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June 18, 2013
The Newsstand is the Daily’s newsroom blog. The purpose of this blog is to increase transparency of our coverage and give reporters an opportunity to blog news that doesn’t make it into print.
Tue, 6/18, 5:27pm (3 hours ago)
Tuition has been frozen for some students at the University of Minnesota next year, but not for all.
Below is part of President Eric Kaler's 2014-15 Operating Budget, which outlines tuition rates for all programs at the University's Twin Cities campus in the coming year.
Some of the biggest increases have been…
Sun, 6/16, 10:43pm (2 days ago)
DNA sequences published online in research documents can cause privacy problems for people who participated in the studies, the New York Times reported Sunday.
It had been accepted as common knowledge among researchers that DNA sequences of participants in genetic studies published in research could not identify the people who participated. However,…
Sun, 6/16, 3:46am (3 days ago)
The Minnesota Board of Teaching denied Teach for America's request for a group waiver -- an agreement that would make it easier for corp members to enter Minnesota classrooms in the fall -- for the second time Friday.
The waiver would have allowed TFA to secure temporary licenses for all corp…
Fri, 6/14, 12:12pm (4 days ago)
A Nazi officer accused of war crimes has been living in Minnesota for more than 60 years after lying to American immigration officials to enter the country, the Associated Press reported Friday.
Michael Karkoc, a Minneapolis resident, may face deportation and prosecution regarding allegations that he was the top commander when…
Fri, 6/14, 11:35am (4 days ago)
Individual human genes are products of nature and can’t be patented, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
The unanimous ruling marked a major victory for advocates who expressed concerns over the possibility of biotechnology companies profiting from human genetic material.
Challenges to assertions made by Myriad Genetics Inc. brought the case all the…
Thu, 6/13, 6:08pm (5 days ago)
Before the Board of Regents meets Friday morning to vote on the University of Minnesota’s 2014 operating budget, representatives from the University’s clerical and technical workers’ unions will gather outside of McNamara Alumni Center to appeal recent layoffs.
In late May, the University’s Office of Information Technology laid off 25 employees,…
Tue, 6/11, 3:20pm (1 week ago)
BY CODY NELSON
cnelson1@mndaily.com
Minneapolis DFLers will hold their convention on Saturday, but it's unclear if any of five major candidates will get an endorsement from the party.
Five Democrats, four of whom have City Council experience, are currently vying for the endorsement and will need 60 percent of the party's support to become…
Sat, 6/8, 4:42pm (1 week ago)
A possible bomb threat ended Saturday after a man was taken into police custody after robbing a downtown Stillwater bank, news sources reported.
The suspect fled on foot from the U.S. Bank in Stillwater after implying he had some sort of explosive device, Minnesota Public Radio reported.
It’s unclear whether the suspect…
Sat, 6/8, 4:29pm (1 week ago)
A gunman shot and killed four people Friday in Santa Monica, Calif., before police fatally shot him, news sources reported.
The man, who has yet to be identified, planned the attack in advance, the Associated Press reported. He was armed with multiple weapons, including a semi-automatic rifle.
After killing two people in…
Fri, 6/7, 8:45pm (2 weeks ago)
After using “guerilla gardening” tactics to plant fruits and vegetables on a small patch of land at the corner of Como Avenue Southeast and 22nd Avenue Southeast for over 20 years, neighborhood representatives are close to formalizing their ownership of the plot.
The Como Corner community garden will change hands this…
Wed, 6/5, 12:27pm (2 weeks ago)
The South East Como neighborhood may see two summer events this year.
Members of the South East Como Improvement Association’s Community Building Committee presented ideas Tuesday to the neighborhood group's Executive Board about a community garden event August 10 — National Community Garden Day.
The event would be held at the Como…
Tue, 6/4, 7:05pm (2 weeks ago)
Kickin' it on Twitter
You tweeted. We asked. President Eric Kaler answered.
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Tue, 6/4, 6:18pm (2 weeks ago)
After seven years as dean of the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, Allen Levine announced Tuesday that he plans to step down at the end of August.
Levine has served as dean of the college since its creation in 2006 as a merger of two…
Tue, 6/4, 2:32pm (2 weeks ago)
Two people were killed Tuesday and two injured in a shooting in Shoreview, Minn., news sources reported.
Johnny Simpson, the suspected gunman, lived with Nancy Sullivan, the Star Tribune reported. They died at their home south of County Road J.
Sullivan was moving out at the time of the shooting. Neighbors described…
Mon, 6/3, 6:15pm (2 weeks ago)
Here's your Daily Digest for Monday, June 3:
Protests continue in Turkey, PM labels protestors extremists
Protests are now in their fourth day in Turkey, where a peaceful demonstration against turning Istanbul's last park into a shopping mall turned violent Friday as police clashed with protestors, CNN reports.
The demonstrators are mostly young people who…
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