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August 27, 2025 4:48 PM

Pro-DEI organizers fired up to maintain Target boycott as promises go unfulfilled

Organizers of a Target boycott that began in January are pointing to their tactics as a hopeful sign that actions against corporate retailers can still make a deep impact.

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August 26, 2025 4:00 AM

Judge orders Kari Lake to answer questions about Voice of America under oath

U.S. Judge Royce Lamberth ordered Trump administration official Kari Lake to be deposed about her plans for Voice of America, saying she was on "verging on contempt."

by David Folkenflik

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August 25, 2025 4:28 PM

Trump again calls for FCC to revoke ABC and NBC licenses

President Donald Trump lashed out on social media late Sunday against ABC and NBC, putting the nation's top broadcast regulator once more at the center of his culture wars.

by David Folkenflik

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August 25, 2025 2:12 PM

Elon Musk accuses Apple and OpenAI of stifling AI competition in antitrust lawsuit

Elon Musk on Monday targeted Apple and OpenAI in an antitrust lawsuit alleging that the iPhone maker and the ChatGPT maker are teaming up to thwart competition in artificial intelligence.

by The Associated Press

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August 25, 2025 4:00 AM

Owners of iconic Fergus Falls restaurant Dairyland signal end of an era

Pat and Jean Connelly want to retire. The goal is to pass the Dairyland torch to a new owner.

by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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August 25, 2025 4:00 AM

‘Our way of life’: State Fair traditions keep a Minnesota farm family close across generations

Sarah Schmidt hoped her kids would take to the farm life she grew up with and maybe show their animals at the State Fair. Years of early mornings, livestock shows and ribbons prove she didn’t have to worry.

by Sam Stroozas

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August 24, 2025 5:00 AM

The state of Michigan hopes its scents will bring people to visit

The state's tourism campaign offers a fragrance for the summer with notes of the beach, wineries and lavender. They struck a chord with some people relaxing by the water.

by Colin Jackson

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August 22, 2025 1:36 PM

Trump says he’ll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline

President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company “highly overrated” and said Friday he'll keep extending the deadline for the popular video-sharing platform until there's a buyer.

by The Associated Press

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August 22, 2025 1:30 PM

Canada removes some of its retaliatory tariffs on the U.S.

Canada is dropping retaliatory tariffs to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday.

by The Associated Press