Tag: Minnesota
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Minnesota Lynx coach says WNBA championship ‘stolen’ by foul call in New York Liberty game
Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve had some strong words for the referees after the team lost the WNBA championship in an overtime game against the New York Liberty on Sunday night. The electric Game 5 matchup was pushed into overtime after a foul was called in the last 5.2 seconds of the fourth quarter,…
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Substitute teacher accused of re-enacting George Floyd murder and making ‘racially harmful comments’ in Minnesota classrom
An off-duty Wisconsin police officer working as a substitute teacher is under investigation after he allegedly re-enacted the murder of George Floyd, made “racially harmful comments,” and twisted a student’s arm behind the child’s back during classes at a Woodbury, Minnesota, high school. The incident occurred Monday during four English classes at Woodbury High School,…
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How one Minnesota college got nearly 90% voter turnout — and is pushing for more
NORTHFIELD, Minn. — On average, about two-thirds of students on college campuses get out and vote during every presidential election cycle, according to Tufts University Institute For Democracy & Higher Education. But one college in Minnesota blows the rest out of the water. St. Olaf College boasted an 87.6% voter turnout rate in 2020, taking…
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Minnesota teacher’s 2,471-pound pumpkin wins California contest
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — A Minnesota horticulture teacher remained the reigning champion Monday of an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California where his massive gourds have won the top prize four years in a row. Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minnesota, beat his closest competitor by 6 pounds to clinch the victory at the 51st…
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Vance preps for VP debate with help from his wife, advisers and a Minnesota stand-in for Walz
Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., will play Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in Sen. JD Vance’s final vice presidential debate rehearsals, a source directly involved with the preparations told NBC News. Those final sessions will cap more than a month of work to ready Vance, an Ohio Republican, for next week’s face-off with Walz in New York.…