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May 23, 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.
Sun, 3/3, 11:55pm (3 months ago)
Doctors announced Sunday that a baby born with H.I.V. was cured for the first time, the New York Times reported.
The baby, now two and a half, was treated aggressively with antiretroviral drugs 30 hours after birth, which is not the usual treatment, The Guardian reported.
The New York Times reports this treatment…
Sun, 3/3, 9:34pm (3 months ago)
Queen Elizabeth II, the 86-year-old British monarch, was admitted into the hospital Sunday with a stomach illness, news sources reported.
The queen was taken to King Edward VII Hospital in London, the BBC reported. All of her official engagements for the week have been canceled.
She is apparently suffering from gastroenteritis, which typically…
Fri, 3/1, 12:25pm (3 months ago)
A St. Paul man was charged with second-degree murder Thursday in the death of his wife, who has been missing for a week.
Prosecutors found a substantial amount of blood in the car and home of 39-year-old Jeffery Trevino, leading them to charge him with the murder of his wife, Kira…
Thu, 2/28, 4:42pm (3 months ago)
As the U.S. military reduces its forces and sends active-duty soldiers home, the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and other higher education institutions across the country are actively recruiting veterans for their master of business administration programs.
Currently, the percentage of unemployed Iraq and Afghanistan veterans is two points…
Thu, 2/28, 12:30pm (3 months ago)
Steve Sviggum, the former University of Minnesota regent who resigned last spring, plans to return to the University as a Humphrey School of Public Affairs legislative fellow, the Star Tribune reported in a blog.
Sviggum, a former state representative, House Speaker, and Senate spokesman, announced the return on Wednesday.
Sviggum previously…
Thu, 2/28, 12:49am (3 months ago)
Environmentalists from the University of Minnesota and around the state addressed the House Energy Policy Committee Tuesday on a bill that could raise state solar standards.
The Solar Energy Jobs Act of 2013, sponsored by Rep. Will Morgan, DFL-Burnsville, would require the state to generate 10 percent of its electricity with…
Wed, 2/27, 2:15pm (3 months ago)
Crews are working on the Lowry Hill tunnel after a milk tanker struck a median and overturned, spilling the white liquid all over the highway.
The truck was going westbound at about 11:15 a.m. when it hit the concrete barrier and flipped over, authorities said.
Three other vehicles were involved in the crash; the truck driver and…
Tue, 2/26, 2:47pm (3 months ago)
An air pollution health alert was issued Tuesday for the Twin Cities area and Rochester.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the alert after fine particle pollution reached unhealthy levels for sensitive groups overnight.
Fine particle levels were expected to remain high through the morning, and decrease throughout the day as winds…
Mon, 2/25, 8:58pm (3 months ago)
Contrary to city-wide speculation, Minneapolis will not make a bid to be considered for host city of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
In a letter to the United States Olympic committee Thursday, Mayor R.T. Rybak declined an invitation to submit a bid for the summer games.
According to a Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal poll, 54% of…
Mon, 2/25, 8:14pm (3 months ago)
Medical amnesty legislation was introduced in the state Legislature on Monday.
The proposed bills would provide legal protection from charges relating to underage possession or consumption of alcohol for a person seeking assistance for themselves or another person.
Minnesota lawmakers in both the House and Senate gave the legislation its first reading…
Sun, 2/24, 4:09am (3 months ago)
The body of an 18-year-old Saint Paul woman has been found hidden in a car that was towed to an impound lot in Columbia Heights, according to the Star Tribune.
Though investigators are not releasing details and have not confirmed the victim’s identity, loved ones of the victim say the woman…
Fri, 2/22, 3:11pm (3 months ago)
Indian police are searching for the person who allegedly raped three sisters -- ages 7, 9, and 11 -- and threw them down a well in a village in Maharashtra last week.
The girls were found Feb. 16 but went missing two days earlier. The victims' mother said that the police…
Fri, 2/22, 2:34pm (3 months ago)
Summit Brewery, Minnesota's largest craft brewer, is set to debut a new logo in April at opening day for the Minnesota Twins, according to a blog on the company's website.
The new, more classical design comes as the company plans to double its production capacity. The logo was last redesigned 14…
Fri, 2/22, 10:24am (3 months ago)
One of them broke his wife’s e-reader in half and pointed an unloaded gun at her dog’s head.
Someone else emailed nude photos of herself to her ex-boyfriend’s wife.
And another one dated a drug dealer.
No, they’re not characters from the most recent episode of Breaking Bad, but employees of the Federal…
Thu, 2/21, 5:35pm (3 months ago)
Fast food accounted for about 11 percent of American adults' daily calorie intake from 2007 to 2010, a decrease from previous years, according to news sources.
The National Center for Health Statistics released the findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey on Thursday.
The survey found that the daily fast…
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