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Stories from March 12, 2024

Hackers are targeting a surprising group of people: young public school students

Hackers are targeting a surprising group of people: young public school students

Districts store all kinds of sensitive student data, which means the consequences of a school cyberattack can follow pupils well into adulthood. And it's not just their credit that's at risk.
by Kavitha Cardoza

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Proposed bill would ban legacy admissions at all Minnesota colleges

Proposed bill would ban legacy admissions at all Minnesota colleges

Sen. Clare Oumou Verbeten introduced the bill to counter the Supreme Court’s ruling against race-conscious admissions in 2023. Most Minnesota colleges and universities already do not consider those criteria.
by Feven Gerezgiher

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Minnesota gun restriction legislation; Moorhead passes cease-fire resolution

A Minnesota public safety panel weighed a pair of proposals today that would let local governments restrict guns in public spaces. And a divided Moorhead city council last night approved a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.

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Controversial influencer Andrew Tate will be extradited to U.K., after Romania trial

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate will be extradited to U.K., after Romania trial

The self-proclaimed misogynist — who faces several allegations of sexual assault in multiple jurisdictions — will be extradited to the U.K. after facing trial in Romania.
by Fatima Al-Kassab and Lauren Frayer

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Lakota vinyl collector revitalizes Indigenous music, language one record at a time

Lakota vinyl collector revitalizes Indigenous music, language one record at a time

Justis Brokenrope’s vinyl collection of Native artists is bringing generations of music to new audiences on social media. The collection he’s built over the last decade includes about 300 records by Indigenous artists from various genres — mostly country, folk, rock from the 1960s through the late 1980s.
by Melissa Olson

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Metro Transit police chief: ‘Transit is a small window of the larger societal issues in Minnesota’

Metro Transit police chief: ‘Transit is a small window of the larger societal issues in Minnesota’

Light rail trains and most buses in the Twin Cities have fewer riders than before the pandemic, and crime is still a challenge. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two Metro Transit leaders about how they’re trying to turn things around.
by Angela Davis, Maja Beckstrom and Nicole Johnson

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Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, who raised alarm over plane quality, is found dead

Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, who raised alarm over plane quality, is found dead

John Barnett made headlines when he went public, saying he wouldn’t trust planes made in South Carolina to be airworthy. His family says Barnett suffered PTSD and anxiety from his work at Boeing.
by Bill Chappell

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Two 18-year-olds are being held on $2M bail in Philadelphia bus stop shooting that injured 8 teens

After the shooting of eight Philadelphia high school students at a bus stop last week, authorities recovered a fully loaded, fully automatic weapon that matches evidence found at the scene.
by The Associated Press

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Wisconsin’s Northland College says it’s at risk of closing this year

Wisconsin’s Northland College says it’s at risk of closing this year

Northland College in Ashland, Wis., announced it’s at risk of closing before the next academic year. The school is looking to raise $12 million before April 3, which college leadership said would allow them to have a “transition year” in 2024-25.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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St. Paul’s new one-cent sales tax starts April 1. Mayor Carter shares plans for it

St. Paul’s new one-cent sales tax starts April 1. Mayor Carter shares plans for it

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter used his annual State of the City address Monday to outline his vision for improving the economic health of residents, prioritizing investing in the streets, parks and people of St. Paul.
by Cari Spencer

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Divided Moorhead City Council passes Gaza cease-fire resolution

Divided Moorhead City Council passes Gaza cease-fire resolution

A divided Moorhead City Council approved a resolution on Monday calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. Some members said the city council is not the proper venue for international issues; the mayor broke a tie to pass the resolution.
by Dan Gunderson

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U.S. inflation up again in February in latest sign that price pressures remain elevated

U.S. inflation up again in February in latest sign that price pressures remain elevated

Consumer prices in the United States picked up last month, a sign that inflation remains a persistent challenge for the Federal Reserve and for President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, both of which are counting on a steady easing of price pressures this year. 
by The Associated Press

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Wisconsin officials release names of 7 Virginia residents killed in crash that claimed 9 lives

Wisconsin officials release names of 7 Virginia residents killed in crash that claimed 9 lives

Authorities have released the names of seven Virginia residents who were killed when the van they were in collided with a semi-trailer in western Wisconsin, leaving a 2-year-old as the only survivor. 
by The Associated Press

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Cousins leaves Vikings for Falcons. Ticketing bill could help fans in Minnesota

Gov. Tim Walz is urging small businesses negatively affected by the lack of snow this winter in Minnesota to apply for federal assistance. A bill aimed at protecting consumers who buy online tickets to games and concerts is headed to the House floor. And Kirk Cousins is leaving the Minnesota Vikings for a big new contract with the Atlanta Falcons.
by Emily Bright

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Vikings shore up post-Cousins defense by striking deals with Greenard, Van Ginkel, Cashman

Vikings shore up post-Cousins defense by striking deals with Greenard, Van Ginkel, Cashman

The Minnesota Vikings said goodbye to quarterback Kirk Cousins and quickly began building up their depleted defense as the free agent negotiation window opened in the NFL.
by The Associated Press

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Haiti's prime minister says he'll resign once a transitional council is created

Haiti's prime minister says he'll resign once a transitional council is created

The de-facto prime minister of Haiti agreed to resign once a transitional presidential council is installed and interim prime minister named. CARICOM, the bloc of Caribbean nations, brokered the deal.
by Eyder Peralta

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It's Equal Pay Day. Women earn 84 cents for every dollar men make — or even less

It's Equal Pay Day. Women earn 84 cents for every dollar men make — or even less

Women working full-time, year-round jobs earn 84 cents for every dollar men make, and part-timers make even less. Women have to work well into March before they earn what men made the year before.
by Andrea Hsu

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Two St. Paul council members reveal how they overcame deep divisions to pass cease-fire resolution

Two St. Paul council members reveal how they overcame deep divisions to pass cease-fire resolution

Late last month, the St. Paul City Council was at an impasse over a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. But then last week, they passed one unanimously, calling for a quote “immediate and permanent mutual cease-fire.” MPR News correspondent Catharine Richert sat down with council members Cheniqua Johnson and Rebecca Noecker to find out how the council found common ground.
by Catharine Richert

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House GOP moves ahead with TikTok vote as Trump voices opposition to possible ban

House GOP moves ahead with TikTok vote as Trump voices opposition to possible ban

House Republicans move ahead with a bill that would require Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the U.S. even as former President Donald Trump voices opposition to the effort.
by The Associated Press

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Citing prosecution expert, defense attorneys say trooper Ryan Londregan ‘committed no crime’

Citing prosecution expert, defense attorneys say trooper Ryan Londregan ‘committed no crime’

Attorneys for a Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot a man during a July 2023 traffic stop allege in court filings that an expert whom the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office hired told prosecutors that the officer’s use of deadly force was justified. Trooper Ryan Londregan, 27, is charged with murder, manslaughter and assault in the death of Ricky Cobb II.
by Matt Sepic

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