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MyPillow Guy among the Trump acolytes picking up the torch
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Mike Lindell, better known to TV viewers as the MyPillow Guy, went to the White House last week to try to persuade President Donald Trump to keep pushing bogus theories about the election, he came away disappointed. Unexpectedly, Trump passed him — and his claims about...
No. 7 Michigan faces stiff test against 2 ranked opponents
Michigan has rolled through the first part of its schedule, beating two ranked opponents while opening the season with 10 straight wins. The Wolverines face a stiff challenge this week in an always-tough Big Ten if they're going to keep it going. One of six unbeaten teams left in Division I, No. 7 Michigan faces...
Cellphones offer look back at most personal moments of 2020
A year like no other: Americans shambled through it, doing the best they could under circumstances that were uneven at best — and sometimes downright punishing. As they endured, here and there, they pulled out their phones and snapped photos of the world around them. Snapshots of 2020. We all have them....
Big Ten grind highlights marquee matchups of ranked teams
The Big Ten Conference had an astonishing nine of its teams ranked in the Top 25 in the latest poll Monday. Naturally, the best ranked of them would immediately lose to an unranked opponent. Maryland's victory over sixth-ranked Wisconsin on Monday night — along with No. 21 Minnesota's rout of No. 17...
Gonzaga, Big Ten continue to dominate Top 25; Wisconsin 6th
It's hard to decide who has been more dominant in men's college basketball this season: Gonzaga or the Big Ten Conference. The Bulldogs remained the clear-cut No. 1 on Monday, earning 62 of 64 first-place votes in The Associated Press poll after their latest win over a Top 25 foe, while the Big Ten placed nine...
Minnesota police officers who killed 19-year-old identified
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota investigators released Tuesday the names of the officers who killed a 19-year-old man they suspected in a drive-by shooting, but didn't provide details on what happened. Estavon Elioff, 19, died Saturday of multiple gunshot wounds in Mountain Iron, Minnesota, the Bureau of...
Mother IDs man killed by deputies in northeastern Minnesota
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn. (AP) — Sheriff's deputies in northeastern Minnesota shot and killed a man after he fled officers who were investigating a shoplifting report, authorities said. The man who was killed early Saturday afternoon in Mountain Iron, Minnesota, was identified by his mother as 19-year-old...
The Latest: Young S. Koreans taking crucial university exam
SEOUL, South Korea — Hundreds of thousands of masked students in South Korea, including 35 COVID-19 patients, are taking the country’s highly competitive university entrance exam despite a viral resurgence that has forced authorities to toughen social distancing rules. The Education Ministry says...
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