who…
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Sacramento deputies arrest man on suspicion of beheading baby son
A Sacramento County father has been arrested on suspicion of beheading his 1-year-old son, sheriff’s officials said. Andrey Demskiy, 28, was arrested and booked Friday on felony charges of murder, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, and corporal injury on a spouse in connection with the child’s death, according to…
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