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Bird flu worries prompt changes to popular ‘Miracle of Birth Center’ at Minnesota State Fair

MINNEAPOLIS  — A popular event at the Minnesota State Fair that features an array of baby farm animals ...

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US economic growth increased last quarter to a healthy 2.8% annual rate

WASHINGTON  — The nation’s economy accelerated last quarter at a strong 2.8% annual pace, with consumers and businesses ...

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World War II sergeant whose plane was shot down over Germany honored with reburial

LOS ANGELES — After 80 years, a World War II sergeant killed in Germany has returned home to ...

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Gizmo the dog went missing in Las Vegas in 2015. He’s been found alive after 9 years

LAS VEGAS — Judith Monarrez crumpled onto her kitchen floor and wept when the news arrived in an ...

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Arson attacks paralyze French high-speed rail network hours before start of Olympics

PARIS — France’s high-speed rail network was hit Friday with widespread and “criminal” acts of vandalism including arson ...

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In fiery speech to Congress, Netanyahu vows ‘total victory’ in Gaza and denounces U.S. protesters

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged in a scathing speech to Congress on Wednesday to achieve “total ...

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz doesn’t rule out VP role as presidential nomination race is reset

By Dana Ferguson, Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz declared himself open Monday to a ...

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Trump to appear in Minnesota alongside his new vice presidential candidate this weekend in St. Cloud

By Mark Zdechlik Former President Donald Trump will be in Minnesota this week campaigning for his White House ...

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Biden will address the nation Wednesday on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening on his ...

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Harris tells roaring Wisconsin crowd November election is ‘a choice between freedom and chaos’

WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin — A roaring crowd of battleground state voters greeted Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday as ...

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New, returning transit options for the 2024 Minnesota State Fair

MPR News Staff The Minnesota State Fair is approaching fast, and the hundreds of thousands of people who’ll ...

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Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, last of the original Four Tops, dies at 88

NEW YORK — Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group the Four ...

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Harris visits battleground Wisconsin in first rally as Democrats coalesce around her for president

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is making her first visit to a battleground state Tuesday after locking ...

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COVID-19 trends are up and bird flu continues to increase in Minnesota

By Craig Helmstetter and Alyson Clary On Wednesday evening the White House announced that President Joe Biden had ...

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Majority of Democrats think Kamala Harris would make a good president, AP-NORC poll shows

WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden faces a growing drumbeat of pressure to drop his reelection bid, a ...

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