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4 days ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Aleesa Kuznetsov
Israel has opened a new front with Iran. But the war in Gaza is still raging on. The latest there, the Israeli military said it recovered the remains of three hostages over the weekend. Overall, more than half the hostages have been returned in ceasefire agreements or other deals. Eight have been rescued alive and Israeli forces have recovered dozens of bodies. Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed over 55,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
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1 week ago | 
inforum.com | Nina Moini |Aleesa Kuznetsov
ST. PAUL — The assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark and the attempted assassination of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette are just the latest in a string of recent political violence. Just in the past two months alone, a gunman killed two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, a man firebombed a Colorado march calling for the release of Israeli hostages and an arsonist set ablaze the residence of the governor of Pennsylvania.
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1 week ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Aleesa Kuznetsov
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. The assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark and the attempted assassination of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette are just the latest in a string of recent political violence.
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1 month ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Aleesa Kuznetsov
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. The Trump administration is canceling $1 billion in school mental health grants. It will impact at least $17 million in funding in Minnesota. The White House said an Education Department review of the programs found they violated the purpose of federal civil rights law.
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1 month ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Annie Baxter |Aleesa Kuznetsov
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. President Donald Trump has now been in office for 100 days. He held the first rally of his current tenure last night in Michigan to mark the milestone. MPR News has been fanning out across the state to find out what Minnesotans think of Trump’s job performance so far. MPR News editor Annie Baxter spearheaded the effort and joins MPR News host Nina Moini to talk about it.
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2 months ago | 
mprnews.org | Emily Bright |Aleesa Kuznetsov
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday it will begin collecting student loans that are in default starting in May. According to data from The New York Federal Reserve, Minnesota has about 844,000 student loan borrowers, for a total balance of $28 billion. Of those borrowers, about one percent are delinquent.
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2 months ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Aleesa Kuznetsov
New data from the Minneapolis Federal Reserve is giving a first look at tribally-owned businesses across the country and their impact on economic development. The data was collected by the Center for Indian Country Development, which is within the Minneapolis Federal Reserve. It finds that nearly every federally recognized tribe owns businesses and that those businesses are across a wide variety of sectors.
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2 months ago | 
albertleatribune.com | Nina Moini |Aleesa Kuznetsov
Published 9:15 am Wednesday, April 16, 2025 By Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov, Minnesota Public Radio NewsStarting May 7, you will need a special driver’s license or a passport to board a plane, even if you are flying domestically. It’s known as the Real ID and has been 20 years in the making. Congress enacted the Real ID Act in 2005 following the Sept. 11 attacks. According to the Department of Vehicle Services, as of April 1, 60 percent of Minnesotans do not have a Real ID.
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2 months ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Aleesa Kuznetsov
Starting May 7, you will need a special driver's license to board a plane, even if you are flying domestically. It’s known as the REAL ID and has been 20 years in the making. Congress enacted the REAL ID Act in 2005 following the Sept. 11 attacks. According to the Department of Vehicle Services, as of April 1, 60 percent of Minnesotans do not have a REAL ID. Now there’s a rush of people looking to get one.
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2 months ago | 
mprnews.org | Nina Moini |Aleesa Kuznetsov
Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Millennials are Minnesota’s largest generation by population and are the largest portion of the workforce. That’s according to the most recent state data from 2023 obtained by MPR News. The generation ranges from age 29 at the youngest and in their early 40s at the oldest. They are an important part of our economy. But they’ve faced a lot of economic headwinds.
