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Mohamed Noor faces resentencing in death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond

In this file photo, Mohamed Noor listens during a sentencing hearing.

Noor was initially convicted of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for the July 2017 shooting death of an Australian woman, Justine Ruszczyk Damond.

2 men charged in death of Autumn Merrick, bystander killed on scooter after gunfight, crash

Two men have been charged in the death of a bystander killed in a crash that followed a gunfight near Target Field in Minneapolis.

Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging?

How a caterpillar helped fuel Minnesota's most destructive forest fire in years

23 Minnesotans sickened by salmonella outbreak linked to onions

Investigators say gun used in Truck Park bar shooting linked to 'straw purchase'

Minnesota DOC asks for public's help in finding man recently released from prison

Local

As community awaits findings of investigation into Proctor football team, city says release of details will be limited

The Proctor Public Schools said it canceled the high school football season in September due to allegations of student misconduct on the team.

2 men charged in death of Autumn Merrick, bystander killed on scooter after gunfight, crash

Two men have been charged in the death of a bystander killed in a crash that followed a gunfight near Target Field in Minneapolis.

23 Minnesotans sickened by salmonella outbreak linked to onions

The CDC says 652 illnesses and 129 hospitalizations, spanning 37 states, had been linked to the outbreak, as of Wednesday.

Minneapolis City Council committee signs off on less-lethal settlement

A woman who says she was hit in the face with a rubber bullet during last year’s protests could be one of the first to receive a payout over the use of less-lethal force.

1 dead in Carver County motorcycle crash

A woman is dead following a motorcycle crash in Carver County.

A three-year legal battle over a controversial rental housing ordinance that essentially allows police to pressure landlords to evict their tenants is expected to go to trial early next year. The anticipated court case will be closely watched by housing advocates, attorneys and cities with similar policies.

Potentially landmark legal battle over controversial housing ordinance heading to trial

Business

US unemployment claims fall to new pandemic low of 290,000

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a new low point since the pandemic erupted, evidence that layoffs are declining as companies hold onto workers.

A hiring sign is displayed at a furniture store window on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Downers Grove, Ill. Unemployment claims dropped 6,000 to 290,000 last week, the third straight drop, the Labor Department said Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021,. That’s the fewest people to apply for benefits since March 14, 2020, when the pandemic intensified.

Medical

Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging?

Yes, as long as the virus that caused the pandemic keeps infecting people. But that doesn't mean new variants will keep emerging as regularly, or that they'll be more dangerous.

Will new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging?

Technology

Bitcoin tops $66,000, hits high on mainstreaming excitement

Investors are getting more interested in crypto because they're always looking for assets whose prices moves independently of everything else in their portfolios.

This May 12, 2021, file photo shows an advertisement for the cryptocurrency Bitcoin displayed on a tram in Hong Kong.

Energy crunch hits global recovery as winter approaches

The world is gripped by an energy crunch — a fierce squeeze on some of the key markets for natural gas, oil and other fuels that keep the global economy running and the lights and heat on in homes.

In this Sept. 27, 2021 file photo, steam billows out of the cooling towers at a coal-fired power station in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province. The world's facing an energy crunch. Europe is feeling it worst as natural gas prices skyrocket to five times normal, forcing some factories to hold back production. Reserves depleted last winter haven't been made up, and chief supplier Russia has held back on supplying extra. Meanwhile, the new Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline won't start operating in time to help if the weather is cold, and there's talk Europe could wind up rationing electricity. China is feeling it too, seeing power outages in some towns.

Facebook plans to hire 10,000 in Europe to build 'metaverse'

Facebook said it plans to hire 10,000 workers in the European Union over the next five years to work on a new computing platform that promises to connect people virtually but could raise concerns about privacy and the social platform gaining more control over people's online lives.

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