news.yahoo.com —  14+ hour, 2+ min ago

...State representative Leigh Finke (D.) introduced a bill before the Minnesota Legislature this week that would turn the state into a "trans refuge... ...repercussions of traveling to Minnesota to receive gender-affirming care," Finke, the first openly transgender politician to serve in the state... ...The Trans Refuge Bill was condemned by Rebecca Delahunt, a public-policy director for the Minnesota Family Council.... ...Last Saturday, the Republican governor of Utah, Spencer Cox, banned access to gender reassignment surgeries, including puberty blockers and hormone...

mprnews.org —  12+ hour, 34+ min ago

...jets shot down the giant white balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America and became the latest... ...flashpoint in tensions between Washington and Beijing.Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement that Biden approved the shootdown on Wednesday... ...and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Wilmington, North Carolina.... ...Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Beijing scheduled for Sunday for talks aimed at reducing U.S.-China tensions....

mprnews.org —  3+ hour, 51+ min ago

...vehicles and a partnership between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to promote... ...proven injury prevention strategies, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told The Associated Press.It comes on the heels of the award of 510... ...rides in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri and Texas as part of the "Decide to Ride" program run in tandem with MADD and Anheuser-Busch.The... ...We were thinking about how we could make an impact more broadly -- how we can get people to start making better choices," said Kristin Smith, head...

minnpost.com —  22+ hour, 50+ min ago

...President Barak Obama removed the Caribbean island from the list in 2015 following a thorough review by the Departments of State and Defense.... ...In one of the final acts of his presidency in January 2021, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that again placed Cuba on the State... ..., including the 1961 invasion at the Bay of Pigs and numerous failed assassination attempts on the life of Fidel Castro.... ...actions of U.S. ally Saudi Arabia in Yemen....

twincities.com —  3+ hour, 2+ min ago

...KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Andy Reid remembers talking to the Kansas City Chiefs at some point last year, back when veterans were getting to know rookies... ...and the season still seemed so far off, and he brought up the San Francisco 49ers under Bill Walsh.... ...Eric Wright and Carlton Williams, who both went on to play in Pro Bowls, started alongside Lott every week, and Lynn Thomas appeared in 15 games.... ...Chiefs general manager Brett Veach also drafted four defensive backs last year....

startribune.com —  21+ hour, 38+ min ago

...Walz signs historic bills making Juneteenth a state holiday and ..  Star Tribune...

startribune.com —  10+ hour, 27+ min ago

...Hudson Hot Air Affair brings colorful balloons to Wisconsin  Star Tribune...

startribune.com —  26+ min ago

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startribune.com —  10+ hour, 29+ min ago

...Steve Simon had a simple argument: "In the world's greatest democracy, the second-place vote getter should never be president of the United States... ...The three-term secretary of state was testifying in .....