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Mar 30 2020
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The U.S. weighs the grim math of death vs. the economy
Hollstadt Consulting CEO Molly Jungbauer has had to let go 30 of the 150 employees at her St. Paul, Minnesota firm to weather the drop in revenue from travel industry clients because of the coronavirus.
She’s worried about her daughter, who lives in New York and has the disease. But she also worries that shutting the economy with open-ended stay-at-home orders could have an “
ReutersDec 08 2017
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Al Franken to Resign From Senate Amid Harassment Allegations
Senator Al Franken of Minnesota, in an emotional speech on the Senate floor, announced on Thursday that he would resign from Congress, the most prominent figure in a growing list of lawmakers felled by charges of sexual harassment or indiscretions.
New York Times (News)Dec 19 2019
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December Democratic debate: Time, channel and why candidates almost skipped
The sixth debate featuring the Democratic presidential candidates will take place from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
Seven hopefuls, the smallest number this far for a debate this primary season, have qualified: billionaire Tom Steyer, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Vice
New York Post (News)Jun 04 2020
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Witness Who Was in Floyd’s Car Says His Friend Did Not Resist Arrest
Maurice Lester Hall, who fled Minneapolis after witnessing George Floyd’s death, was arrested Monday in Houston and interviewed by a Minnesota investigator.
A longtime friend of George Floyd’s who was in the passenger seat of Mr. Floyd’s car during his fatal encounter with a Minneapolis police officer said on Wednesday night that Mr. Floyd tried to defuse the tensions with the police
New York Times (News)May 28 2020
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Before George Floyd’s Death, Minneapolis Police Failed to Adopt Reforms, Remove Bad Officers
As video footage of George Floyd’s last moments circulated this week, many watched in shock and revulsion. The 46-year old black man died Monday, pleading for air, as a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck during an arrest.But few could share the horrible familiarity the clip would evince for Valerie Castile, who four years ago watched similar footage: her son, Philando, dying after a
The Marshall ProjectJun 30 2019
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Klobuchar was not impressed by Trump’s meeting with Kim
Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar said diplomacy with Kim Jong Un isn’t as easy as “bringing a hot dish over the fence to the dictator next door.” Klobuchar, a U.S. senator from Minnesota, wasn’t ready to give President Trump credit for his Sunday meeting with Kim in the DMZ, in which Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to step foot in North Korea.
New York Post (News)Oct 23 2020
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Trump campaign predicts Biden's anti-oil pledge will 'put nail in coffin for Pennsylvania'
The Trump campaign predicted Friday that former Vice President Joseph R. Biden’s “massive stumble” on transitioning U.S. energy production from the oil industry would dash the Democrat’s hopes in shale-rich Pennsylvania.
“This probably will put the nail in the coffin for Joe Biden in Pennsylvania,” Trump senior advisor Jason Miller told reporters on a conference call. “I think [it will
Washington TimesAug 28 2020
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Tens of thousands join Get Your Knee Off Our Necks march in Washington DC
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington DC on Friday, demanding criminal justice reform following a summer of protests against systemic racism and against police treatment of Black people.
The Get Your Knee Off Our Necks march, announced in early June following the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, also marks the 57th anniversary of the March on
The GuardianApr 30 2021
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Black Gen Z’ers Want You To Stop Sharing Videos Of Police Killing People Who Look Like Them
“Don’t watch it.” “Don’t send it.” “I don’t want to see it.” The warning texts came almost immediately, because it had happened again. Another Black life, this time 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant, had become a crumpled collection of limbs and blood on pavement after police showed up and opened fire. A quick, chaotic video capturing the killing reverberated across cellphones, filling social media
BuzzFeed NewsJan 04 2020
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Roque De La Fuente
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente is a Republican candidate for president of the United States in 2020.
De La Fuente was a 2018 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from California, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wyoming. He was defeated in those states' primary elections. The United States Constitution does not establish
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