News in :90 – April 19, 2022

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Russia ratcheted up its battle for control of Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland on Tuesday by intensifying assaults on cities and towns, a federal judge’s decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers on some airplanes but also concern about whether it’s really time to end one of the most visible vestiges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Associate Vice Provost for Student Achievement Sheneeta White answered questions about St. Thomas’ faculty advising. Designer Gillian Farinella has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – April 12, 2022

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President Joe Biden is visiting corn-rich Iowa on Tuesday to announce he’ll suspend a federal rule preventing the sale of higher ethanol blend gasoline this summer, prosecutors revealed Monday that they offered plea deals to three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation is considering changes to the Twin Cities’ busiest highway. Designer Saylor Kragness has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – April 8, 2022

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A Russian missile hit a crowded train station in eastern Ukraine Friday morning, President Joe Biden will celebrate the confirmation hearing of judge Kentanji Brown Friday, the Minnesota senate’s Republican majority passed a $8.4 billion tax cut bill Thursday, and the new Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, William “Bill” Tolman, will be joining St. Thomas on July 1. Photographer Zach Knapp has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – April 5, 2022

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Walser Automotive Group is working to offer a new scholarship program for students pursuing technical and associate degrees, the bird flu is spreading to additional poultry flocks in Minnesota, and the ALS Association thanked Minnesota state leaders for passing a legislation that includes a $25 million grant to fund ALS research. Reporter Annabelle Wiskus has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – April 1, 2022

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Scientists say they have finally assembled the full genetic blueprint for human life, the national highway traffic safety administration has passed new fuel economy requirements, Amazon workers have begun voting to unionize and the Minnesota legislative leaders announced a bipartisan deal Thursday to extend Minnesota’s healthcare reinsurance program in a move to hold down premiums for residents who buy their health insurance on the individual market. Reporter Elijah Todd-Walden has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – March 29, 2022

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Monday that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, U.S. regulators authorized another COVID-19 booster for people 50 and older on Tuesday, and police in Champlin are searching for a suspect in a fatal stabbing after a 35-year-old woman was found unresponsive in the front yard of a residence on Monday. Ad/Pr Representative Allexa Whitehouse has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – March 15, 2022

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Russia’s relentless bombardment of Ukraine edged closer to central Kyiv as a series of strikes hit a residential neighborhood, prosecutors have decided not to charge a Minneapolis woman and her son after one of them fatally shot a man they say was trying to break into their home and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced a new policy for search warrants following the police shooting of a Black man in a downtown apartment. Photographer Zachary Knapp has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – March 11, 2022

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Russia widened its military offensive in Ukraine, a self-described member of an anti-government extremist group accused of taking advantage of the unrest after George Floyd’s killing to raise money for the movement was sentenced to three years in federal prison, and Minnesota legislative leaders remain so far apart on a deal to avert a looming increase in unemployment insurance taxes on businesses that they could not agree on whether the deadline is next Tuesday or April 30th. Reporter Ben Hogan has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – March 8, 2022

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President Joe Biden has decided to ban Russian oil imports, teachers in the Minneapolis school district walked off the job on Tuesday in a dispute over wages, and three positive COVID-19 cases were reported by the Center for Well-Being during the week ending on March 4th. Ad/Pr representative Camarae Good has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – March 4, 2022

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Russians could face prison sentences of up to 15 years for spreading information that goes against the government’s position on the war in Ukraine, Russian troops seized the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe Friday and the Minnesota senate held its first votes Thursday on a package of Republican-backed education bills promoted as a “Parents Bill of Rights.” Reporter Nkechukwu Akpati has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – March 3, 2022

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Russian forces captured a strategic Ukrainian port and besieged another. Russian forces have taken over the local government in the port city of Kherson. Kare-TV morning anchor announces backing of the forward party of Minnesota. Ruth Moder had todays News in :90.

News in :90 – March 1, 2022

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Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address Tuesday at 8 p.m. CT, Russian forces bombarded the central square in Ukraine’s second-largest city, and St. Thomas Campus Ministry and the Office for Mission held an ecumenical prayer Friday for justice and peace in Ukraine. Ad/Pr Rep. Ethan Erickson has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Feb. 25, 2022

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Russian troops bore down on Ukraine’s capital Friday in an invasion of a democratic country that has fueled fears of wider war in Europe and triggered worldwide efforts to stop Russia, three former Minneapolis police officers were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, and the Twin Cities have lifted the indoor mask mandate this Thursday. Reporter N.k. Akpati has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Feb. 22, 2022

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The jury in the federal hate crimes trial of three white men convicted in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing has reached a verdict, a powerful winter storm with heavy snow and ice has created dangerous travel conditions and the St. Thomas executive budget committee announced the university is offering to purchase Town and Country Club golf course. Ad/PR Representative Bella Bot has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Feb. 18, 2022

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The former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her taser when she killed Daunte Wright will be sentenced Friday for manslaughter, Canadian police began arresting protesters Friday in a bid to break the three-week, traffic-snarling siege of Canada’s capital by hundreds of truckers angry over the country’s COVID-19 restrictions, and St. Thomas is hosting many events to celebrate Black History Month. Chief Video Editor Emily Rudie has today’s News in :90.