Minnesota
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Registered sex offender accused of pretending to be a high school teen
It’s not the first time Makayla Craig claimed to be a teen to try and enroll in a high school
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Trump focuses on Nicki Minaj’s ‘beautiful’ rear, AOC and owning Greenland at rally
‘I looked at one hell of a beautiful ass before – Nicki Minaj,’ Trump said as a crowd of his supporters in Michigan roared
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Trump administration has pushed off 13% of Americans enrolled in food stamps
Stakeholders concerned more people at risk of food insecurity after One Big Beautiful Act took effect
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Nearly 1 million chickens killed as bird flu outbreak grows
Losing nearly a million hens could cut egg supplies and drive prices higher
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Miami rolls in its first game as No. 1 team, No. 6 Indiana hangs on in OT and No. 8 Texas Tech loses
Miami had no problem passing its first test as the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 and No. 18 LSU, No. 23 SMU and No. 24 Northwestern also cruised to easy wins in the early window of college football games
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Former NBA star Malik Beasley negotiating plea deal over gambling charges
Former NBA player Malik Beasley is negotiating a plea agreement with the Department of Justice after initially pleading not guilty to charges of altering his play in 2024 to benefit sports bettors and ease his debts
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Trump lost it and ordered me to be ‘quiet’ in the Oval Office. Then it got personal
What was supposed to be an announcement on fraud quickly devolved into Trump vs The Independent. Andrew Feinberg details how it all happened in the Oval Office
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Kristi Noem accused of putting out a fake press release about her leaving Trump role
Noem has faced numerous scandals — from her handling of immigration that led to multiple citizen deaths to an alleged affair with a close advisor
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Verse from Qu’ran inspired US man to leap on runaway school bus and halt it
Ebro Ahmed, who acted after driver’s medical emergency, said he hopes incident will show Eritreans ‘in a good way’
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New York state woman charged with voting illegally says she recently learned she wasn’t a citizen
A Syracuse, New York, woman has been charged with voting illegally in one of the latest arrests touted by the Trump administration as it hunts for noncitizen voters ahead of the midterm elections
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For decades, he’s hunted tickets from Cal Ripken’s ‘Iron Man’ streak. Just 8 elude him
Lifelong Orioles fan Rick Taylor has spent 28 years collecting tickets from every game of Cal Ripken Jr.’s 2,632-game streak
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Trump tells Iowa rally crowd he encouraged Ramaswamy to keep running widely criticized campaign ad – as it happened
This live blog is now closed.
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Trump mocks Michigan’s progressive and calls him a ‘jihadist’
Trump went after Abdul El-Sayed, James Talarico and Ilhan Omar at his rally in Sioux City, Iowa, as he stumps for Republicans ahead of November’s midterms
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Trump administration stopped sharing evidence in Good and Pretti killings, Minnesota officials say
State officials say in court filings that the federal government has stopped sharing evidence with Minnesota authorities who are investigating the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal officers
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Good Samaritan gets $1K reward for hopping on rolling school bus to save 18 kids
’At the end of the day, youth are the most innocent humans on Earth, so anything you can do to save them, help them, it’s worth it,’ the Good Samaritan said
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March Madness is bigger for 2027. It's unclear exactly how that will look in terms of who gets bids
March Madness has grown to 76 teams for the men's and women's tournaments
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Trump lost it and ordered me to be ‘quiet’ in the Oval Office. Then it got personal
What was supposed to be an announcement on fraud quickly devolved into Trump vs The Independent. Andrew Feinberg details how it all happened in the Oval Office
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Ilhan Omar says 'bizarre' pre-dawn raid on her home is forcing her to move out
The congresswoman said federal agents seized over a dozen items, including cell phones and notebooks, as part of a federal investigation.
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How will Trump’s mass deportation agenda shape the US midterm elections? Our reporters answer your questions live
With ICE arrests and detentions at their highest levels, immigration remains a key issue for voters less than two weeks before election day
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‘America, this is a warning’: pro- Trump Maga media in a froth over Europe protests
Fox News and others have toed president’s line – seemingly hoping unrest abroad will make people vote Republican
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Ilhan Omar reveals she is fleeing her home after dawn raid by federal agents
Federal authorities are investigating potential fraud in her family's immigration paperwork and have issued grand jury subpoenas to some of her relatives
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Israel using US-made electroshock weapons on Palestinian detainees
An American company is still supplying Taser weapons linked to prisoner abuse by Israeli forces
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Trump lost it and ordered me to be ‘quiet’ in the Oval Office. Then it got personal
What was supposed to be an announcement on fraud quickly devolved into Trump vs The Independent. Andrew Feinberg details how it all happened in the Oval Office
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Trump says he will have spent $400m to support Republicans in midterms – as it happened
This live blog is now closed.
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Even Mike Lindell is worried about Trump’s health
Trump has faced growing scrutiny over his health after appearing to doze off at several public events and being photographed with bruised hands and swollen ankles
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Trump and Vance’s Oval Office announcement turned into a frightening rage spiral
This was already a strange policy. But then the anger in the room turned personal and at times genuinely frightening, writes Holly Baxter
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Trump lost it and ordered me to be ‘quiet’ in the Oval Office. Then it got personal
What was supposed to be an announcement on fraud quickly devolved into Trump vs The Independent. Andrew Feinberg details how it all happened in the Oval Office
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South Carolina is No. 1 in women's preseason AP Top 25, followed by UConn and USC
South Carolina is ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 women's basketball poll
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WNBA Finals and the national anthem: The rules and why some teams stay on the court and others don't
Fans who don’t usually watch the WNBA might be asking why the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream were not on the court during the playing of the national anthem ahead of Game 1 or 2 of the league’s championship series
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Woman's 3-year wait for donor organ exposes complexity of US transplant system
It turned out that Katherine Screws' local OPO had made nine offers for her during 2024 that were all rejected
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The Farmers’ Almanac forecast for this Thanksgiving. Here’s what to know
‘It does not look like a major nationwide storm will dominate the week’
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Minnesota teen accused of plotting terror attack at Mall of America to remain jailed
A federal judge has ruled that a teen accused of planning a terror attack on the Mall of America in Minnesota will remain in custody
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University of Michigan runners blitz campus peony garden, preparing hundreds of plants for winter
Members of the University of Michigan men’s and women’s cross country teams regularly run past the school’s prized peony garden as part of their training
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Election Offices in at Least 32 States Have Received Suspicious Letters
WIRED contacted officials in all 50 states and Washington, DC to uncover the extent of a harassment campaign ahead of the midterms.
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Trump’s ex border commander who oversaw raids now selling liquor in retirement
The ‘Commander’s Choice’ bourbon sells for $99 a bottle and ships directly to customers
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Majority of Americans think Donald Trump is using presidency to enrich himself, new poll finds – live
Trump’s approval rating reaches new low; 66% of Americans think Trump is using position of power for monetary gain, including 34% of Republicans
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Data Centers Have a New PR Plan: Your Kid’s Field Trip
Amid a wave of backlash, some industry-friendly groups are employing creative and time-tested strategies to woo the youth.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar's attorneys demand return of property seized in federal search of her home
Attorneys for Rep_ Ilhan Omar are asking the Justice Department to immediately return property that federal agents seized from her home this week, arguing that the search stemming from an investigation into her citizenship status was “neither justified nor lawful.”
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Chicago-Area Cops Helped HSI Spy on Minnesota Anti-ICE Activists
Despite Illinois’ sanctuary laws, local police in and around Chicago helped ICE investigative agents track activists engaged in First Amendment–protected activities.
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New law aims to halt overdoses with stiffer penalties as 8 states fail to slow deaths
The proposed change would make possession of any amount of fentanyl a felony
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Kristi Noem departs role with ‘Shield of America’ under Trump
Noem was handed the obscure post after being fired for her handling Homeland Security as Trump Cabinet member
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Fall foliage tracker: New England having 'elite' year with 'majestic' views elsewhere
New England had adequate rain through the spring and summer, plus warm days and cool nights heading into fall
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What we know about the criminal investigation into US congresswoman Ilhan Omar
The nature of the investigation is unclear but comes after officials cast doubt on her US citizenship.
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Rep Ilhan Omar's phone seized and relatives subpoenaed in criminal probe, report says
Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary has suggested that authorities are examining potential crimes related to her family’s immigration paperwork
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Democrats Are Gearing Up to Investigate the Trump Administration. It Won’t Be Easy
As a recent government report on DOGE shows, even getting basic information out of the Trump administration will put a new Congress to the test.
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Ilhan Omar’s phone seized and relatives subpoenaed in criminal inquiry, source says
Federal authorities issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas in inquiry into potential immigration fraud
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Trump DOJ’s Ilhan Omar probe is focused on a very specific detail: report
The timing of the latest probe against Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, a longtime Trump target, has raised eyebrows with just weeks to go until the midterm elections
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Minnesota professor linked to series of bizarre incidents involving urine at university
Investigators determined professor responsible for urine found on a backpack, in trash cans and in water bottles
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New Trump rule could put refugees on 10-day countdown clock to stay in the US
Refugee advocates say the Trump administration is trying to sabotage protections and make it impossible for people to defend themselves
