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October 27, 2020 11:00 AM

Voter guide: Where the 8th District candidates stand on the issues

Here’s what you need to know about where candidates running for Congress in Minnesota’s 8th District stand on top issues for Minnesotans.

by Darian Leddy

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October 27, 2020 10:47 AM

A world without legal abortion: How activists envision a 'post-Roe' nation

With the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, anti-abortion activists hope for a world where ending an unwanted pregnancy is not an option.

by Sarah McCammon

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October 27, 2020 9:09 AM

Judge: U.S. can't replace Trump in columnist's slander suit

A judge has denied President Donald Trump's request that the United States replace him as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit alleging he raped a woman in a Manhattan luxury department store in the 1990s.

by The Associated Press

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October 27, 2020 8:15 AM

Washington Post critic says 'Trump has unwittingly enabled' discussions of race

Carlos Lozada tells NPR: "It's ironic that a president with such a negative force for race relations" and women's rights has presided over a period where both groups feel more empowered to speak out.

by Steve Inskeep

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October 27, 2020 7:13 AM

Biden goes on offense in Georgia while Trump targets Midwest

Joe Biden plans to use the final week before Election Day to go on offense, heading Tuesday to Georgia and planning travel that may put President Donald Trump on defense in other states he won four years ago.

by The Associated Press

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October 27, 2020 6:51 AM

Worst place, worst time: Trump faces virus spike in Midwest

The Upper Midwest is bearing much of the brunt of new infections surging across the U.S. That includes Wisconsin, where President Donald Trump is fighting to catch Joe Biden in a state Trump narrowly won in 2016. Also seeing a surge is Iowa, where Trump is now in a toss-up race with Biden after carrying the state by 9.4 percentage points four years ago.

by The Associated Press

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October 27, 2020 6:31 AM

From COVID to QAnon, church makes disinformation training a question of faith

What does it mean to be a Christian and navigate disinformation in the digital age? A Minneapolis church has been exploring this question in a pivotal election year, when falsehoods and conspiracy theories have dominated the political discourse and divided friends and family.

by Catharine Richert

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October 27, 2020 4:01 AM

Voters' guide to election security in the 2020 presidential campaign

Voters and national security officials are focused as never before on assuring the security of the election. Here's what you need to know in the final days of voting.

by Philip Ewing

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October 27, 2020 4:00 AM

If the ACA falls, protecting preexisting conditions could be harder than it sounds

Though the Trump administration is trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act in court, it's vowed that people with health problems will still be able to get insured. Here's why that could be tricky.

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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October 27, 2020 1:00 AM

Westminster Town Hall Forum: Climate activist Bill McKibben

Bill McKibben is the founder of the climate change organization 350.org. He was the featured speaker at the Westminster Town Hall Forum.

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