Monthly Archives: March 2022
CDC ends COVID warning against cruise ship travel
Two years after warning travelers against cruise ship travel, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday removed from its website...
Ramadan 2022 expected to start on April 2 in Minnesota
Ramadan is expected to begin on Saturday, April 2 in Minnesota according to AINA Fatwa Committee, a Minnesota based group of nine Imams. It...
U.S. immigration agency announces measures to cut its over 9 million cases backlog
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Tuesday announced three new measures aimed at reducing a massive 9.5 million case backlog that has choked...
Minnesota launches free at-home COVID-19 test kits
There has been a substantial decrease in COVID-19 cases in Minnesota and the state on Monday announced a switch to rapid-result kits for at-home...
DFL endorsement for State Senate District 38 to be decided in the August 9...
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party’s (DFL) endorsement of a candidate in the state senate race for District 38 will have to wait until August, after...
Know your Operator: Sophia Ali
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Know your Operator: Sophia Ali
Years of service: 7
Lives: Burnsville
Garage: Nicollet
Family: Husband and three kids
After 10 years...
Minnesota Senate District 38 DFL convention ends with no endorsement
Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley led each round of balloting, but was unable to secure the 60 percent of delegate votes needed for party endorsement.
BROOKLYN PARK,...
Togo executive to lead UN labor agency, 1st African in post
GENEVA (AP) — The governing body of the U.N.’s labor agency has picked a Togo executive to be the agency’s new leader and the...
Pha meets rallies supporters as she seeks District 38 Minnesota Senate seat
Growing up, Susan Pha never thought she’d be interested in politics.
“Initially, I never thought about politics for myself,” Pha said. “But as I got...
Verbeten’s candidacy increases chances of a Black woman getting elected to Minnesota State Senate
Another candidate has joined the race for the Minnesota State Senate, therefore increasing chances of history that has been in the making.
Clare Oumou Verbeten,...
Why Saraswati Singh wants to be the next Hennepin County Attorney
Saraswati Singh is tired of waiting for reforms in the justice system to happen. The thirty-seven-year-old is taking action by running for a seat...