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The Vikings are showing their worth at 10-2 by winning the games that don’t go smoothly

MINNEAPOLIS  — The Minnesota Vikings started the season 5-0 in relatively comfortable fashion before losing two tight games in a five-day span. The five-game winning ... Read more

by Associated Press, Monday, December 2, 2024 9:41 pm

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Biden’s broken promise on pardoning his son Hunter is raising new questions about his legacy

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s decision to go back on his word and issue a categorical pardon for his son, Hunter, just weeks before his ... Read more

by Associated Press, Monday, December 2, 2024 9:53 am

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Female racing pioneer ‘Motorcycle Mary’ McGee dies a day before documentary on her is released

GARDNERVILLE, Nev.  — Mary McGee, a female racing pioneer and subject profiled in an Oscar-contending documentary “Motorcycle Mary,” has died, her family said. She was ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, November 29, 2024 6:26 pm

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Daniel Jones is signing with the Vikings after his release from the Giants, AP source says

Former New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is signing with the Minnesota Vikings, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, November 27, 2024 2:52 pm

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Tim Walz accepts turkey presentation as he eases back into his duties as Minnesota’s governor

ST. PAUL — As feathers flew, Tim Walz accepted the symbolic presentation of a turkey Tuesday as he eases back into his duties as Minnesota’s ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, November 26, 2024 5:54 pm

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Netanyahu says he supports proposed ceasefire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday recommended his Cabinet approve a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, setting the stage for ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, November 26, 2024 5:41 pm

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Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans

WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound covered by Medicare or Medicaid under ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, November 26, 2024 5:40 pm

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Repealing no-fault divorce has so far stalled across the US. Some worry that’ll change under Trump

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  — Married couples across the U.S. have had access to no-fault divorce for more than 50 years, an option many call crucial to ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, November 26, 2024 5:38 pm

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Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83

NEW YORK — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, November 26, 2024 5:37 pm

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Trump threatens to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on first day in office

NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, November 26, 2024 5:31 pm

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Vikings staying on track behind Sam Darnold’s composure and confidence

Associated Press EAGAN — The game had suddenly gone sideways for the Minnesota Vikings, their 11-point lead on the Chicago Bears having evaporated in the ... Read more

by Associated Press, Tuesday, November 26, 2024 5:19 pm

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Special counsel moves to abandon election interference and classified documents cases against Trump

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump on Monday, acknowledging that Trump’s return to the White House ... Read more

by Associated Press, Monday, November 25, 2024 2:48 pm

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At least 15 people are sick in Minnesota from ground beef tied to E. coli recall

U.S. health officials say at least 15 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli poisoning tied to a national recall of more than ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, November 22, 2024 5:02 pm

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Canoeist is paddling the 6,000-mile Great Loop out of gratitude for life

ANNAPOLIS, Md.  — Peter Frank has paddled from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in June to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland this month in his 1982 Sawyer ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, November 22, 2024 4:39 pm

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Vikings eye 4th straight win and try to gain ground in NFC North when they meet struggling Bears

CHICAGO  — The Minnesota Vikings understand the Chicago Bears are trying to keep a season that’s slipping away from falling completely out of reach. Forgive ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, November 21, 2024 10:07 pm

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