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Virginia’s in-person early voting begins as election season picks up steam

The election season is in full swing Friday as Virginia becomes the first state to allow in-person early voting in the 2024 cycle and six other states – Arkansas, Idaho, Minnesota, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming – make absentee ballots available, some with restrictions. Minnesota and Virginia lean blue, but have deep red pockets Two competitive states begin voting …

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Meet the American who was the first paid professional football player: Pudge Heffelfinger

The name of the first professional football player seems too perfect to be true. Pudge Heffelfinger sounds like a mythical Midwestern gridiron god more than a living, breathing human being. Heffelfinger’s fable is actually nonfiction fare. He was as real as the broken ribs he brutally delivered to a poor college kid while scrimmaging for kicks and giggles with the …

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Walz appointee with apparent CCP ties could expose potential veep's national security weakness, lawmaker says

With Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz under congressional scrutiny for his connections to Chinese entities, one top lawmaker fumed at allegations he had appointed a Chinese political party member to a state board. In August, Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., wrote to FBI Director Christopher Wray requesting information on “Chinese entities and officials Governor Walz has engaged and partnered with” as part …

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Walz's wife triggers applause, cringes with anti-Trump hand gesture

A campaign speech by Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz, in which she used a sweeping hand gesture to say “bye bye” and “turn the page” on former President Trump energized a Wisconsin audience, but induced cringes elsewhere. Gwen Walz was slammed as the “living embodiment of Trump Derangement Syndrome” for a stump speech for her husband, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, …

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Navy vet running to unseat Minnesota Democrat says 'selfish' opponent 'not serious' about protecting Americans

A Navy veteran seeking to represent Minnesota in the Senate says the silence from Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., about a number of issues, particularly the southern border crisis and the economy, shows she is “selfish” and “not serious” about protecting Americans. “She’s been silent on the border issue. She’s been silent on bringing jobs to Minnesota when it comes to …

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Trump within striking distance of Biden in competitive blue-leaning state: poll

A Republican hasn’t carried Minnesota in a presidential election since President Richard Nixon’s 1972 landslide re-election, over a half-century ago. But a new poll in Minnesota shows a competitive race between President Biden and former President Trump in their 2024 election rematch. The president stands at 45% support among likely voters in Minnesota, with Trump at 41% in a poll …

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Freighter takes on water after hitting underwater object in Lake Superior: Coast Guard

A 689-foot freighter began taking on water Saturday morning after the massive ship hit an underwater obstacle in Lake Superior near Grand Portage, Minnesota, forcing about half of the 22 people on board to evacuate, the U.S. Coast Guard said. TheMichipicoten, which was carrying taconite, a low-grade iron ore, was around 35 miles southwest of Isle Royale when it began …

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Bag of cash doesn't stop jurors from convicting 5 defendants in $40 million food fraud scheme

A jury convicted five Minnesota residents and acquitted two others on Friday for their roles in a scheme to steal more than $40 million from a program that was supposed to feed children during the coronavirus pandemic. The case received widespread attention after someone tried to bribe a juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash. That juror was dismissed …

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Fraud trial juror claims she received $120K payment, was promised more if she voted to acquit

A juror was dismissed Monday after reporting that a woman dropped a bag of $120,000 in cash at her home and offered her more money if she would vote to acquit seven people charged with stealing more than $40 million from a program meant to feed children during the pandemic. “This is completely beyond the pale,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph …

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Democratic Minnesota state senator’s own party calling for her resignation after burglary charge

Democratic Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s own party is calling for her resignation over a month after she was charged with burglary for allegedly breaking into her stepmother’s home to get her late father’s ashes and some of his personal belongings. Ken Martin, chairman of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, said in a statement released on Thursday that “elected officials should …

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