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March 5, 2024 5:00 AM

A new satellite will track climate-warming pollution. Here's why that's a big deal

A satellite with a climate solutions mission blasted off on a SpaceX rocket Monday. It's on a mission to detect planet-heating methane pollution from the oil and gas sector.

by Julia Simon

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March 5, 2024 4:16 AM

Racial disparities in voter turnout have grown since Supreme Court ruling, study says

A new study finds that the gap between white and nonwhite voters is growing fastest in places that were stripped of federal civil rights-era voting protections by a 2013 Supreme Court ruling.

by Juliana Kim

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March 5, 2024 4:00 AM

JetBlue and Spirit abandon their decision to merge after it was blocked by a judge

JetBlue and Spirit said it'd be best if they remain separate companies as they don't believe they'll be able to merge by the time the agreement is up in July.

by Ayana Archie

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March 5, 2024 4:00 AM

In Crosslake, familiar concerns about election security take root ahead of 2024 election

With election season well underway, questions about ballot security are reemerging — and dividing — some Minnesota communities. In north-central Minnesota, Crosslake residents want the city to have more control over counting votes.

by Catharine Richert and Kirsti Marohn

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March 5, 2024 4:00 AM

Biden, Trump win Minnesota’s Super Tuesday presidential primary elections

Donald Trump and Joe Biden have won Minnesota’s presidential primaries. With contests in more than a dozen states and territories, the Super Tuesday primaries will be the largest day of voting of the year outside of the November election.

by Clay Masters, Mark Zdechlik, Anna Haecherl and The Associated Press

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March 4, 2024 4:39 PM

Minnesota House advances change to school resource officer law

The bill would exempt school resource officers from a policy that prohibits the use of prone holds on students. They would still be restricted from using the holds — except in some situations — under their police training.

by Dana Ferguson

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March 4, 2024 4:05 PM

FAA audit faults Boeing for 'multiple instances' of quality control shortcomings

The findings, part of a six-week audit by the FAA, singled out both Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems in the wake of January's in-flight door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jet.

by Russell Lewis and Joel Rose

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March 4, 2024 2:47 PM

Super Tuesday could solidify a November matchup that leaves some Minnesota voters cringing

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have commanding leads in their party’s nomination races. Minnesota and other Super Tuesday states could all but lock in the rematch to the dismay of some voters.

by Mark Zdechlik

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March 4, 2024 9:07 AM

Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack

The Supreme Court has restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable for the Capitol riot.

by The Associated Press