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A Sunflower’s View of Totality

The Moon slid between the Sun and Earth to produce a stunning celestial show visible from Spain in August 2026.

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Aug 14 • 12:01 AM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
Pokemon Pokopia sales top five million

Total sales for Pokemon Pokopia have surpassed five million units, The Pokemon Company announced.

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Aug 13 • 8:05 PM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com
Armstrong appoints senior advisor Conner Swanson to lead ND Department of Health and Human Services | North Dakota Office of the Governor

Gov. Kelly Armstrong appointed Conner Swanson to lead the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), effective Aug. 29, citing his experience with complex policy issues at both the state and federal levels and his guidance to the agency through the Governor’s Office these past two years.

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Aug 13 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • governor.nd.gov
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Yankees Get Brent Headrick News Amid Quietly Historic Season

New York Yankees reliever Brent Headrick could set the franchise record for total appearances this year. The post Yankees Get Brent Headrick News Amid Quietly Historic Season appeared first on HEAVY.

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Aug 13 • 7:59 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Bernie Sanders says he can’t get involved in every race. Some allies wish he would.

Some high-profile progressives are blaming the Vermont senator for not endorsing Francesca Hong in Wisconsin. Sanders told POLITICO he has “limited resources.”

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Aug 13 • 6:00 PM EDT • Politics • politico.com
FDA approves pivotal trial for FastWave Medical's peripheral IVL system

The SPARC trial will enroll up to 125 patients with peripheral artery disease.

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Aug 13 • 4:56 PM EDT • Business • cardiovascularbusiness.com
Tyson reducing beef business footprint

Dakota City, Holcomb and Amarillo will be the anchor facilities for beef operations.

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Aug 13 • 4:47 PM EDT • Business • feedstuffs.com
NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens Achieves Major Milestone with Successful Completion of First Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Queens, NY – NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens today announced the successful completion of its first Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS), marking a significant

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Aug 13 • 3:38 PM EDT • Health • nychealthandhospitals.org
Orioles vs Twins Highlights

Check out the best moments between the Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota Twins.

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Aug 13 • 1:38 PM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com
Oregon Pass-Rusher Named ESPN Preseason All-American

While the Ducks' offense faced notable snubs, A’Mauri Washington anchors the defense as a dominant force primed to lead Oregon’s pursuit of a historic national championship title.

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Aug 13 • 1:24 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Republicans see Minnesota fraud scandal as a chance to go on offense in a blue state

The newly minted GOP ticket wasted no time before hammering Democrats over fraud. Dozens of people have been convicted of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars meant to provide food, shelter, healthcare and childcare to people in need.

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Aug 13 • 12:40 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Lunchbreak: Myles Price Tabbed by FOX Sports as Vikings ‘Year 2 Breakout Candidate’

Minnesota Vikings Latest News

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Aug 13 • 12:30 PM EDT • Sports • vikings.com
U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown

The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.

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Aug 13 • 12:01 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
There Is No Reason Not To Play South Of Midnight Anymore

With Compulsion Games now newly independent, their BAFTA-winning game is now free from Xbox and anything else that might have kept you from trying it

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Aug 13 • 12:00 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Total War: Warhammer 3 Just Confirmed the Release Date for Its Biggest Piece of DLC in the Series 10-Year History

Creative Assembly’s Total War: Warhammer 3 will soon get the biggest piece of DLC in the series’ 10-year history, with Lords of the End Times due out on September 24. Here's everything included.

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Aug 13 • 10:54 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Pokémon Announces It’s Ending Support For Bank Storage App

After a decade of support, the series is cutting off the means to bring monsters from old games to new ones

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Aug 13 • 10:39 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Could Be 8% Undervalued As Q2 Earnings Lift The Stock

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is back in focus after reporting second quarter 2026 results, with higher sales and net income than a year earlier. This has prompted fresh attention on the stock’s recent move. See our latest analysis for Live Nation Entertainment. At a share price of $185.33, Live Nation Entertainment has gained momentum recently, with a 27.54% year to date share price return and a 116.51% three year total shareholder return hinting at investors reassessing its prospects...

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Aug 13 • 10:34 AM EDT • Entertainment • simplywall.st
5 Minnesota Vikings Bold Predictions for Preseason Opener vs Giants

Saturday’s Minnesota Vikings preseason opener against the New York Giants is approaching quickly. Fans shouldn’t expect to see head coach […]

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Aug 13 • 9:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Ardagh considers selling off metal packaging business after restructuring

Ardagh Holdings, which has a 76% stake in Ardagh Metal Packaging, disclosed Thursday it may take steps to facilitate a sale to a third-party buyer. AMP’s revenues totaled $5.5 billion last year.

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Aug 13 • 7:34 AM EDT • Business • packagingdive.com
Ramstad: A good governor’s race is at hand for Minnesota businesses

Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth is the best Republican, but DFLer and U.S. Sen. Klobuchar is a heavy favorite who is liked by businesspeople.

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Aug 13 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • startribune.com
Saber CEO Makes Rideshare's Undisclosed AI Mess Even Worse

Matt Karch said a missing Steam disclosure will be added eventually

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Aug 13 • 12:42 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Dodgers news: Blake Treinen shares pivotal injury update

Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen talked to reporters after his live session, where he expressed his optimism about his return

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Aug 13 • 12:24 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sen. Carla Nelson Earns Perfect Score on Small Business Voting Record

State Senator Carla Nelson (Rochester) received a 100% rating from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), a national organization representing small business owners, according to a scorecard the group released this month. Sen. Nelson was one of 26 Minnesota senators who voted to support local business priorities on every bill NFIB tracked during the...

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Aug 12 • 10:59 PM EDT • Business • mnsenaterepublicans.com
Sen. John Jasinski Earns Perfect Score on Small Business Voting Record

State Senator John Jasinski (Faribault) received a 100% rating from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), a national organization representing small business owners, according to a scorecard the group released this month. Sen. Jasinski was one of 26 Minnesota senators who voted to support local business priorities on every bill NFIB tracked during the...

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Aug 12 • 10:56 PM EDT • Business • mnsenaterepublicans.com
Florida high school football team cancels season after three straight Final Four runs

Sarasota Booker, which had gone to three Final Fours this decade, announced Wednesday, August 12, that the school will only field a JV football program in 2026.

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Aug 12 • 9:34 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Things I Said Out Loud While Suffering Through King's Field 4

This is just like Dark Souls

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Aug 12 • 4:30 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Immortality Studio's Next Game Was Once An FMV Metroid Idea

It's called Precognition, it's out in 2028, but there's no Samus Aran anywhere

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Aug 12 • 3:55 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Twitch Is Now Using Your Content To Train Amazon AI Models And Has Hidden The Option To Opt Out

For now at least, you can stop Amazon from using your streams and chat to train its generative AI tools

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Aug 12 • 3:46 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
8 ASU underclassmen impressing in camp

ASU's two-deep rotation appears vastly talented, so many these players will have uphill climbs to work their way up the depth chart, but they're making their mark early.

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Aug 12 • 2:58 PM EDT • Sports • arizonasports.com
The total eclipse in Spain, in pictures

The astronomical event crossed the Iberian Peninsula on Wednesday, with totality visible only along a narrow west-to-east corridor

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Aug 12 • 2:50 PM EDT • Science • english.elpais.com
Russia’s Blurry Line Between Science and Sabotage Beneath the Ocean’s Surface

In 2025, Nurlan Aliyev wrote, “The Mayhem of Russia’s “Research” Fleet,” where he argued that NATO must act decisively to safeguard critical undersea

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Aug 12 • 1:30 PM EDT • Science • warontherocks.com
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Minnesota is first state to set all-female matchups for the biggest races

Democratic Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Republican Michele Tafoya are running for Senate, while Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) and state House Speaker Lisa Demuth are running for governor.

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Aug 12 • 1:00 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Bay Area science centers to host eclipse, meteor shower events

Bay Area science institutions will host events for people interested in today's total solar eclipse and the Perseid meteor shower.

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Aug 12 • 12:27 PM EDT • Science • nbcbayarea.com
A Space Expert Hoped to Use the Eclipse as Science Class. The D.J.s Had Other Plans.

Mar Carretero-Castrillo, an astrophysicist, returned to her remote village in Spain to be in the path of totality. Hundreds of partygoers came too.

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Aug 12 • 11:50 AM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
Forget left vs. center. Democratic voters are making clear they just want change

Results in Democratic primaries in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Connecticut have reiterated that Democratic voters are hungry for change, even as they remain divided over the party’s ideological future

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Aug 12 • 11:39 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Peggy Flanagan wins Senate primary in Minnesota, notching another victory for progressive Democrats

Flanagan defeated centrist Rep. Angie Craig with a pledge to fight the influence of corporations and confront Republican President Donald Trump.

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Aug 12 • 11:24 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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Ian-credible Science: Make a lava lamp at home

Each week, we bring you a quick and easy experiment you can do at home to explore a concept in science. This week, we’re making lava lamps.

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Aug 12 • 11:11 AM EDT • Science • kotatv.com
Lord of the Rings: War in the North Re-Release Is The First Of Many

Aspyr Media says it will have a bunch more LOTR games to come in the future

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Aug 12 • 11:03 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Oblivion Remastered Is Fine On Switch 2, But Fans Want A PS5 Patch

Many players want Bethesda to update the RPG on PS5 and Xbox following the release of the new port

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Aug 12 • 10:45 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Tafoya makes 'common sense' pitch to disaffected Democrats as she vows to fight Minnesota’s ‘socialist lurch’

Michele Tafoya won the Minnesota GOP Senate primary and now faces Peggy Flanagan, pitching common sense to voters across the political spectrum.

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Aug 12 • 10:30 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Patients wary of government, companies pushing AI as a rural healthcare solution

Two of the nation’s most powerful health officials predict artificial intelligence will play a key role in solving rural America’s health challenges, but some rural Americans are skeptical.

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Aug 12 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • southdakotasearchlight.com
WATCH LIVE: Total solar eclipse darkens skies over Spain, Iceland
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Aug 12 • 9:24 AM EDT • Science • pbs.org
Robert H. Brooks Sports Science Institute selects recipients of 2026-27 Collaboration Grants Program

Clemson University’s Robert H. Brooks Sports Science Institute announced four multidisciplinary research grants, totaling over $100,000.

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Aug 12 • 8:30 AM EDT • Science • news.clemson.edu
Robert H. Brooks Sports Science Institute selects recipients of 2026-27 Collaboration Grants Program

Clemson University’s Robert H. Brooks Sports Science Institute announced four multidisciplinary research grants, totaling over $100,000.

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Aug 12 • 8:30 AM EDT • Sports • news.clemson.edu
Voters in Wrightstown don’t want large data center developments

A total of 87% voted “No” to a referendum question asking if the village should authorize or participate in any public improvements related to them.

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Aug 12 • 8:11 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumnews1.com
Space tech: an orbiting market opportunity | Investors Lab

While AI models are excellent at parsing massive amounts of data, they struggle to pivot when faced with unprecedented events — the kind that frequently occur in the vacuum of outer space. Space operations are a zero-tolerance environment where the cost of a software miscalculation can be a total loss of assets or human lives. The solution isn't to abandon the technology, but to pivot toward human-assisted systems where an AI algorithm handles the heavy computational lifting while human experts serve as guides on the ground and remain the ultimate decision makers in aerospace technology. SN's Aaron Tremper takes us there.

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Aug 12 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencenews.org
Niwot Incorporation Committee outlines business impact

The Niwot Incorporation Committee (NIC) held two informational meetings on Aug. 5 and Aug. 6 at Niwot Hall focused on how incorporation could affect local businesses. A total of about 30 people attended the two meetings. Opening the meetings, Tony Santelli, business vitality lead for NIC, said, "We're not here to convert you or to change you. We ju...

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Aug 12 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • lhvc.com
Altru’s Home Health Services to close Sept. 1

Team members provide health care services for patients in an area extending from Devils Lake to Thief River Falls, Minnesota. Transition planning for patients is in progress, an official says.

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Aug 12 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • grandforksherald.com
Trump administration live updates: Voters deal out upsets in Wisconsin and Minnesota governor primaries

Get live updates and the latest news on the Trump administration as voters deal upsets in Wisconsin and Minnesota governor primaries and the S.C. GOP Senate primary heads to a runoff.

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Aug 12 • 7:08 AM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Atlantic Trivia, August 12, 2026: Faith and Science

Spain marketed itself as the lone populated place where today’s solar eclipse “can be fully enjoyed”—a snub to what cloudy Nordic capital also in the path of totality?

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Aug 12 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • theatlantic.com
Protalix BioTherapeutics Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial and Business Results

Company to host conference call and webcast today at 8:00 a.m. EDT Revenues from selling goods increased to $19.8 million in the second quarter of 2026, up...

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Aug 12 • 6:50 AM EDT • Business • prnewswire.com
Character test awaits Dundee Utd after Hearts humbling

What will we learn a lot about this newly assembled Dundee United squad over the next few weeks? Romanian left-back Kevin Ciubotaru last week became manager Jim Goodwin's 11th summer signing. While a lot of United's transfer business was done earlier in the window, given the size of the player overhaul it is still fair to assume it could take this new-look squad time to gel.

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Aug 12 • 6:14 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Was a champion powerlifter’s world-record attempt sabotaged by a racist ‘spotter’?

After Sonita Muluh's record lift was compromised, Ernestas Kusinas, a volunteer spotter, was banned from the sport for life

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Aug 12 • 6:00 AM EDT • Sports • nytimes.com
We asked Madison: How much money do you make?

Over a dozen states have pay transparency laws, including Illinois, Minnesota, New York and Washington. While no such laws exist in Wisconsin, money is still at the top of mind

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Aug 12 • 6:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • captimes.com
Six ways Minnesota’s primary upended political assumptions

Progressives gained momentum, Republican voters bucked party leaders and Trump and Minnesota set up a historic race for governor. Here are six takeaways from Tuesday’s primary.

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Aug 12 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • startribune.com
The total solar eclipse could reveal more about the sun

There’s a lot to learn

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Aug 12 • 2:00 AM EDT • Science • theweek.com
QB Kyler Murray wins starting job with Minnesota Vikings

Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell made a decision about his starting quarterback.

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Aug 12 • 12:32 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Vikings building on defensive strengths

EAGAN, MN (KELO) — The Vikings offense has been the story of the offseason but with a starting quarterback now decided, the defense is ready to make headlines ahead of Week One. Minnesota’s defense has been the lifeblood of the franchise since the Purple People Eater days. The team has a scary ability to shut […]

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Aug 12 • 12:19 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Progressive Peggy Flanagan sweeps Minnesota Senate primary in race defined by anti-ICE anger

State’s Democratic lieutenant governor bests Angie Craig in another election contest pitting a progressive against a moderate

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Aug 11 • 11:36 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
Browns, Jets Get Intriguing Trade Idea for Vikings’ J.J. McCarthy

On Aug. 11, the Minnesota Vikings decided to call off the QB competition between J.J. McCarthy and Kyler Murray. The Vikings decided that Murray will be the team’s QB1 ahead of the 2026 NFL season and can start getting reps with the first team. With Murray now the starter, the question is what happens with […] The post Browns, Jets Get Intriguing Trade Idea for Vikings’ J.J. McCarthy appeared first on HEAVY.

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Aug 11 • 10:33 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Rebecca Cooke Wins Democratic Primary for Key Wisconsin House Seat

Ms. Cooke, a three-time congressional candidate, held a huge fund-raising edge in a western Wisconsin race that Democrats consider pivotal to their hopes of flipping the House.

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Aug 11 • 10:23 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Republican survives primary on Tim Walz's old congressional turf as Dems eye seat flip

Brad Finstad faced challengers Gregory Goetzman and Oliver Morlan in the Minnesota 1st Congressional District Republican primary on Tuesday.

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Aug 11 • 9:52 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
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Amy Klobuchar Wins Minnesota’s Democratic Primary for Governor

The fourth-term U.S. senator jolted Minnesota politics early this year by mounting a bid to succeed Gov. Tim Walz.

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Aug 11 • 9:28 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Was There Really A Quarterback Competition For The Minnesota Vikings?

Kyler Murray is the starter, but was there any chance of the opposite happening?

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Aug 11 • 8:21 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Two new cases of measles in southwest Wisconsin, health officials say

The cases bring Wisconsin's 2026 total to four measles cases.

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Aug 11 • 6:01 PM EDT • Health • usatoday.com
What to watch in primaries in Wisconsin and Minnesota and beyond

The left vs. center theme is on display in Democratic primaries in multiple states voting Tuesday, with other significant races in places like Alabama and South Carolina.

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Aug 11 • 4:33 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Xbox Boss Praises Elder Scrolls 6 As Bethesda Devs Protest Outside

The newly appointed Xbox CEO posted on social media that the upcoming RPG looks 'incredible'

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Aug 11 • 4:21 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
North Dakota’s SBDC turns 40

Organization's work has created tens of thousands of jobs in North Dakota, says State Director Tiffany Ford

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Aug 11 • 4:20 PM EDT • Business • blogs.und.edu
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11 S.D. companies named to Inc. 5000 list

A Sioux Falls online boutique was the fastest-growing company in South Dakota to make the annual Inc. 5000 list, which this year included 11 companies from the state.

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Aug 11 • 4:18 PM EDT • Business • siouxfalls.business
We're lifting our price target on Cardinal Health after issuing rosy profit guidance

The quarter wasn't totally clean, but strong profitability matters the most.

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Aug 11 • 3:58 PM EDT • Health • cnbc.com
Zoom Annotation Flaws Could Let a Meeting Participant Hijack Another Attendee's Client

Zoom Annotation Flaws Could Let a Meeting Participant Hijack Another Attendee's Client | Read more hacking news on The Hacker News cybersecurity news website and learn how to protect against cyberattacks and software vulnerabilities.

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Aug 11 • 3:08 PM EDT • Technology • thehackernews.com
In Protest Of Mass Layoffs, Bethesda Devs Greet Xbox Leadership With A Giant Inflatable Rat

'We heard that Microsoft leadership was coming to our office this week, and decided to make our presence visible'

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Aug 11 • 2:45 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Fall sports season approaches as ISD 166 holds Aug. 11 meeting

ISD 166 will hold a fall sports meeting Tuesday at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The meeting will give parents and students an overview of Minnesota State High School League expectations and bylaws for student-athletes. The school’s fall athletics programs are scheduled to begin before the start of the...

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Aug 11 • 2:40 PM EDT • Sports • wtip.org
Feeling sick? Some Minnesotans are asking AI what to do

Patients are turning to AI chatbots for help diagnosing symptoms and navigating the health care system—even as questions about accuracy and privacy persist.

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Aug 11 • 2:05 PM EDT • Health • startribune.com
Stop Killing Games Joins Lawsuit Against Sony's Digital 'Monopoly'

Both Stop Killing Games and DoesItPlay are lending their support to a lawsuit against the digital 'monopoly'

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Aug 11 • 1:53 PM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Tesla's New 'Preferred Routes' Doesn't Require the Summer Update

One of Tesla's most exciting Summer Update features does not require receiving the 2026.26 vehicle update.

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Aug 11 • 1:44 PM EDT • Technology • notateslaapp.com
Vikings Reportedly Name Kyler Murray Starting Quarterback Over J.J. McCarthy

The Minnesota Vikings have reportedly decided whether Kyler Murray or J.J. McCarthy will be their starting quarterback.

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Aug 11 • 12:29 PM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com
Reimagining Science Education in West Africa with Sankofa Lab

David Tettey Tawiah ’27 is taking what he learned at Colby and the MDI Bio Lab to inspire a new generation of West African scientists

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Aug 11 • 12:01 PM EDT • Science • news.colby.edu
Live Results: Minnesota midterm primaries

Minnesota Democrats will decide a competitive U.S. Senate primary Tuesday in another face-off between moderate and progressive candidates that could define the party’s identity heading into the midterm elections.

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Aug 11 • 10:05 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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Overwatch Battle Pass Revamp Is Helping With The FOMO

The game’s shift to a Battle Pass structure in 2022 has made it difficult to get cosmetics if you’re not playing consistently each season

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Aug 11 • 9:46 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Super Mario Bros Speedrunners Are 0.1 Seconds From Perfection

Just six frames stand between these savants and the perfect Mario run

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Aug 11 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
COSI Hits 15 Emmy® Awards as Dr. B in 3 Expands Science Learning Beyond the Museum

The Center of Science and Industry (COSI) has earned two 2026 Emmy® Awards for its educational series Dr. B in 3, bringing the organization's total to 15 Emmy Awards, including 10 for the animated series.

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Aug 11 • 8:53 AM EDT • Science • finance.yahoo.com
Knights Of The Old Republic Was Censored In The Weirdest Way

Prepare to sit back and say 'damn' when you learn what Lucasfilm saved us from hearing

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Aug 11 • 8:30 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
Democratic progressives and establishment set to clash in more primaries

Tuesday’s competitions in Wisconsin and Minnesota follow similar battles for the direction of the party, including last week in Michigan where progressive Abdul El-Sayed triumphed

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Aug 11 • 6:44 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
The U.S. Healthcare System is Already Mostly Socialized

Now that Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s open Senate seat, the outcome of this crucial race will depend mainly on two things: Whether Republicans succeed in demonizing El-Sayed because he’s brown and a Muslim, and whether they succeed in demonizing him as a left-wing radical. I will defer for the now the question of whether bigotry will be effective this year, although I will address it another day. What I want to address instead is El-Sayed’s signature issue — healthcare. Yes, El-Sayed advocates Medicare for All, a position the usual suspects denounce as “socialism.” I will get to the politics of his stance soon. Today, however, I want to talk about the substance. We should be clear that El-Sayed doesn’t even call himself a socialist. On the contrary, he explicitly disavows the label, saying “I’m a capitalist who just knows about capitalism”. In fact, as I explained in a previous post, the policies that El-Sayed advocates qualify him as a social democrat, not a socialist. Still, El-Sayed advocates a system under which the government would pay almost all medical expenses. Isn’t that socialism? Well, if that is the criterion then much of U.S. healthcare is already socialist. In fact, the government’s role is so large that U.S. healthcare is better described as partially privatized socialism than as anything resembling a free market. Let’s start with the raw numbers on health insurance, which pays the bulk of Americans’ medical expenses. Americans receive health insurance either from private companies or from public programs, overwhelmingly Medicare and Medicaid. Here’s what the breakdown of coverage and spending between private and public looked like in 2024: While a majority of Americans with health insurance get it from private companies, well over 100 million of us are covered by government programs instead. And these government programs pay more total dollars for medical bills than the private insurers do. Why do government programs that cover a minority of the population account for a majority of health insurers’ outlays? Mainly because Medicare covers seniors, and we’re expensive. Also, while Medicaid covers many younger Americans, disabled and elderly beneficiaries account for most of its spending. Even by the raw numbers, then, U.S. health insurance looks as much public as private. But that understates the government’s role: Private health insurance in the U.S. is both highly regulated and heavily subsidized. This is obviously true for the insurance coverage purchased by tens of millions of Americans through the exchanges established by the Affordable Care Act. But employment-based health insurance, which covers 161 million Americans, is far more of a government creation than most people realize. For employment-based insurance exists largely because of huge implicit government subsidies that come with major strings attached. Here’s how that works. If your employer pays you $10,000, that’s taxable income. But if your employer pays $10,000 toward a company health insurance plan that meets certain criteria, it isn’t taxable. That’s a huge effective subsidy, running at more than $300 billion a year. Take that subsidy into account, along with the more than $100 billion per year spent subsidizing policies purchased under the ACA, as well as the outlays on Medicare and Medicaid, and net effect is that the government pays for more than two-thirds of Americans’ health insurance. Granted, there are strings attached. Roughly speaking, employment-based health plans can’t discriminate based on medical history — that is, they can’t deny coverage to employees with pre-existing conditions — and they also can’t offer the plans only to highly compensated employees — a health plan that is only for the C-suite is considered taxable income. So given the restrictions of the federal tax code, employer-based health insurance is a lot like Obamacare, which also prohibits discrimination based on medical history and provides subsidies to make insurance affordable to lower-paid workers. The fact is that virtually all of private healthcare insurance is already well under some form of government control through regulation and tax subsidies. How should we think about this system? First of all, is Medicare socialist? Don’t tell anyone, but the way Medicare operates — it covers every senior’s medical expenses, whatever they turn out to be, while being funded by taxes that depend on one’s income — could be summarized by the old Marxist slogan “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.” And back in 1961, when Ronald Reagan was the face of a last-ditch effort by the American Medical Association to block the creation of Medicare, he denounced Medicare as “socialized medicine” and warned that it would destroy our freedom. In reality, American freedom survived until Jan. 20, 2025, while Medicare is immensely popular, with an 82 percent favorable rating in the most recent KFF survey. Medicaid, government health insurance for lower-income Americans, comes in at 73 percent. This is in sharp contrast to public views about private insurers, who are widely disliked if not hated and accused of denying essential care. Furthermore, if Medicare is socialism, then the whole U.S. health insurance system, with the government paying most of the bills and placing conditions on private insurers, is almost equally socialist. If you insist on calling any program the government pays for and regulates socialist, then U.S. healthcare would best be described as a partially privatized form of socialism. And one must ask, what is the point of the part that is privatized? Do private insurers add anything positive? Or are they simply parasites, skimming off money that could have been paying for care? The case for viewing insurers as parasites is strong. Many Medicare benefits are now delivered via Medicare Advantage, that is, plans paid for by the government but run through insurance companies. MedPAC, an independent advisory commission, estimates that last year Medicare Advantage plans were overpaid by $84 billion, thanks to practices such as “upcoding,” in which patients’ health problems are overstated to get larger sums from Medicare. Assessing the waste from employer-based insurance is harder, but most evidence suggests that private insurers have substantially higher administrative costs than Medicare does. Furthermore, the complexity of private insurance, with multiple payers all trying to deny care when they can, is a huge burden both on providers — doctors, nurses, and hospitals — and on patients. What do private insurers offer to compensate for these costs? One must go through intellectual contortions to avoid the conclusion that they are, in fact, parasites. Which brings me back to El-Sayed. In supporting Medicare for All, he’s basically calling for an end to the partial, parasitic privatization of a healthcare system that is already hugely dependent on public funding. When one looks at it that way, it’s not at all a radical proposal. Admittedly, the political lift requires overcoming the opposition to higher taxes to pay for Medicare for All. Political realism rather than economics was the reason I and many other progressives supported Obamacare, with all its complexities, rather than demanding an immediate move to Medicare for All. But the political calculus may very well have shifted since the 2000s, as Americans are fed up with a system of unaffordable premiums, rampant claim denials, and byzantine claim administration. Moreover, funding healthcare insurance through taxation would allow for a much more progressive distribution of the cost. That is, compared to the present system, middle-income households would pay less as high-income households would pay more. And the U.S. would stop wasting large sums on pointless administrative costs. So let’s be clear: El-Sayed’s healthcare platform is perfectly reasonable on the merits of cost, fairness and health efficacy. And with private insurers never more hated, while millions of Americans are losing their health insurance, 2026 may be its time. MUSICAL CODA

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Phil LeVota’s indictment tells us a lot about Jackson County politics

The most nauseating thing is how the county executive talks when the rest of us aren’t listening. From David Hudnall:

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The Perseids Meteor Shower Is Peaking. Here’s How to Watch.

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Barcelona-linked Premier League defender chooses to join Atletico Madrid

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A right to buy a product?

A recent story in Colorado Politics caught my eye, as I learned of a “citizen initiative” that has qualified for the November ballot. It seems supporters of Initiative 177 have collected enough signatures, 146,165 legitimate ones out of a total of 189,508 collected, to clear the hurdle needed for a proposal to appear on the […]

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Montana State students to help NASA science soar during 2026 total solar eclipse

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Cowboys Give 4-Time Pro Bowler Historic Contract Extension

It was highly expected, but the Dallas Cowboys have finally taken care of one of their top defenders. NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported that the Cowboys and defensive lineman Quinnen Williams have agreed on a three-year, $105.9 million contract extension. Williams will get $101 million total guaranteed and $63.35 million fully guaranteed at signing, which […] The post Cowboys Give 4-Time Pro Bowler Historic Contract Extension appeared first on HEAVY.

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13 Fields of Mistria Tips For First-Time Farmers

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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son arrested, faces charges of sexual exploitation of minor

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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son arrested, charged with sexual exploitation of child

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son Tyler Jay Boebert has been arrested and accused of recording and sharing a video depicting himself having intercourse with a minor, according to court records. The case originates in Garfield County in Western Colorado and was filed Thursday. Tyler Boebert, 21, is accused of five counts in total: three charges […]

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Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t understand how to live

An AI future of sleek, streamlined, and totally empty relationships.

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Health Brief: Is Minnesota ready for Medicare-for-all?

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North Dakota receives $6 million federal grant to expand children's behavioral health services | Health and Human Services North Dakota

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) has been awarded a new $6 million federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to expand community-based behavioral health services for children, youth and families in north central and southeastern North Dakota.

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Treacherous waters await the Gophers in Big Ten play

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