A pandemic fraud trial took a 'mob movie' twist when a juror got a bag filled with $120,000 in cash

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The Diana E. Murphy federal courthouse in Minneapolis, MN.

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A 63-year-old working 2 jobs is worried about retirement. She says she's been overeducated and underpaid her entire career.

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Cathy said she's nervous about retirement even though she's worked her whole life and has a master's degree.

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I paid just $135,000 for my house when homes in the area are going for twice that. Here's how.

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Melisa Gomez-Romo's husband and children at their front door.
Melisa Gomez-Romo's husband and children at their front door.

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Minneapolis just voted to give ride-hailing drivers a pay bump. Uber and Lyft said they'd leave the city if this happened.

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Minneapolis voted to guarantee Uber and Lyft drivers higher pay. Uber and Lyft threatened to leave the city if the ordinance passed.

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A boomer couple who moved from Minnesota to Florida said they 'lost pretty much everything' in a hurricane but don't regret the move

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Barbara Pelton moved from Minnesota to California at the start of the pandemic.

Barbara Pelton

The 'uncommitted' campaign against Biden has gone national, winning hundreds of thousands of votes in swing states

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President Joe Biden at the White House on March 5, 2024.
President Joe Biden at the White House on March 5, 2024.

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Dean Phillips says it's 'absurd' that Amy Klobuchar is running for reelection while comparing himself to Liz Cheney

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Rep. Dean Phillips and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, both Democrats from Minnesota.
Rep. Dean Phillips and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, both Democrats from Minnesota.

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Get used to it: America's winters will be a lot less snowy from now on

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Last December was the warmest on record for much of the Midwest. It's the beginning of a new normal.

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Minnesota's new $1,750 child tax credit could reduce the state's child poverty rate by a third

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A boomer who moved to California from Minnesota said he's 'never moving back' due to San Diego's weather and convenience

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San Diego, California
San Diego.

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