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Trump threatens social media after Twitter fact-checks him

Trump threatens social media after Twitter fact-checks him

Claiming tech giants "silence conservative voices," the president tweeted Wednesday that, "We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen." President Trump can't unilaterally regulate or close social media companies, as that would require action by Congress or the Federal Communications Commission.
by The Associated Press

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Twitter places fact-check warning on Trump tweet for 1st time

Twitter places fact-check warning on Trump tweet for 1st time

A link is added to a tweet in which the president claims without evidence that mail-in ballots are fraudulent. A Twitter spokesperson says the tweet wasn't deleted because it didn't discourage voting.
by Bobby Allyn

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Biden to keynote Minnesota Democrats' online convention

Biden to keynote Minnesota Democrats' online convention

Joe Biden will be the keynote speaker when Minnesota Democrats hold a virtual state convention under the theme “Minnesota Together” this weekend. Biden will address the delegates online Sunday, along with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who’s considered a potential running mate.
by The Associated Press

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Tear gas, chaos, rain: Protests rage after man dies in Mpls. police custody

Tear gas, chaos, rain: Protests rage after man dies in Mpls. police custody

Hundreds of protesters lined a south Minneapolis intersection Tuesday night calling for justice in the Memorial Day death of George Floyd after a video surfaced showing a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck as Floyd told the officer repeatedly he couldn’t breathe.
by MPR News Staff

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Pandemic puts a crimp on voter registration, potentially altering electorate

Pandemic puts a crimp on voter registration, potentially altering electorate

Most places where Americans usually register to vote have been closed since March. It's led to a big drop in new registrations right before an election that was expected to see record turnout.
by Pam Fessler

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Biden makes 1st in-person appearance in more than 2 months

Biden makes 1st in-person appearance in more than 2 months

Joe Biden has marked Memorial Day by honoring veterans at a park near his Delaware home. It's the first time the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has ventured back on the campaign trail in more than two months and a signal a presidential race frozen by the coronavirus has begun to thaw ever so slightly.
by The Associated Press

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Poll: Walz approval at 65 percent, most support vote by mail

Poll: Walz approval at 65 percent, most support vote by mail

A new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11 Minnesota Poll shows nearly two-thirds of Minnesotans approve of the job Gov. Tim Walz is doing. And 59 percent say they support allowing every Minnesota voter to be sent a ballot to vote by mail in November.
by Tim Pugmire

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Trump threatens to move RNC without assurances from governor

Trump threatens to move RNC without assurances from governor

President Donald Trump is threatening to pull the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina if the state’s Democratic governor doesn’t immediately sign off on allowing a full-capacity gathering in August despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Trump’s tweets Monday about the RNC planned for Charlotte come just two days after the state recorded its largest daily increase in positive cases yet. 
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