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Are we actually arguing about 14-year-olds working in meatpacking plants?

Rollbacks on child labor protections are happening amid a surge of child labor violations. ...

Banning TikTok won't fix our online privacy problem

A U.S. ban on TikTok wouldn't meet the challenge of limiting harm to users of all platforms. ...

A rationale for student debt relief

A college education is a hybrid between a public good and a private good. ...

The vice president- Executive branch or legislative?

Kamala Harris's political defense could benefit from the logic of Mike Pence's subpoena defense. ...

Editorial cartoon- Jeff Koterba on Michelangelo's David

Follow the StarTribune for the news, photos and videos from the Twin Cities and beyond. ...

Wisconsin court election matters more than it should

Judicial elections are a bad idea to begin with. The political nature of this one with possibly national consequences makes ...

The case for rental assistance in Minnesota

Increased funding in Minnesota would help low-income families, reduce other burdens. ...

Restore citizen voices to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency process

The demise of the Citizens' Board in 2015 was a blow to transparency and decisionmaking. ...

Curious mountain lions don't see humans as prey

A young male mountain lion, around 9-12 months old, 30 feet above the ground seeks safety in the trees near ...

Pass Senate Bill 169 to ban gun sales and gun posession to kids 18 to 20 years old

East High School students gather at the House Chambers, asking for legislator support of gun reform, at the Captiol in ...

As water becomes even more scarce, Denver, Commerce City and Aurora adapt

In this aerial photo, a bathtub ring of light minerals show the high water mark on the shore of Lake ...

Nanda- Arrest warrant for Putin is first step to justice for Ukraine's victims

A view of the courtyard of Kherson regional children's home in Kherson, southern Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Throughout the ...

East High School right to call for both police in schools, gun laws

DENVER, CO - MARCH 22: Police investigate at East High School in Denver, Colorado, after a shooting there on Wednesday, ...

Taco Cabo's breakfast burritos are worth stopping for in Steamboat

People wait to order at Taco Cabos riverside restaurant at 729 Yampa St. in downtown Steamboat Springs. (Photo by John ...

Congress's gamesmanship over the national debt is shameful

This Sept. 18, 2021, file photo shows the East Front of the U.S, Capitol in Washington. Members of the House ...

Opinion- Intimidation tactics from the judicial branch cannot stand

Steven Vasconcellos, Colorado's state court administrator, front left, and Judge Ted Tow of the Colorado Court of Appeals, front right, ...

Wildlife crossings work for both animals and drivers

The site of a new wildlife underpass on Interstate 25 near the County Line Road exit 163 in Monument is ...

Author Jeannette Walls talks new book 'Hang the Moon'

Walls living in a basement, a bucket for a toilet, scrounging through garbage, eating cat food, then becoming a journalist ...

China creates a new world order as Biden ignores the threats

As Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of their three-day summit in Moscow last ...

Why the war helps Putin, Dominions dangerous defamation suit and other commentary

The Department of Homeland Security has shut down its MDM subcommittee short for Misinformation, Disinformation and Malinformation. ...

Albany Democrats' latest imperial move- keeping the press away

In a party-line vote, Assembly Democrats rejected the restoration of Capitol reporters access to the halls of power. ...

Democrats putting transit in total chaos days before NY state budget due

As Fridays state budget deadline looms, New Yorks supposedly transit-friendly Democrats are punting on transit. ...

How TikTok can harm your teen's mental health

TikTok has been making an attempt to occupy the world of mental health since 2021 via its Wellness Hub. ...

Audubon-NYC's name change is cowardly way to avoid facing its heritage

The city chapter of the Audubon Society is changing its name to disassociate itself from the darker aspects of John ...

Americans made hopeless on economy by the left

A new Wall Street Journal-NORC survey tells the tale: 80% say the nations economy is poor or not so good; ...

Trumps deranged threats to the Editor March 28, 2023

The Issue: President Trumps warning of death and destruction if legal charges are brought against him. The horrendous picture of ...

White House's push for woke foreign policy will backfire with our conservative allies

Its one thing to dangle the rainbow flag outside our embassies in Kabul and the Holy See. Its quite another ...

The Lower Energy Costs Act is a necessary GOP fight

House Republicans are striking back against the energy policies of President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party by moving to ...

You can't cancel me, digital blackface flap vs. nukes and other commentary

She just canceled her own speech at Furman University on her book Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity ...

Brooke Shields says she's 'amazed' she survived her child star upbringing

Actress Brooke Shields reflected on her child star past ahead of the release of her documentary Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields ...

Biden's latest target in his war on appliances- air conditioning units

The Energy Department has turned its attention to air conditioners, specifically room air conditioners. ...

The battle's just beginning over Hochul's chief judge pick

The new slate of possible nominees to head New Yorks highest court shows just how big of a battle Gov. ...

New York is best off if Albany doesn't agree on insane new spending

The CBC's new policy brief warns that Hochul would produce a $15 billion-a-year structural deficit by 2027. ...

Social contagion is making teen girls depressed and trans

We are going to look back years from now and wonder how, as a society, we failed young girls so ...

The USA is experiencing a crisis of faith in itself

If you ask most millennials what it means to be an American today, you get a blank stare in response. ...

Opinion- India expelled me for journalism 47 years ago. It's still cracking down

Nearly half a century after the government of India kicked out Washington Post reporter Lewis M. Simons, journalists there are ...

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Security concerns behind proposed US ban of TikTok

WASHINGTON D.C.: US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said that lawmakers will move forward on legislation aimed at ...

In first, US tribal university to offer PhD degree

CROWNPOINT, New Mexico: Navajo Technical University, located on the largest Native American reservation in the US, has become the first ...

Seven dead, ten injured after chocolate factory explodes

WEST READING, Pennsylvania: An explosion occurred at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania, killing seven people and seeing ten staff members ...

US, Canada looks to close border roads to migrants

OTTAWA, Canada: US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have announced a plan to close a loophole ...

Migrants found in hot Texas freight train; two die, 10 hospitalized

UVLADE, Texas: Texas police stopped a Florida-bound freight train this week and discovered two migrants had died in a freight ...

Officials confirm 25 dead in Mississippi tornadoes, dozens injured

ROLLING FORK, Mississippi: A powerful tornado has struck Mississippi, killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens, flattening entire blocks and ...

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Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs

DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...

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