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Climate change a more frequent refrain as Minn. candidates seek votes
Candidates running for governor and seats in Congress hold a range of viewpoints on how to address climate change, though the issue often takes a back seat to things like health care, the economy and immigration.
Walker readies Guard cybersecurity team for Election Day

Republican Gov. Scott Walker on Friday activated Wisconsin National Guard troops for Election Day, saying he wants the Guard's cybersecurity team ready to help election officials if needed.

Six questions about rocks and guns

Asked if active duty soldiers being sent to the border with Mexico would fire on migrants seeking asylum, President Trump said he hoped not. But thrown rocks, he said, will be considered a rifle.

Another day of dueling AG press conferences
Supporters of the two major party candidates for Minnesota attorney general held competing news conferences Friday to boost their favorite in the tight race and slam the opponent.
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Judge weighs competency of ex-St. Kate's student facing terror charges

A psychologist weighed in Friday on the competency of a former St. Catherine University student who is accused of trying to join al-Qaida in Afghanistan.

She chose to 'go flat' and wants other breast cancer survivors to know they can too

After her double mastectomy, writer Catherine Guthrie came to embrace her new body, without breast reconstruction. But she's learned, women have to push the medical system to support this choice.

Where Minnesota candidates stand on the issues
Minnesotans are voting in one of the most important elections the state has held in many years. Here is where the candidates stand on the important issues we face as a society. We also have the voter guide translated in Spanish, Hmong, and Somali.
Twin Cities weekend road woes: watch for I-494 closure

A stretch of Interstate 494 east will close Friday night through Monday, making travel in the southwest Twin Cities metro area a little challenging this weekend.

U.S. reimposes all Iran sanctions lifted under nuclear deal

The Trump administration on Friday announced the reimposition of all U.S. sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal.

When it comes to election results, newspapers are dead

If you want election results next Wednesday morning, you apparently won't find them in the newspapers of one of the biggest chains in the country, and that's just the way Gannett wants it.

Study: Ocean warming suggests faster climate change timetable

Oceans take the brunt of earth's warming, but new research suggests they retain 60 percent more heat annually than past estimates.

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