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May 22, 2012
Mon, 5/21, 6:27pm (12 hours ago)
The trial for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky will take place in June, a judge ruled Monday.
The one-sentence order by Judge John Cleland did not explain his reasons, but it means the child sex-abuse case will very likely begin with jury selection on June 5, the Wall…
Mon, 5/21, 2:03pm (16 hours ago)
Here is your Daily Digest for Monday, May 21:
Obama promises Afghanistan “won’t stand alone”
President Barack Obama vowed that Afghanistan “won’t stand alone” as NATO forces shift security responsibility to Afghan forces in the coming months.
World leaders met in Chicago Monday to chart the next step toward transitioning security responsibility, USA…
Mon, 5/21, 10:21am (20 hours ago)
Demonstrators are forcing many Chicago businesses to keep their employees home Monday. Protests at the NATO summit in the city's downtown area have led to increased security and revised train and bus routes designed to dodge the summit zone, the Chicago Tribune said.
Many businesses told their employees to stay home…
Thu, 5/17, 12:10pm (5 days ago)
Here is your Daily Digest for Thursday, May 17:
Minority babies on top for first time in U.S. history
For the first time ever, most of the nation’s babies are coming from minority groups, according to new census figures.
Population estimates show that 50.4 percent of children less than a year old were…
Wed, 5/16, 2:16pm (6 days ago)
Here is your Daily Digest for Wednesday, May 16:
Election day set in Greece
Greece will hold new elections on June 17 amid a political and economic crisis that could have effects far beyond the country's borders, CNN said Wednesday.
News of the election date came as Greeks pulled hundreds of millions of…
Thu, 5/3, 3:46pm (3 weeks ago)
According to the Star Tribune, Amy Senser was found guilty on two of three counts. She is accused of striking Anousone Phanthavong on a freeway ramp with her vehicle last summer in Minneapolis.
She was convicted today of criminal vehicular homicide, failing to stop and call for help immediately and leaving…
Thu, 5/3, 2:48pm (3 weeks ago)
University of Minnesota’s Lillehei Heart Institute found a way to effectively treat muscular dystrophy in mice by using human stem cells. This is the first time that human stem cells have been shown to be effective in the treatment of muscular dystrophy.
The publication, published today, shows how the dividing population…
Thu, 5/3, 2:47pm (3 weeks ago)
University of Minnesota’s Lillehei Heart Institute found a way to effectively treat muscular dystrophy in mice by using human stem cells. This is the first time that human stem cells have been shown to be effective in the treatment of muscular dystrophy.
The publication, published today, shows how the dividing population…
Thu, 5/3, 11:18am (3 weeks ago)
PepsiCo Inc. is going on a reunion tour with the King of Pop.
The Purchase, N.Y.-based company on Thursday announced a deal with the estate of Michael Jackson to use the late pop star's image for its new global marketing push, the Wall Street Journal said. Different countries will see various…
Thu, 5/3, 10:36am (3 weeks ago)
An engineering company linked to the fatal I-35 bridge collapse in 2007 is bidding to design another major bridge crossing near the Twin Cities.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation said Wednesday that San Francisco-based URS Corp. is among the bidders to design a $571 million to $676 million span crossing the…
Thu, 5/3, 10:19am (3 weeks ago)
Letters from Osama bin Laden during his last hideout have been posted online.
A selection of documents seized in last year's raid on bin Laden's Pakistan house were presented online Thursday by the U.S. Army's Combating Terrorism Center, the Pioneer Press said. The documents reveal difficult times for al-Qaida and its…
Wed, 5/2, 2:42pm (3 weeks ago)
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is renewing temporary protected status for some Somali immigrants in the U.S., the Associated Press reports.
The DHS cited ongoing armed conflict and severe drought in Somalia for extending the protected status to March 2014. It was first issued in 2001.
The Twin Cities has the…
Wed, 5/2, 10:52am (3 weeks ago)
The Hiawatha light-rail line will be shut down from the Target Field Station and Franklin Avenue Station from 6:30 p.m Friday to 3:30 a.m. Monday, May 7.
Route 55 Metro Transit buses will run the route between the stations during that time.
Target Field, Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue, Nicollet Mall, Government Plaza, Downtown…
Tue, 5/1, 2:39pm (3 weeks ago)
Facebook is urging its users to update their personal information to include organ donor status.
The social media company announced a plan Tuesday to encourage users to start advertising their donor status on their pages, along with their birth dates and schools — a move that it hopes will create peer…
Tue, 5/1, 12:48pm (3 weeks ago)
Here is your Daily Digest for Tuesday, May 1:
Murdoch Unfit to Lead Media Empire
Rupert Murdoch is unfit to lead his global media empire, British lawmakers said Tuesday. A report released by the panel of lawmakers said the News Corp. chief is “not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of…
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