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| In TV ads and debates, education rises as campaign issue | | Sagging test scores, debate over classroom curriculum and budget squeezes in many districts are all getting attention from candidates and voters. That’s true in races up and down the ballot — from governor to the Legislature and even state auditor. | |
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| Why the DOJ's photo of top secret documents held by Trump matters | | When the Justice Department rejected President Trump's call for a special master in his records dispute, it included a photo of top secret documents splayed across a carpeted floor in Mar-a-Lago — two months after Trump's team certified all such documents had been turned over. | |
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| Peltola beats Palin, wins Alaska House special election | Peltola, who is Yup’ik and turned 49 on Wednesday, will become the first Alaska Native to serve in the House and the first woman to hold the seat. She will serve the remaining months of the late Republican U.S. Rep. Don Young’s term. Young held the seat for 49 years before his death in March.
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| A year's worth of work takes center stage at state fair's high school FFA competitions | | Nearly 1,000 high school students have moved into the barracks at the state fair grounds for the big weekend of FFA competitions. This is the 75th year the future Farmers of America are at the fair. Cathy Wurzer talks with T.J. Brown, FFA Superintendent and Agribusiness instructor at South Central College in North Mankato about the changing FFA and what all those young people are up to this last weekend of the fair. | |
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| Friday will feel more July than September; more comfortable Saturday, Sunday | | Friday brings another steamy September day to southern Minnesota, but a cold front cutting southward will slide across the Twin Cities between about 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Friday. Highs will be noticeably cooler across northern Minnesota Friday, but temperatures near 90 degrees are again likely from the Twin Cities southward. | |
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