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January 13, 2020 3:13 PM

U.S. driver's license network goes down, slowing DMV offices across the nation

The network that motor vehicle agencies around the U.S. use to verify critical information went down Monday morning. It took roughly four hours to fix the problem.

by Bill Chappell

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January 13, 2020 1:06 PM

Walz: $447 million in state borrowing needed for higher education

Walz said the proposed bonding-funded projects on college campuses will make Minnesota more competitive.

by Tim Pugmire

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January 13, 2020 11:23 AM

Minnesotans face Real ID license options as deadline approaches

With only about 11 percent of state identification cards in compliance with new federal standards, officials are again reminding Minnesotans that the Oct. 1 Real ID deadline isn’t that far off.

by Matt Mikus

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January 13, 2020 10:00 AM

Cory Booker drops out of presidential race

The New Jersey Democrat cited a lack of money to sustain a campaign that can win the Democratic nomination. His exit reduces the diversity of the field further, as two candidates of color remain.

by Brian Naylor

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January 13, 2020 9:01 AM

Policast: Klobuchar stumps for votes in New Hampshire; Walz rolls out more bonding plans

On today’s edition we follow Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s latest visit to New Hampshire and take a closer look at Gov. Tim Walz’s bonding proposals for water infrastructure.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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January 13, 2020 4:01 AM

Something is missing in Iowa as Democrats once again debate: A clear favorite

The state's best known poll shows Bernie Sanders ahead in Iowa, but the average of polls nationwide and in early voting states still shows a modest preference for former Vice President Joe Biden.

by Ron Elving

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January 13, 2020 4:00 AM

In New Hampshire, Klobuchar presses electability pitch

Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar returns to the debate stage Tuesday along with the other qualifying contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination. This time, they’ll be in Des Moines, Iowa, ahead of next month’s caucuses. After Iowa comes New Hampshire, and Klobuchar has been gaining ground there, too, with her electability argument.

by Mark Zdechlik

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January 13, 2020 1:00 AM

History Forum: White women and their role in upholding white supremacy

Historian Elizabeth Gillespie McRae speaks at the History Forum about the role white women played in maintaining white supremacy in America.

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January 12, 2020 6:33 PM

Esper says he's seen no hard evidence that embassies were under threat

Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday that he had seen no hard evidence that four American embassies had been under possible threat when President Trump authorized the targeting of Iran’s top commander, raising questions about the scale of the threat described by Trump last week.

by The Associated Press

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January 12, 2020 5:51 PM

U.S. officials: More than 20 Saudi students to be expelled in wake of Florida shooting

The Pentagon has suspended operational training of all Saudi Arabian military students indefinitely, as federal investigators conduct a security review of the more than 800 Saudi students in the U.S.

by Tom Bowman and Bobby Allyn

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