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Blind people can hear and feel April's total solar eclipse with new technology

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While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the celestial event.

The leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party steps down amid police probe

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The leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party has stepped down from the top job after being charged with allegations of a historic nature, the party said in a statement on Friday.

Five wounded when man shoots following fight over parking space at a Detroit bar

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Five people were wounded early Friday after what Detroit police say was a dispute over a parking space outside a blues club.

Washington County Historic Courthouse in Stillwater reopens after renovation

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The building had been closed since June 2023 and is now open Wednesday through Sunday for guided and self-guided tours.

US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law

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The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia said its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of safety concerns under a new national security law, deepening concerns about the city's media freedoms.

Leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party, Jeffrey Donaldson, steps down amid police probe

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Leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party, Jeffrey Donaldson, steps down amid police probe.

In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians observe scaled-down Good Friday celebrations

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Hundreds of Christians participated in a customary Good Friday procession through the limestone walls of Jerusalem's Old City, commemorating one of the faith's most sacred days with noticeably thinner crowds amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas…

Biden says he's working to secure release of Wall Street Journal reporter held for a year in Russia

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On the one-year anniversary of the Russian detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, President Joe Biden said the U.S. is working every day to secure his release.

Former KHL club CSKA Moscow goaltender Ivan Fedotov joins Philadelphia Flyers

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Nine years after he was drafted by Philadelphia, goalie Ivan Fedotov has joined the Flyers.

Investigators search for bodies of Easter pilgrims in bus that crashed off a bridge in South Africa

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Forensic investigators in South Africa were searching Friday for the bodies of victims after a bus carrying pilgrims to an Easter gathering plunged off a bridge and caught fire. An 8-year-old child was the only survivor of the crash that…

EPA sets strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses in bid to fight climate change

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The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday set strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles, an action that officials said will help clean up some of the nation's largest sources of planet-warming…

Home listings: What $500,000 buys you in the Twin Cities area.

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What you get for the money in Farmington, St. Paul and Hugo.

TV to watch: Steve Martin documentary presents a mild-and-savvy guy

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What TV critic Neal Justin is watching this week.

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Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87

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Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries ''Roots,'' has died. He was 87.

Snow forces St. Paul Saints to cancel Friday's game

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Home opener will now be Saturday after team officials said the wet field is currently unplayable.

Chinese investigators arrive in Pakistan to probe suicide attack that killed 5 of its nationals

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A team of Chinese investigators arrived in Pakistan on Friday to join a probe into a suicide attack that killed five of its nationals earlier this week, officials said, as Pakistan continued its own investigations into the attack.

Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win the best supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87

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Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win the best supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87.

True Minnesotans appreciate the benefit of miserable work

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Storm brought us snow, ice and – most important – a chance to build character.

An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve shows price pressures easing gradually

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A measure of inflation that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve slipped last month in a sign that price pressures continue to ease.

Check out New Mexico's wealth of national monuments and parks

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New Mexico has two national parks and nine national monuments. Here's a tour through some of our favorites.

Hijab-wearing players in women's NCAA Tournament hope to inspire others

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N.C. State's Jannah Eissa and UC Irvine's Diaba Konate are bringing visibility and inspiration to some Muslim women by wearing hjiabs while they play basketball.

45 injured in northwest Cambodia as train hits bus at crossing without barrier

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Forty-five people were injured, five of them critically, when a train crashed into the side of a bus at a rail crossing in northwestern Cambodia Friday, police said.

Fugitive woman charged after pointing gun at cops and leading officers on pursuit in Carver County

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Amanda Lindsey Nelson, of Bloomington, had a warrant out for her arrest from Illinois.

Texas appeals court overturns voter fraud conviction for woman on probation

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A Texas appeals court has overturned a Fort Worth woman's voter fraud conviction and five-year prison term for casting an illegal provisional ballot.

Owatonna Middle School musicians connect with seniors at assisted living centers

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Eighth-grade string students played for and visited with 70- to 95-year-olds across the city.

Twin Cities exhibit traces 'Unfinished Journey' for people with developmental disabilities

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From lifelong confinement to voting rights: Some of the milestones providing more opportunities and independence are disturbingly recent.

Hundreds of pianos a year are being trashed in Minnesota

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Despite efforts to rehome them or harvest parts, most of the once-beloved behemoths still end up in the dump.

Champlin duo's massive garden grows into a budding business — and Beautiful Gardens winner

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Yee Lee blossoms in her love for gardening while Bryan Johnsen is rooted in his love for building and landscaping.

France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge

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France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics this summer, as organizers finalize security planning for the French capital's first Games in a…

One of Minnesota's oldest Dairy Queens is up for sale

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The outpost in Rochester's Lowertown neighborhood opened in June of 1947.