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MN pardoned turkeys; Anti-war protest

Nov. 20, 2023

☁️ Cloudy Monday and above normal temps with highs ranging from the mid 40s south to near 40 north. A cold front will bring the chance of rain and snow showers late Monday into Tuesday. Get the latest on Updraft.

Biden pardons National Thanksgiving Turkeys from Minnesota while marking his 81st birthday

The gobblers that received executive clemency at a ceremony Monday are named Liberty and Bell. The 20-week-old, 42-pound birds were hatched and bred in Willmar, Minn., by the Jennie-O turkey company for the occasion.

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Anti-war protesters block access to Lockheed Martin subsidiary in St. Paul

The group blocked vehicles from accessing the complex along Energy Park Drive that houses ForwardEdge ASIC, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin that works with microelectronics design.

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📱 New cell phone waiting lot open for MSP airport travelers

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport has added a second cell phone waiting lot to account for the higher number of travelers expected at the airport for Thanksgiving.

🕯️ Minnesotans remember former first lady Rosalynn Carter

Rosalynn Carter was first lady from 1977 to 1981. She frequently visited Minnesota, notably during her husband’s presidential campaign. Minnesota's Walter Mondale served as vice president during the Carter administration.

💻 St. Cloud State gets approval to launch some online programs — with conditions

Some SCSU faculty have raised objections to the university’s contract with a for-profit company to manage online programs in exchange for half the tuition revenue.

🏒 Lightning left wing Cole Koepke wearing neck guard following the death of Adam Johnson

“It doesn’t bother me to wear the neck guard, so I don’t see a reason not to wear it,” Koepke added. “It just seems like the right thing to do.”

🏛️ Supreme Court rejects appeal of Derek Chauvin, convicted of killing George Floyd

The justices did not comment in leaving in place state court rulings affirming Chauvin’s conviction and 22 1/2-year sentence.

– Nicole Johnson, MPR News

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