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Manitoba traffic down at Emerson-Pembina border, U.S. tourism officials nervous Tourism leaders in North Dakota have a close eye on the Canada-U.S. border, as they brace for the likelihood of fewer Manitoba visitors this year.

Tourism leaders in North Dakota have a close eye on the Canada-U.S. border, as they brace for the likelihood of fewer Manitoba visitors this year.

hi it’s my first day at @wired.com ! i wanna hear everything that’s going on in the energy / enviro / climate space. feel free to pitch me: molly_taft@wired.com , signal mollytaft.76

A graph showing the Red River level as of March 24, 2025 at 2.8 feet James.

The Red River has started its annual spring rise in Winnipeg. Keep an eye on river levels (and know when the river walk is underwater) on our website: www.winnipegfreepress.com/featured/201...

Lotta info here:

8 of the most Minnesota things from the debut of the ‘Love is Blind’ Minneapolis season Besides the people! Minimal spoilers ahead. The first six episodes of the show are now on Netflix.

The Reverb team at MPR News watched the first six episodes and gathered thoughts on some of the most stereotypical Minnesota things about this season so far. Minimal spoilers.

Public Broadcasting Is In Danger (Again) | On the Media | WNYC Studios The history of public broadcasting and its adversaries; and the modern place of public radio in covering community and crises. 

So, what is the Corporation for Public Broadcasting? On the Media explains: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

Minnesota has very high influenza numbers right now. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...

Democrats elect Minnesota's Ken Martin as DNC chair on first ballot Ken Martin of Minnesota is the new chair of the Democratic National Committee. Members of the DNC elected Martin on the first ballot in a vote outside of Washington D.C.

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Ken Martin wins race to become chair of the Democratic National Committee as party looks to find its footing Six candidates ended up running to lead the Democratic National Committee.

Ken Martin wins race to become chair of the Democratic National Committee as party looks to find its footing.

USAID website is gone: usaid.gov
So is: foreignassistance.gov
I used those websites recently to document that, contrary to WH claims, the US did not have a contract to spend $50 million on condoms in Gaza.

Housing construction in Minneapolis and St. Paul is tanking For a variety of reasons — including their own policies — the cities just had two of the worst housing years among locales in the Midwest.

“For a variety of reasons, the two cities just had two of the worst housing years anywhere in the Midwest.”
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His advice is helpful in Saint Paul too.

So I haven’t read a lot of books about birds, but I’ve read more books about birds than most people I know. And Rebecca’s book on the study of bird migration is the best I’ve read!

Is this bike yours?!

NEW: The prospect of a wave of mega data centers in Minnesota is now possible. The first is under construction by Meta in Rosemount. But I found at least 9 others in various stages of development.

They could need as much power as every household in the state. www.startribune.com/mega-data-ce...

Chair Stop-Motion 🪑💨 Made with 444 pictures taken over 10 days

“Law and Order but set at a newspaper and each episode is an article end to end” would be a delight — man on the street interviews in the first half, editing and internal politicking in the second.

To whom it may concern @bsky.app: chronological feed. Cheers.

Hosting Minnesota Now on @mprnews.org weekdays at noon. Decided to get one of these accounts after @msepic.bsky.social convinced me. Hope it’s a good space.🤞🏼

Minneapolis City Council overrides mayor's veto of 2025 budget The Minneapolis City Council enacted its 2025 budget on Thursday, after overturning a veto by Mayor Jacob Frey.

The council overturned the veto with a 9 to 4 vote and the new budget includes a 6.9 percent property tax levy increase for residents.

Minnesota: SO MUCH COVID OUT THERE.

How the AI Boom Threatens to Short-Circuit Climate Action The energy-devouring technology is giving new life to fossil fuels.

“Writing a single email with ChatGPT can use as much energy as driving a two-ton electric vehicle half a mile,” @laurenleffer.bsky.social reports. www.audubon.org/magazine/how...

Ahoy! Help spread word that I'm here, please.

I'm president of Media Matters (@mmfa.bsky.social).

X is currently suing me and colleague personally as well as Media Matters. Been sorely missing the community Twitter once offered me. Hoping Bluesky can help fill that void. It's much needed.

I would be grateful if y’all could repost this for the evening crowd. Had a book come out today. People seem to like it. We definitely still need your help to make it a success. It’s a great read, a great gift (for others or yourself). And I can’t write without you. :)

The kids are alright. And right.

Becoming Martian | Chanda Prescod-Weinstein How can we imagine leaving Earth’s surface and making a livable home elsewhere when we can’t even get it right here?

I don’t even know where to begin with what it means to be without Nikki Giovanni.

Dear Nikki, Grappling with your work brought out the best writing I have ever done.

You were a Martian, born in Knoxville, TN. May you rest in peace, #NikkiGiovanni.

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Talking Volumes with Nikki Giovanni Grammy nominated poet Nikki Giovanni talks about her just-released collection called "Bicycles," a companion to her 1997 "Love Poems." Recorded live at the Fitzgerald Theater.

One of the greatest Talking Volumes (from @mprnews.org and @startribune.com) was with the great Nikki Giovanni. After doing an hour-long interview, she stayed late and talked to students in the audience. She was passionate, funny, warm. A legend.

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Dayton's Christmas show memories kept alive in St. Paul neighborhood FOX 9 first met Pihaly three years ago, when he built a Santa's Village using nine animatronic characters from the old Christmas shows in the 8th floor auditorium at the Dayton's Department store in d...

Hello Minnesota: Ever go to the Dayton's 8th floor Christmas animatronic extravaganza? You can relive it a little in Saint Paul right now: www.fox9.com/news/daytons...

Tradition and innovation on display in Pueblo pottery exhibit at Mia Pueblo artist and potter Jody Folwell is credited with beginning a contemporary art movement in Pueblo pottery. The Minneapolis Institute of Art is featuring a gallery of Folwell’s original works thro...

This exhibit is a must-see people of #MSP

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