Minnesota
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World
Minnesota and Wisconsin See Air Quality Warnings From Canadian Wildfires
Smoke from wildfires drifted south over the weekend.
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US
Sweating Buckets, and Loving It: Minnesotans and Their Saunas
ACROSS THE COUNTRY Sweating Buckets, and Loving It: Minnesotans and Their Saunas Saunas in the state, part of a tradition with roots in the 1800s, have been especially popular since the pandemic as more people seek a communal experience. Sauna ...
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Newyork
Albert Quie, Conservative Who Was Ahead of His Time, Dies at 99
As a Republican member of the House of Representatives from Minnesota and as the state’s governor, he became identified with Christian piety and limited government.
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Newyork
Dave Durenberger, Censured by Senate in Ethics Breach, Dies at 88
He was a Minnesota favorite son with a sterling reputation before the Ethics Committee found he had schemed to get around Senate financial rules.
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News
Biden Administration Sets a Mining Ban in Boundary Waters Wilderness
A 20-year moratorium on new mining activity for more than 225,000 acres of federal land in Minnesota could deal a fatal blow to a proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine.