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Henry Kissinger relied on the exact mechanisms of pain pioneered by so many before him — torture, death and destruction — all with a 20th-century twist known as the carpet bombing of civilian populations in Cambodia and Laos.
Hate it if you want, but Spruce Tree Center is the best building built near University and Snelling for a century. It’s got great views, and until the soccer stadium came around, was the only legitimately urban addition to the area.
With 4.6 million children living in homes with unlocked and loaded firearms, the urgency for responsible ownership cannot be overstated.
I have found that voters are drawn in by politicians’ demeanor cues, which are forms of body language and nonverbal communication that signal honesty or dishonesty and yet have no relationship to actual honesty.
There is something uniquely beguiling about chat. Humans are endowed with language, and conversation is a primary way people interact with each other and infer intelligence. A chat-based interface is a way for people to experience the “intelligence” of an AI system.
Emergency medical response is expensive, requiring state-of-the-art equipment, ongoing training and a fleet of well-maintained ambulances. The very services responsible for saving lives often struggle for finances.
Minneapolis hospitality operators know best when it comes to their businesses, and they have repeatedly demonstrated their loyalty to their employees and this great city.
Erdahl, who died in September, was one of those Republicans with charm and courtesy toward Democrats — and everyone else of any point of view, religion or persuasion.
I believe the vast majority of public safety concerns on the light rail could be solved by simply returning to regular fare checking, on both trains and (equally importantly) on platforms.
ZOOMS offers learning experiences that don’t exist in traditional classroom curriculum. And students get to see firsthand that STEM is all around them, even in a place like the zoo.
When they assume that the MAGA-flavored policies of U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson are grounded in traditional Christianity, many Christians applaud … and many non-Christians are appalled. I’m a Christian who’s appalled.
The New York County Supreme Court building is quite impressive with its granite face and massive Roman columns. At the top of its façade is the statement (in capital letters): “The true administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government.”
One family has been waiting three years for their report. That’s significant in that the statute of limitations for a wrongful death case in Minnesota is three years.
China and the U.S. are enduring rivals rather than engaged partners. Over the past two centuries, such rivalships have accounted for only 1% of the world’s international relationships but 80% of its wars.
It’s frustrating because the Purple Line is one of the most promising East Metro transit projects, a 15-mile bus rapid transit project that would use regional transit funding to invest in improvements in Ramsey County.
What is new is the commitment by institutions across the region to scale proven solutions and to ensure they are readily available to Black wealth-builders.
The Independence Party platform offers a range of policies that we believe will energize voters and revitalize discussion of solutions to the problems families face daily and not center our discussion on the latest outrage generated from the extreme left or right.
A mountain of evidence shows that the initial inquiry ought to have been: “Should” the ex-president be barred from the ballot?
I’m not Jewish or Palestinian. I haven’t seen the damage Hamas has done to the citizens in Israel. Or the destruction to hospitals in Gaza. But I can attest to the negative consequences that ignorance and misinformation can spread.
As the Turkish president recalibrates his country’s stance, he still wants to remain a relevant regional player.