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Minnesota Senate votes 58-9 to pass Internet privacy protections in response to repeal of FCC privacy rules | Privacy Online News
In stark contrast to Congress’s recent vote against the Internet privacy rights of American constituents, Minnesota’s state Senators have voted to add broadband privacy protections at the state level. The protections were added in an amendment to S.F. No. 1937, the Minnesota economic development budget bill, by Minnesota State Sen. Latz. This Internet privacy amendment was introduced as … Continue reading "Minnesota Senate votes 58-9 to pass Internet privacy protections in response to repeal of FCC privacy rules"
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Poland confirms Minnesota man as Nazi commander
Poland will seek the arrest and extradition of a Minnesota man exposed by The Associated Press as a former commander in an SS-led unit that burned Polish villages and killed civilians in World War II, prosecutors said Monday. Prosecutor Robert Janicki said evidence gathered over years of investigation into U.S. citizen Michael K. confirmed "100 percent" that he was a commander of a unit in the SS-led Ukrainian Self Defense Legion.
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The Strange Case of the Minnesota Iceman
The modern-day corpse of a human-like hominid, preserved in a block of ice, encountered by researchers in the 1960s, you say? Surely the zoological discovery of the century! By Darren Naish.
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Sick Minnesota Boy Dies After Parents Prayed For Him Instead Of Calling Ambulance
Minnesota authorities have charged two parents with a gross misdemeanor after they failed to seek medical attention for their dying son, but instead tried to improve his condition with prayer. Timothy and Sarah Johnson were arrested last week for neglect of a child resulting in substantial physical harm. Their seven-year-old adopted son, Seth, died last March after the couple decided to treat him themselves with prayer.
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This Billionaire Governor Taxed the Rich and Increased the Minimum Wage -- Now, His State's Economy Is One of the Best in the Country
The next time your right-wing family member or former high school classmate posts a status update or tweet about how taxing the rich or increasing worker...
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Somali Father IDs Son As St. Cloud Mall Attacker
The family of the man who stabbed nine people at a central Minnesota mall has identified him as a 22-year-old college student. Family members say Dahir A. Adan, the suspect in the stabbings, died at Crossroads Center mall in St. Cloud. His family police didn’t mention the attack on the mall, but they seized photos and other materials from the family’s apartment. Authorities haven’t publicly identified the attacker. They say the attacker stabbed nine people Saturday night before an off-duty police officer shot and killed him. None of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries.
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Islamic State supporter behind Minnesota stabbings: Amaq
An Islamic State supporter carried out the stabbing attack that wounded at least eight people at a mall in the U.S. state of Minnesota on Saturday, the militant group's Amaq news agency said. "The executor of the stabbing attacks in Minnesota yesterday was a soldier of the Islamic State and carried out the operation in response to calls to target the citizens of countries belonging to the crusader coalition," Amaq said in a statement.
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Heinrich Admits To Kidnapping Wetterling In Federal Court
Danny Heinrich, the Minnesota man who led authorities to the remains of Jacob Wetterling, appeared in federal court Tuesday in a child pornography case where he admitted to kidnapping, sexually assaulting and murdering Wetterling. Heinrich‘s status conference began at 1 p.m. in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis Tuesday. The appearance was part of a plea deal. Heinrich, 53, was facing the prospect of life behind bars as he is currently in jail on 25 counts of possessing and receiving child pornography.
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What life is really like in ‘America’s worst place to live’
One of the big dangers of our glorious, new quantified world is the emergence of a type of numeric stereotyping — of insights hardened into dogma by the weight of a thousand data sets.
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From Montreal to Minnesota, by Inland Sea
I was so used to driving and flying, my understanding of North America had become distorted. Then I took a slow boat through four Great Lakes. I saw every mile.
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How You Wound Up Playing The Oregon Trail in Computer Class
From the 1970s to 1990s, the government-owned Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium dominated the educational software market with more than 300 games
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Everybody Is a Star
How the Rock Club First Avenue Made Minneapolis the Center of Music in the ’80s. By Michaelangelo Matos.
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No charges for Minnesota officers in police-involved deaths since 2000
Since 2000, at least 143 people in Minnesota have died after being shot, Tased or restrained by a police officer. To date, not a single officer has been charged in any of those deaths. In 134 decisions, a grand jury, county attorney or the U.S. attorney determined there wasn't probable cause of a crime being committed. Decisions not to charge or indict an officer are often interpreted to mean the officer was justified in using deadly force under state statute, which says...
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Minnesota dairy farms go high-tech with robots
A lot has changed in the 70 years Janski Farms has been operational. Facing a shortage of milkers, the dairy farmers turned to robots. By Vicki Ikeoguv.
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Why One Minnesota Couple Donated $500,000 to Salvation Army
More than Black Friday or Cyber Monday, The Salvation Army’s iconic and ubiquitous red donation kettles, accompanied by bell-ringing volunteers, signify that the holiday season is upon us.
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White Dudes Shoot Up Black Lives Matter Crowd, Minneapolis PD Maces Them. All Lives Matter!
Great news! Nobody was murdered when a big crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters got shot at by three white guys in Minneapolis last night. Five people were injured, with one having surgery on his stomach overnight, but nobody died. And that's it for good news, all, because this story is rage. First up... By Rebecca Schoenkopf.
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51 arrested in protests after black man shot by Minneapolis police
Protesters shut down portion of I-94; mayor seeks federal investigation. [Autoplay]
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Wolves president and head coach Flip Saunders dies at 60
Flip Saunders lost his battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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Dreamy Fall Morning
The colors were unbelievable and in the fog, it felt like a dream. Side Lake, Minnesota Oct. 7,2015
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