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Food of the future? EU nations put mealworms on the menu

May 5, 2021

Dried yellow mealworms could soon be hitting supermarket shelves and restaurants across Europe. The European Union's 27 nations gave the greenlight Tuesday to a proposal to put the Tenebrio molitor beetle's larvae on the market as a "novel food."

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High court: California can't collect charity top donor names

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Jul 1, 2021

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered California to stop collecting the names and addresses of top donors to charities, calling the state's requirement a “dragnet for sensitive donor information."

Health & Wellness

EU agency links J&J shot to rare clots, says odds favor use

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Apr 21, 2021

The European Union’s drug regulatory agency said Tuesday that it found a “possible link” between Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine and extremely rare blood clots and recommended a warning be added to the label. But experts at the agency reiterated that the vaccine’s benefits outweigh the risks. The European Medicines Agency made its determination after examining a small number of clot cases in people vaccinated in the U.S. It said these problems should be considered “very rare side effects of the vaccine.”

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The 12 jurors deliberating in the trial of Derek Chauvin

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Apr 19, 2021

The jury deliberating in the trial of Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd 's death, is a racially diverse group that pledged before testimony began that they could set aside any preconceptions and decide the case based on the evidence.

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12th juror picked, lawyers clash over expert in Floyd trial

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Mar 19, 2021

Attorneys at the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death nearly finished jury selection on Thursday by choosing three more panelists, hours after clashing over how much they should hear of Floyd's own actions.

Headline Stories

Democrats finding support for Biden in small-city America

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Mar 13, 2021

Mary McGaw grew up in a Republican home on the rural prairie of south central Minnesota. But as she moved from her tiny town of Amboy to the nearest city of Mankato to study nursing, her politics migrated too.

Notes from a car nut

e38 (1995-2001 BMW 7 series)

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Apr 8, 2021

My first real nice car was a 2000 740iL. It was a nice car, but way too big. I thought we needed all that room, but most of the time it was just me driving the car alone. I'm waiting for BMW to only make EVs soon.

Notes from a car nut

e38 (1995-2001 BMW 7 series)

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Apr 8, 2021

2000's BMW luxury sedans.

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The 15 jurors selected for the trial of Derek Chauvin

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Mar 23, 2021

Fifteen jurors have been selected for the case against Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death. Here is a closer look at the panel.