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Good morning! Cloudy with a slight chance of freezing drizzle this morning south. Snow likely north. A winter weather advisory for snow across the north today. President Trump said on Monday he thinks the news media have failed at reporting terrorist attacks. But in a list put out by the White House Monday evening, many of the attacks cited, including the St. Cloud mall attacks, were extensively covered by the media. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog
 

Smaller, diverse groups swim against arts-funding tide

Big, mainstream arts organizations take the lion's share of contributions, both public and private. | Minnesota artists question state grant process

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Justice Dept. calls travel ban 'lawful exercise' of Trump's authority

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments by phone on Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET in the controversial travel ban's latest test. A district court judge halted the executive order on Friday. | With immigration window cracked open, families rush to reunite

Washington worries hang over Minnesota's budget

Minnesota lawmakers admit they're nervous about the fate of $11.5 billion a year the state gets from the federal government. "This is like a boulder rolling downhill toward us," one legislator says.

Senate set to confirm education secretary by narrow margin

Two GOP senators have announced plans to oppose Betsy DeVos. That will leave her with a tie vote if all other Republicans support her and all Democrats oppose her as expected, and will require Vice President Pence to break the tie.


 
 

Your wait at airport screening could get shorter soon

The Twin Cities airport plans to spend more than $1 million to make a time-consuming and sometimes awkward part of the screening process more streamlined.

Are we eating our fleece jackets? Microfibers are migrating into field and food

Fleece jackets and pullovers have transformed our experience of the outdoors. But the little, tiny synthetic fibers that fleece is made of could also be ending up in our diets.


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