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Stories from January 6, 2024

Saturday night snow or mix; cooler on Sunday

Saturday night snow or mix; cooler on Sunday

We’ll have periods of snow or a wintry mix Saturday evening, then cooler air arrives on Sunday. Parts of Minnesota could see several inches of snow Monday and Monday night.
by Ron Trenda

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3 young children dead, 1 toddler in critical condition following St. Paul house fire

3 young children dead, 1 toddler in critical condition following St. Paul house fire

Five-year-old twins and a 4 year old are the victims. The youngest child, 1-and-a-half years old, is not expected to survive. The mother and other children are hospitalized and responsive.
by MPR News Staff

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Cities with soda taxes saw sales of sugary drinks fall as prices rose, study finds

Cities with soda taxes saw sales of sugary drinks fall as prices rose, study finds

Soda taxes are meant to discourage people from drinking too much sugar, which is linked to a host of bad health outcomes. Cities that imposed the taxes saw a 33 percent decrease in the sale of sugary drinks.
by Maria Godoy

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Ask a Bookseller: 'The Half-White Album'

Ask a Bookseller: 'The Half-White Album'

John Hoffsis of Treasure House Books and Gifts in Old Town Albuquerque, N.M., recommends “The Half-White Album” by local author and musician Cynthia J. Sylvester.
by Emily Bright

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3 novel legal arguments by Republicans that threaten the Voting Rights Act in 2024

3 novel legal arguments by Republicans that threaten the Voting Rights Act in 2024

Republican state officials are advancing new legal arguments in the courts that threaten to erode the Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination in the election process.
by Hansi Lo Wang

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Supreme Court allows Idaho abortion ban to be enacted, first such ruling since Dobbs

Supreme Court allows Idaho abortion ban to be enacted, first such ruling since Dobbs

Idaho’s “Defense of Life Act” would would make it a crime for “every person who performs or attempts to perform an abortion,” even when the woman’s health is greatly endangered.
by Nina Totenberg

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