ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota will vault past Illinois, Michigan and South Dakota this week to gain the highest minimum wage in the Midwestern region at $9 an hour. The dollar-per-hour bump taking effect Saturday for some 288,000 of Minnesota’s lowest-paid workers is the second of a three-stage increase adopted …
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Creeks from old wood floors echo down the halls of one of Georgia’s most luxurious and historic resorts. Paired with Spanish Moss brushing against old glass windows and sea breezes swirling through the rooms, the Jekyll Island Club Resort seems like a hotel ripe with history and dedication to preserving …
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WARNING: This story contains graphic photos. A Colorado woman was gored by a mule deer buck outside her home and suffered a puncture wound to her leg, according to officials. The 67-year-old woman was outside the door of her home in the town of Silver Cliff when she was attacked …
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A document from the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith that approved blessings for people in same-sex relationships caused waves as prelates in the U.S. attempt to clarify the document. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) published guidance for the U.S. faithful on Monday after the …
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A Wisconsin father-daughter duo made an historic discovery during a fishing trip on Lake Michigan over the summer. Near Green Island off the coast of Wisconsin, Tim Wollak and his 5-year-old daughter Henley noticed an anomoly on their boat’s sonar. What they discovered was a long-forgotten ship that is believed …
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Red states are dominating migration trends among U.S. states, according to new population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau released a report Tuesday outlining population trends in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. “The increasing number of states with population growth reflects …
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The Metropolitan Police Department says a man has been found dead following a reported shooting just blocks away from the White House. The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday near McPherson Square. “While searching the scene, officers located a man with gunshot wound injuries across from the 900 block …
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Spotify said on Tuesday that users of its premium services in the UK and Australia would now have 15 hours of free access to audiobooks a month, with the feature expanding to the United States later this year. The music streaming giant is looking to supplement its earnings with other …
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Large-scale search efforts for a missing Colorado hiker have been scaled back nearly two weeks after he disappeared during a 28-mile solo trek in Rocky Mountain National Park, officials said Tuesday. Chad Pallansch, 49, ofFort Collins, Colorado,is still considered a missing person, according to the National Park Service (NPS), which …
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A Cornell University professor who said he was “exhilarated” and “energized” after the Hamas atrocities in Israel issued an apology on Wednesday for the remarks. “I apologize for the horrible choice of words that I used in a portion of a speech that was intended to stress grassroots African American, …
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