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Happy Earth Day! Here are some big and small ways to reduce your carbon footprint.
Eat less beef. Ride the bus. Turn down the thermostat. For Earth Day, we bring you ideas on how to do your part and reduce your carbon footprint.
UnitedHealth reveals hackers may have stolen data on a sizable number of Americans
The Minnetonka-based health care giant will offer identity protection and credit monitoring as preliminary investigation suggests hack impacted data for 'substantial proportion' of Americans.
NASA hears from Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, after months of quiet
NASA has finally heard back from Voyager 1 again in a way that makes sense.
Local
Driver pulled from burning car on I-94 in St. Paul thanks good Samaritans for saving his life
Officials reveal reason Robbinsdale shelter-in-place alert mistakenly was sent countywide
Man whose Snapchat group sold illegal 'switches' and ghost guns in Minnesota gets two years
Going to Wolves or Twins tonight? How to get there (and maybe avoid traffic).
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Sports
Live from Target Center: Timberwolves vs. Suns game updates
Changing up the guards: Oregon transfer interests Gophers, visits campus
Former Totino-Grace star set to follow father as first-round pick
Souhan: Wolves fans made Game 1 special. Now bring on Game 2.
Business
Vista Outdoor gives American investors another chance to raise their bid
UnitedHealth reveals hackers may have stolen data on a sizable number of Americans
Delta raises ground worker, flight attendant base pay 5%, affecting more than 5,000 in Minnesota
Express files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, announces store closures, possible sale
Opinion
We regulate a tiny fraction of the 12,000 'forever chemicals'
Do more to deter suicide at the Washington Avenue Bridge
When is it antisemitism? Jewish people are in the best position to know.
Censorship is being censored at Columbia
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Happy Earth Day! Here are some big and small ways to reduce your carbon footprint.
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Scientists worried that chronic wasting disease could jump from deer to humans
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6th mass extinction is underway in Minn. — but squads of defenders are fighting back
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Restoring former farmland: 'The system doesn't just bounce back'
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The Mississippi River is central to America's story. Why doesn't it get more love?
Variety
How the Goo Goo Dolls learned the music biz from Minneapolis bands
Make any night date night with this riff on steak frites
Review: Artistry's 'Sound of Music' continues buoyant comeback for Bloomington playhouse
Some of comedy's biggest names converge on the Twin Cities this weekend
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Myron Medcalf
Medcalf: Exonerated of murder, author will speak at our Minneapolis book club about 'life and freedom'
Anthony Ray Hinton spent nearly 30 years on death row for a murder he didn't commit: "The only way I knew that I could get my joy back is that I had to forgive them."
Jennifer Brooks
An Isanti wedding venue closed without warning. Now these couples have 'nowhere to go.'
Community rallies to help after the Circle B wedding venue closed without warning or refunds.
Patrick Reusse
Reusse: How bad are the White Sox? They made Twins look good.
The offense is still mired in a terrible start, but Twins' hitters and pitcher Chris Paddack looked rejuvenated on Monday. The White Sox looked like, well, the White Sox.
Jim Souhan
Souhan: Wolves fans made Game 1 special. Now bring on Game 2.
The playoff opener was performance art, the kind of event that creates and rewards fans, bolsters optimism and banishes traditional Minnesota pessimism. "It was awesome," Chris Finch said
Politics
In heated western Minn. GOP congressional primary, outsiders challenging incumbent
Aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan advances in Senate with big bipartisan vote
DFL state senator charged with first-degree burglary in break-in at stepmother's home
Minnesota AG sues Fridley dealership, alleging deceptive sales practices
Nation
Tabloid publisher says he pledged to be Trump campaign's 'eyes and ears' during 2016 race
North Carolina man sentenced to six years in prison for attacking police with pole at Capitol
New federal rule would bar 'noncompete' agreements for most employees
US government agrees to $138.7M settlement over FBI's botching of Larry Nassar assault allegations
World
A Russian strike on Kharkiv's TV tower is part of an intimidation campaign, Ukraine's Zelenskyy says
A cluster of earthquakes shakes Taiwan after a strong quake killed 13 earlier this month
Israel's military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Hamas attack on Oct. 7
A top Russian military official reportedly linked to Ukraine's Mariupol arrested for bribe-taking
Curious Minnesota
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Celebs
Video shows Alec Baldwin smacking phone away from woman demanding he say 'Free Palestine'
Ex-gang leader's account of Tupac Shakur killing is fiction, defense lawyer in Vegas says
Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson pledged $10M for Maui wildfire survivors. They gave much more.
After 4 decades in music and major vocal surgery, Jon Bon Jovi is optimistic and still rocking
Inspired
Female inductee in Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame is flying high
The story of Hercules the cat: Rescued in 2022, Target model in 2024
Old newspaper boxes become life-savers as Twin Cities self-serve dispensaries
At St. Olaf College, talking about death is on this 'cafe' menu
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The House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US, but don't expect the app to go away anytime soon
The House passed legislation Saturday that would ban TikTok in the United States if the popular social media platform's China-based owner doesn't sell its stake within a year, but don't expect the app to go away anytime soon.
Why you should donate clothing: It (probably) won't end up at the dump
Fast fashion is tough on the climate, but clothes can have second and third lives.
Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing's orders
Apple said it had removed Meta's WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App Store in China to comply with orders from Chinese authorities.
The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but it may be hard to see it
The Lyrid meteor shower is underway. But with a nearly full moon in the sky during the peak, it might be tough to see clearly.
Legislation that could force a TikTok ban revived as part of House foreign aid package
Legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its China-based owner doesn't sell its stake won a major boost late Wednesday when House Republican leaders included it in a package of bills that would send aid to Ukraine and Israel. The bill could be law as soon as next week if Congress moves quickly.
Iowa environmental groups ask EPA to step in and protect drinking water
Inspired by a successful campaign in Minnesota, the groups want the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to intervene to prevent agricultural runoff from polluting water in northeast Iowa.
In Australia, 'cats are just catastrophic'
Feral cats take a huge toll on wildlife in a country that has no native felines but is home to many snack-size mammals.
A climate-minded newcomer's guide to riding transit in the Twin Cities
With a little planning and perseverance, it can work for commuting and just getting around.
Cyberattack hits New York state government's bill drafting office
The New York state Legislature's bill drafting office was hit with an apparent cyberattack, officials said Wednesday.
Six changes to make your backyard greener life while reducing your carbon footprint
Plant a tree. Or four. And ornamental grasses can absorb three times as much CO2 as a typical lawn.
