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'Guns, protests and elections do not mix': Conflict experts see rising warning signs

'Guns, protests and elections do not mix': Conflict experts see rising warning signs

If no clear winner emerges on election night, experts in global conflict warn that protesters and counter-protesters could clash in the streets, making conditions ripe for potential violence.
by Joel Rose

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Minnesota legislative candidates make final push

Minnesota legislative candidates make final push

Control of both the Minnesota House and Senate is at stake this year — with all 201 legislative seats on the ballot — and candidates are pushing hard and spending big to get their competing messages heard.
by Tim Pugmire

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A multi-generational plea for social justice activism from Josie Johnson and her granddaughter

A multi-generational plea for social justice activism from Josie Johnson and her granddaughter

Minnesota civil rights legend Josie Johnson, in conversation with her granddaughter, Josie Duffy Rice. Former Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton facilitated their discussion at an event hosted by Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity.

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It may be too late to mail back your ballot. Election officials stress other options

It may be too late to mail back your ballot. Election officials stress other options

Election experts say there is no longer enough time to ensure ballots sent through the mail will be delivered in time. They're encouraging voters to deliver their ballots by hand or vote in person.
by Sam Gringlas

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Senate candidate Lewis out of hospital after 2-night stay

Senate candidate Lewis out of hospital after 2-night stay

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jason Lewis of Minnesota was released from a hospital Wednesday afternoon following a two-night stay for emergency internal hernia surgery, the campaign said in a release.
by The Associated Press

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Former DHS official says he wrote 'Anonymous' Trump critique

Former DHS official says he wrote 'Anonymous' Trump critique

 A former Trump administration official who penned a scathing anti-Trump op-ed and book under the pen name “Anonymous” revealed himself Wednesday as a former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security.
by The Associated Press

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Hagidda Codbixiyaha: Halka ay arrimaha socda ka taagan yihiin murashixiinta degmada saddexaad ama 3nd District

Hagidda Codbixiyaha: Halka ay arrimaha socda ka taagan yihiin murashixiinta degmada saddexaad ama 3nd District

Degmada 3-aad waa kursi uu hadda haysto Xildhibaan ah Dimuquraaddi ama DFL Rep. Dean Phillips waxaa tartan kula jirta murashax ah jamhuuri ama Republican Kendall Qualls. Halkan ka akhriso meelaha ay kala taagnaayeen murashixiinta mar ay isaga hor yimaadeen dood loogu qabtay idaacadda raadiyaha MPR News.
by MPR News Staff

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