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Stories from February 3, 2025

Family of MSU Mankato student killed in landslide at Minneopa State Park sues DNR

Family of MSU Mankato student killed in landslide at Minneopa State Park sues DNR

The family of Jack Loso, the Minnesota State University, Mankato student who died in a landslide at Minneopa State Park in December 2023, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 
by Hannah Yang

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Child care options start to rebound as Minnesotans return to the office

Child care options start to rebound as Minnesotans return to the office

The state’s child care centers have long struggled with staffing and funding shortages that worsened in the COVID-19 pandemic. Five years later, though, operators see reasons to be optimistic as big companies call back workers, creating more need for child care. 
by Kyra Miles

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Treasury Secretary Bessent, tapped to run CFPB, orders staff to halt work

Treasury Secretary Bessent, tapped to run CFPB, orders staff to halt work

Staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed by email to cease much of their work. Bessent, a wealthy Wall Street investor, replaces Rohit Chopra, who was fired on Saturday.
by Laurel Wamsley

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Pacific Coast Highway reopens nearly a month after devastating Southern California wildfires

Pacific Coast Highway reopens nearly a month after devastating Southern California wildfires

The Pacific Coast Highway is back open in Malibu, California, nearly a month after the deadly Palisades Fire ripped through hillside Los Angeles neighborhoods, destroying properties all the way down to the beach.
by The Associated Press

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Trump targets USAID as Marco Rubio becomes acting head of the embattled agency

Trump targets USAID as Marco Rubio becomes acting head of the embattled agency

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he is acting director of the U.S. Agency for International Development, following days of upheaval at USAID as the Trump administration froze many of its programs.
by NPR Staff

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Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico, Canada after they pledge to boost border enforcement

Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico, Canada after they pledge to boost border enforcement

 President Donald Trump is holding off on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada for 30 days after the two U.S. neighbors agreed to boost border security efforts.
by The Associated Press

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How sports can empower youth

How sports can empower youth

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with former pro soccer player Tony Sanneh about his foundation’s work to empower young people to become the best version of themselves.
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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Jury selection begins for Feeding Our Future. DEI assistant dean search for U's Law School halted

Jury selection is underway Monday in the second trial of people charged in an alleged $250 million fraud scheme. And the University of Minnesota Law School is pausing its search for a new assistant dean of diversity, equity and inclusion.
by Phil Picardi

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How corporate America got DEI wrong

How corporate America got DEI wrong

President Trump is accelerating the attacks on diversity-in-business programs. But DEI experts say this may be the wakeup call big companies need.
by Maria Aspan

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Another week to be shaped by court fight over power dynamic within Minnesota Legislature 

Another week to be shaped by court fight over power dynamic within Minnesota Legislature 

There’s another lawsuit headed to the Minnesota Supreme Court this week regarding the power standoff in the House that’s bleeding into week four. Meanwhile, the Senate returned to DFL control. 
by Clay Masters

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Trial starts for alleged ringleader of massive COVID food fraud

Trial starts for alleged ringleader of massive COVID food fraud

A federal jury was selected Monday in the second criminal trial to stem from a lengthy federal investigation into Feeding Our Future. The judge put security measures in place after an alleged attempted bribe of jurors in the first trial in the case.
by Matt Sepic

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At the 2025 Grammys, Beyoncé takes home album of the year and Kendrick Lamar wins big

At the 2025 Grammys, Beyoncé takes home album of the year and Kendrick Lamar wins big

The unpredictable 67th Grammy Awards were filled with surprising wins for artists including Beyoncé — with her first album of the year win — as well as multiple wins for Kendrick Lamar and awards for rising stars like Chappell Roan and Doechii.
by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

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