How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time
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Tornadoes collapse buildings and level homes in Nebraska and Iowa
A tornado has plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and into subdivisions
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PWHL Minnesota attracts 6,880 fans per game (so far) in inaugural season
Crowds larger than expected in inaugural season of women’s hockey league. “I was hoping we’d get 3,000 each game,” said Natalie Darwitz, PWHL Minnesota general manager. “I was thinking I’d be really, really happy i...
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Ask a Bookseller: 'Martyr!'
Content Bookstore owner Jessica Peterson White recommends “Marytyr!” by Kaveh Akbar, telling of an Iranian-American’s poignant journey through addiction, grief and self-discovery.
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Fond du Lac Band receives funding to help restore tip of Wisconsin Point
The Fond du lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has received a $350,000 planning grant from the federal infrastructure law to help restore land on the tip of Wisconsin Point, the gateway to the Duluth-Superior harbor.
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Quiet currents, cultural shifts: Arab and North African artists find a hub in Minnesota
Kathryn Haddad, a writer and community organizer in Minnesota, has significantly influenced the local art scene by fostering a supportive environment for Middle Eastern and North African artists.
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A suspect is in custody after 5 people were shot in the nation's capital, police say
Police say five people were shot outside a nightclub in the nation’s capital
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The US and China talk past each other on most issues, but at least they're still talking
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his just-concluded latest visit to China with a stop at a Beijing record store where he bought albums by Taylor Swift and Chinese rocker Dou Wei in a symbolic nod to cross-cultural exchanges and under...
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Class of 2024 reflects on college years marked by COVID-19, life's lost milestones
For many in the graduating class of 2024, the unrest at campuses across the country over the Israel-Hamas war has marked an emotional end to their college experiences that started amid a pandemic
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A former Democratic Georgia congressman hopes abortion can power his state Supreme Court bid
Former Democratic U.S. Rep. John Barrow is trying to harness a voter backlash to abortion restrictions to unseat Georgia Supreme Court Justice Andrew Pinson
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