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1+ hour, 29+ min ago (412+ words) If the United States has been firing second missiles at the survivors of its own strikes, we are no longer debating policy. We are describing a nation committing the very acts it once prosecuted others for. We have become what we once condemned. There is a rule every professional military knows it cannot break: You do not kill people who can no longer fight. This restraint is not because it is merciful or sentimental. You don't do it because the moment you do, you are no longer engaged in war. You are no longer fighting an enemy. You are killing for the state. For weeks, the country has argued over legal memos, theories of presidential authority and the semantics of "armed conflict." All of that obscures a simpler truth. Killing survivors is not a legal gray area, a battlefield innovation…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago (718+ words) The Trump administration was voted in to turn price hikes around and make things more affordable. It's time to try harder. The last six weeks of the year are critical for the U.S. economy " retailers traditionally reap their highest sales figures, create seasonal employment and see a boost in profits. It's also, of course, a crucial time for Americans hoping to buy holiday gifts (and maybe snag a little something for themselves). But retailers aren't offering as many seasonal jobs this year, the forecast for holiday spending is mixed, and prices remain stubbornly high. Ornaments that previously would have been stocking-stuffers were over my threshold. It's the same sticker shock I've come to expect at the grocery store, especially when stocking up to feed extended family. (Friend to friend: "If you were going to save yourself some work and buy store-bought…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago (356+ words) MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has filed paperwork to run for Minnesota governor as a Republican in 2026. The businessman and noted supporter of President Donald Trump filed candidate paperwork with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board on Wednesday. He joins a crowded field of candidates seeking the GOP nomination to face Democratic-Farmer-Labor Gov. Tim Walz in next November's election. Lindell, 64, said he wasn't certain he would run yet, but that it was highly likely. "I'm 95, 98 percent there," he said in a phone interview. "I will be making an announcement one way or another next Thursday." Campaign staff said they filed paperwork as a legal precaution and that they would close the committee if Lindell decided not to run. First known for his pillow business, Lindell became one of Trump's most visible supporters during the president's first term in office....

2+ hour, 33+ min ago (582+ words) Timberwolves coach Chris Finch noted Minnesota made Tuesday's overtime victory over the three-win Pelicans far more difficult than it needed to be. Minnesota opened up a comfortable first-quarter lead in New Orleans, but a disastrous second quarter " in which the coach said his team "completely lost focus and intensity" " left the Wolves chasing the rest of the night. They caught the short-handed Pelicans just in time to force an extra session that probably shouldn't have been necessary. "Unfortunately," Finch said on his weekly appearance with Paul Allen on KFXN-100.3, "that's in our DNA right now." There are 82 regular season games. You will not win all of those. You won't even win all of the ones you're supposed to win. It's a part of the season. But Finch noted, sometimes you simply don't have your game on a given evening, and…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago (41+ words) Reports that the Trump administration plans to primarily target Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the Twin Cities follow a call from the president to end Temporary Protected Status for some Somali Americans. How many people could be impacted by these measures?...

3+ hour, 36+ min ago (43+ words) Economists and leaders from the Department of Minnesota Management and Budget will offer a glimpse into how much money the state is collecting in taxes and fees " and how much it is spending on schools, public safety, health programs and other government services....

3+ hour, 47+ min ago (26+ words) The Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center is working to provide culturally grounded services, including housing, at a time when need for those services is growing....

3+ hour, 52+ min ago (23+ words) Minneapolis remains a bit basic in music taste, but the emo "Sailor Song" by Gigi Perez was a unique addition for the city....

4+ hour, 7+ min ago (37+ words) Somali community leaders in the Twin Cities said Wednesday that they're seeing an increased presence of federal immigration officials, a day after initial reports that the Trump administration is planning an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota....

4+ hour, 55+ min ago (316+ words) Plus: Kristi Noem calls Gov. Walz 'wacko'; peatlands to the rescue; school lockdown drills become 'gentler.' The post Minnesota issues two-year ban on new group homes appeared first on MinnPost. The Minnesota Department of Human services has ordered a two-year ban on new licenses for programs that help people with disabilities to continuing living in their communities. The state law and executive order is a part of an effort to prevent more fraud in state aid programs. "Shireen Gandhi, temporary DHS commissioner, told lawmakers in a letter this week that the number of licenses approved for such services is far outstripping demand," reports MPR News. In a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that she determined 50% of visas issued in Minnesota to be fraudulent, reports 5 Eyewitness News. Soon after, Noem referred to…...