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September 18, 2024 7:00 AM

Trump and Harris are taking a brief break from campaigning in battleground states

The presidential candidates are taking a brief break from campaigning in battleground states. On Wednesday, Donald Trump will be in suburban New York. Also Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris plans to speak at a Congressional Hispanic Caucus conference.

by The Associated Press

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September 18, 2024 4:00 AM

Georgia election officials worry a GOP-led board will OK last-minute voting changes

Georgia election officials have said they are “gravely concerned that dramatic changes” approved by the State Election Board “will disrupt the preparation and training processes already in motion.”

by Sam Gringlas

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September 18, 2024 4:00 AM

Minnesotans who lost their home to tax forfeiture may be entitled to money. Here’s how to claim it

The U.S. Supreme Court declared Minnesota’s process for handling tax-forfeited properties unconstitutional. Now, Geraldine Tyler and other affected Minnesotans stand to receive thousands of dollars as part of a legal settlement.

by Kirsti Marohn

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September 17, 2024 8:55 PM

Trump held his first campaign event since the apparent assassination attempt

Trump’s town hall in Michigan was shorter than his typical campaign rally, but he used the event to discuss everything from the failed attempts on his life to a promise to boost the auto industry.

by Stephen Fowler

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September 17, 2024 3:50 PM

Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee the right to IVF

Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization, arguing that the vote is an election-year stunt after Democrats forced a vote on the issue.

by The Associated Press

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September 17, 2024 3:24 PM

Harris calls Trump’s remarks about Haitian immigrants in Springfield a ‘crying shame’

Harris said Trump’s remarks about immigrants eating pets were lies rooted in racist tropes, and in some of her most forceful language yet about the debunked claim, insisted it “has to to stop.”

by Jason Breslow

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September 17, 2024 2:43 PM

The U.S. has had a long history of political violence, but experts see a new trend

The apparent second assassination attempt of Donald Trump is stirring concern about growing political violence in the U.S.

by Odette Yousef

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September 17, 2024 1:45 PM

As murder charges are filed in most recent in a string of car crash tragedies, traffic safety director speaks out

On Tuesday, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced one count of second-degree murder and five counts of second-degree assault charges against the woman who plowed a car into a group of people in downtown Minneapolis, killing a 16-year-old girl and injuring five others.

by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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September 17, 2024 11:38 AM

Students, secretary of state partner to pre-register young voters

The power of pre-registration is what drives 17-year-old Markus Wessman, executive director of The Youth Voter Project and Wayzata High School student body president, to engage his peers about politics. He founded the entirely student-run nonpartisan group last December.

by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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September 17, 2024 8:35 AM

Lutherans in Walz's Minnesota put potlucks before politics during divisive election season

Midwest Lutheranism has entered the national political limelight since Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz became Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate. But how Lutherans live their faith in the public sphere, especially on hot-button issues, can be as varied as marshmallow-topped hotdish and prickly pear cactus salad that are served at congregations across Minnesota.

by The Associated Press

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