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Good afternoon! Dog owners beware, Minnesota is seeing a rising number of cases of canine distemper contracted by dogs and spread by raccoons, state conservation officials said Monday. People should stay away from sick raccoons and dead wildlife should be left alone, officials said. | Forecast
 

Trump makes puzzling claim about Andrew Jackson, Civil War

Trump says Jackson "was really angry that he saw what was happening in regard to the Civil War." But Jackson died in 1845, and the Civil War didn't begin until 16 years later, in 1861. | Quiz: Test your basic Civil War knowledge

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Federal government relaxes nutrition standards for school lunches

Schools won't have to cut the salt in meals just yet and they can serve kids fewer whole grains, under changes to federal nutrition standards announced Monday.

May Day marchers around the world celebrate workers, immigrants

Garment workers in Bangladesh demand wage increases; unions in Greece critique austerity; left-wing parties in Poland highlight civic rights; advocates in the U.S. celebrate immigrants. | May Day strikes, rallies planned across Twin Cities

St. Olaf College students boycott classes to protest racism

Hundreds of students have packed an administration building for a protest at St. Olaf College as students boycott classes to protest recent racist incidents at the school in the southern Minnesota town of Northfield.


 
 

4 things we don't know about AP tests

Nearly 3 million students take their Advanced Placement exams in the coming weeks. There's very little independent research on the benefits of these courses.

A Lazarus patient and the limits of a lifesaving stroke procedure

About 800,000 people have strokes each year in the U.S. Most are caused by clots that block blood to the brain. In some cases, doctors can remove the clot using a device that looks like a fishing net.

Environmentalists, coal companies rally around technology to clean up coal

The industry has been in decline for years, partly because burning coal creates CO2 and warms the atmosphere. But there's a way to capture it -- which has drawn praise from traditional enemies.

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