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TikTok Settles Social Media Addiction Case and Boba Giant Mixue Lands in L.A.

TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction case on Tuesday, just before a jury trial against three of the world's biggest tech companies kicked off. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino is expected to leave Minneapolis as early as today, according to the Associated ...  Show more

Minnesotans Protest Against ICE and the Historic Radford Studio Defaults On Its Mortgage

Hundreds of businesses across Minnesota are expected to close on Friday as part of a general strike against the tactics and actions of ICE. New York Times columnist Lydia Polgreen described what she saw in Minneapolis as a "civil war." And after decades of debate, Metro's board u ...  Show more

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