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  • “Blood Quantum Physics” is a podcast play performing live at the Gremlin Theatre and produced by New Native Theatre.

    Telling the stories of Native women living, working and dreaming

    One of the strange paradoxes of storytelling is that in order to speak to universal truths, you have to be as specific as possible. Stories and characters that try to speak to the general human experience aren’t going to hold as much resonance as a detailed account of a particular character and given circumstances.  I…

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  • The Strib’s new logo debuted this summer in front of its 3rd Avenue entrance.

    Minnesota Star Tribune seeks donations to stabilize revenue

    In October, the Minnesota Star Tribune launched its Local News Fund, a charitable fund under the umbrella of the Minneapolis Foundation. The endeavor puts the newspaper into a new niche of nonprofit media, joining the ranks of MinnPost, Sahan Journal, Minnesota Public Radio, and the Minnesota Reformer, to name a few. The Strib’s quirk is it is not…

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  • Map of Minneapolis (Village of Many Lakes) and St. Paul (Village along the White Cliffs) by Marlena Myles.

    Indigenous Dakota artists give Minnesota a map makeover

    The following is the first installment of “Reimagining Rural Cartographies,” a new Barn Raiser series exploring innovative and nontraditional forms of mapping. It is guest-edited by Lydia Moran and funded by Arts Midwest’s Creative Media Cohort program. At the southeastern edge of the Twin Cities, the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers converge at a place known in the Dakota…

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  • Session Outlook event presenters included, top left: Republican House Speaker-Designate Lisa Demuth and DFL House Speaker-Designate Melissa Hortman. Second row from left: Assistant Senate Republican Leader Jordan Rasmusson, moderator Dr. Nisha Botchwey, Ph.D., and Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy.

    Minnesota legislative posturing, position-setting starts for GOP, DFL

    It was one of the first virtual gatherings of Minnesota legislative leaders ahead of a session that will require a level of bipartisanship not seen for at least four years. One body is tied. One body has a single-vote DFL majority. A must-pass budget comes amidst a tight surplus followed by a deficit. The governor’s…

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  • Jahnay Bryan has been missing in L.A. for 2 month with no LAPD update

    Jahnay Bryan has been missing in L.A. for 2 month with no LAPD update

    Former state Sen. Steven Bradford steps out into the bright and blazing Westlake sun. Wearing a dark gray suit and armed with a roll of tape, he affixes a poster to the side of a streetlight. It reads: Jahnay Bryan, 23, missing from Los Angeles since Oct. 16. The longtime politician shakes his head. Two…

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  • What we know about Luigi Mangione, suspect in UnitedHealthcare slaying

    What we know about Luigi Mangione, suspect in UnitedHealthcare slaying

    Luigi Mangione, the man suspected of killing the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, underwent surgery and was reported missing in San Francisco before the shooting. Brian Thompson, 50, CEO of the healthcare insurance giant, was gunned down last week in Midtown Manhattan, spawning a five-day manhunt that eventually led to Mangione’s arrest at a McDonald’s restaurant…

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  • Monarch butterflies proposed for threatened species status

    Monarch butterflies proposed for threatened species status

    Federal wildlife officials on Tuesday moved to add the monarch butterfly to its endangered species roster, citing decades of steep population decline of the striking black-and-orange insect. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the once-common monarch as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, and designating coastal California sites where the butterflies spend winters…

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  • California courts sued for lack of transcripts in millions of hearings

    California courts sued for lack of transcripts in millions of hearings

    A new lawsuit alleges that courts across California routinely deny people due process by failing to maintain transcripts of many types of proceedings. The suit, filed last week by two San Francisco Bay Area legal advocacy groups against the superior courts of Contra Costa, Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa Clara counties, alleges that more…

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  • Firefighters continue to battle wind-driven fire in Malibu threatening homes

    Firefighters continue to battle wind-driven fire in Malibu threatening homes

    Firefighters worked overnight to gain control over a dangerous fire that burned homes in Malibu and forced thousands from their homes. The Franklin fire continued to menace the coastal city overnight, burning close to some homes and forcing some water drops by helicopters. A red-flag fire danger warning remains in effect for the area until…

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  • After reducing deficit, Newsom plans bring extra costs to California

    After reducing deficit, Newsom plans bring extra costs to California

    Tax revenues have exceeded estimates in California, but Gov. Gavin Newsom’s spending proposals and other state costs could quickly swallow up any extra funds. An extra $420-million tax break for Hollywood film studios. Twenty-five million dollars to wage legal battles against President-elect Donald Trump. Unanticipated costs for providing healthcare to seniors and undocumented immigrants. As…

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