Today, Cedric Alexander was sworn in as the City of Minneapolis’ first community safety commissioner. The ceremony was held in the Minneapolis City Hall Rotunda including Mayor Frey, City Council leadership and members, City Clerk Casey Carl, and safety partners from across the City and greater metro area.
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The Senate passed legislation related to climate, taxes, inflation and health care on Sunday. Democrats remained united, 51-50, and Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote.
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Warner Bros. Discover (WBD) has had an eventful week scrapping a slate of titles across their various platforms. Some projects were nearly completed and some were in their earlier developmental stages.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra declared monkeypox a public health emergency during a call with reporters and officials Thursday, as monkeypox continues to surge throughout the United States.
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A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned two indictments that were unsealed today, and the Department of Justice filed a third charging document today, in connection with an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old woman who was shot and killed in her Louisville home on March 13, 2020, by police officers executing a search warrant.
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed a report of zebra mussels in the Embarrass Mine Pit, also known as the Sabin Mine Pit, near Aurora in St. Louis County. Mining in the Embarrass Mine Pit stopped in 1977.
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The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today released its first-ever Minnesota Maternal Mortality Report (PDF), which examined maternal deaths during or within one year of pregnancy from 2017 to 2018.
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Yesterday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey signed his first Executive Order under the new government structure. When Minneapolis voters decided to change the structure of the City of Minneapolis government last fall, the mayor became the chief executive officer with general executive and administrative authority.
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With the upcoming release of “Prey” the Last Sons decided to finally tackle “Superman vs Predator!” Is it surprisingly good? Or is it complete schwarbage? Listen to find out!
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Lake Mead and Lake Powell are currently at their lowest levels ever and are at risk of reaching “dead pool status”, meaning that the water in the dams would be so low it could no longer flow downstream and power hydroelectric power stations.
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