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More on the Target letter:

A letter hundreds of Target employees sent to company leaders today condemning "continued silence" amid the ongoing ICE operation in the state also cites a long list of previous incidents that “have left many rightfully concerned" for the company’s “integrity.” The letter cites Minneapolis-based Target scaling back its pride collection; winding down diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives; donating $1million to President Donald Trump’s inauguration fund; and failing to act following the reported arrest of two employees in a Richfield store. “Strength comes in open solidarity, and the leaders of Target still have the chance to do the right thing,” the letter said. “The Twin Cities and Target team members already stand together, but leadership must act now.” Carson Hartzog contributed to this report.

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Scoop: Hundreds of Target employees pen letter saying the Minneapolis retailer ‘abandoned its community’

“In the face of this tyranny, continued silence from our leaders will never make us safer”

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If I had to guess, the Strib has contributed $2.3 million in sales to Andrea's pizza in the skyway over this last week.

Live: Shooting reported in Minneapolis allegedly involving federal agents Gov. Tim Walz address Minnesotans in a live broadcast Wednesday night on the surge of federal immigration agents in Minnesota. A federal judge has declined to immediately rule on the ICE surge in Minn...

During a federal immigration enforcement operation on the north side of Minneapolis, a man was shot in the leg during a foot chase, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.

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Minnesota’s biggest companies starting to feel heat from ICE surge From Target to General Mills and Caribou Coffee, Minnesota’s largest employers are feeling pressure amid a surge of immigration officers in the state following the killing of Renee Good.

Bill George, a former Medtronic CEO and Target Board member, encouraged Minnesota employers to “make a statement.”

“How can you expect a committed, loyal workforce if you’re not there to have their back?” George said.
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Target employees detained by federal officers were U.S. citizens, legislator says Minnesota Rep. Michael Howard, who represents Richfield, said the employees also were injured in the incident.

Two Target employees detained by federal officers at Richfield store are U.S. citizens, Rep. Michael Howard said. Target declined to comment.

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Minnesota’s biggest companies starting to feel heat from ICE surge From Target to General Mills and Caribou Coffee, Minnesota’s largest employers are feeling pressure amid a surge of immigration officers in the state following the killing of Renee Good.

Minnesota’s biggest companies feeling heat from ICE surge

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Jerry Holt’s photo of Parker and her mother

Parker’s sister adores her like a baby doll. The toddler loves sticking her hands on the dark fur of the family’s “gentle giant” dog. Her epilepsy care is about to get more complex because of a contract impasse between UnitedHealthcare and M Health Fairview.
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A breakup or the cusp of greatness: What Medtronic’s big changes mean for its future A decade after blockbuster $49.9 billion merger, former leaders say Minnesota-run medtech maker facing innovation reckoning.

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Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.

Minnesota Star Tribune to sell Minneapolis printing plant, lay off 125 workers The state’s largest media company will continue printing 7 days a week, but will outsource printing to Iowa.

Minnesota Star Tribune to sell Minneapolis printing plant, lay off 125 workers

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The Aug. 28, 2025, front page of the Star Tribune, with the headline 'This is evil'

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Day turns to night in the 19 Bar, Minneapolis’ rebuilt ‘gay living room’ The 19 Bar in Loring Park survived the fire. That doesn’t mean it hasn’t changed.

Last year, a fire threatened to forever shutter the 19 Bar, one of the oldest gay bars in the U.S.

Revived from the ashes, Minneapolis’ “gay living room” remains a vital and vibrant safe space for the LGBTQ community.

Day turns to night in the 19 Bar, Minneapolis’ rebuilt ‘gay living room’ The 19 Bar in Loring Park survived the fire. That doesn’t mean it hasn’t changed.

I recently spent a night in one of the oldest gay bars in America that survived a devastating fire in 2024. In the words of a bartender, the 19 Bar in Loring Park “can tell us a lot about the current atmosphere, culturally and politically.”

My dispatch:
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The June 15, 2025 front page of the Star Tribune with the main headline "Unspeakable" House DFL Leader Hortman, husband assassinated. State senator, wife also shot; suspect ID'd; killer posed as cop, had list

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Tariffs force Minnesota hospitals to brace for high cost of medical equipment, supply challenges Trade groups have urged President Donald Trump to exempt medical supplies and devices, to no avail. A look inside one Minneapolis hospital shows the complexity of this supply chain.

ICYMI: The White House is exempting products like kids' books from tariffs, but not medical supplies.

I studied the journey of the rubber glove and the supply chain of an ER to show what's at stake. "The worst consequence is actually shortages,” an expert said.
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As FDA slashes workforce, number of new medical devices reaching the public has fallen The lower number of reported decisions is occurring despite more pending applications for these high-risk devices.

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ICYMI: As the Trump administration has slashed the FDA workforce, the agency has approved fewer new high-risk, lifechanging medical devices than anytime in the past decade.

“I can’t imagine a less-efficient approach than what the administration has already done,” a reviewer on leave said. ⏬

As FDA slashes workforce, number of new medical devices reaching the public has fallen The lower number of reported decisions is occurring despite more pending applications for these high-risk devices.

The lower number of reported decisions is happening even though the agency had more applications for high-risk devices pending on Dec. 31, 2024, than by the same date in 2023.
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New: U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvals of life-changing, high-risk medical devices reportedly slowed to a 10-year low for the January to March period, as sources say recent layoffs have had devastating effects.

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Medtech firm NAMSA to lay off more than 50 in St. Paul after acquisition NAMSA previously acquired St. Paul’s WuXi AppTec, a laboratory services firm dating back to 2001.

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Abbott joins AFib-treating race with tech that may skip general anesthesia Abbott’s pulse field ablation system competes with products from Medtronic and Boston Scientific, which also have large operations in Minnesota.

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New Solventum layoff details emerge, including 110 Minnesota job cuts The restructuring of Minnesota’s newest large public company announced in December will result in $120 million in annual savings.

3M spinoff Solventum revealed Thursday that its previously reported restructuring eliminated 800 positions, including 110 in Minnesota, and will result in $120 million in annual savings. www.startribune.com/solventum-la...

Klobuchar, Smith advocate for turkey farmers amid bird flu outbreak At Willmar-area roundtable, the senators heard farmers' calls for revisions in biosecurity audits and said government needs to consider more funding for farmers.

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What Minnesotans need to know about bird flu risks H5N1 is still wrecking farms, prompting surging grocery store prices and posing public health uncertainty three years after the state’s first poultry cases.

What Minnesota needs to know about bird flu:
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Inside the slow rise and sudden death of Medtronic’s lifesaving ventilators Medtronic’s Puritan Bennett devices were some of the world’s most important in 2020, but profits dipped as clinical preferences shifted. Experts disagree on what their extinction means for the future...

A respiratory therapist said Medtronic's recent axing of the historic Puritan Bennett ventilator franchise after decades in production felt like if Ford stopped making trucks. Now industry experts debate whether it leaves the ventilator industry underprepared.
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Inside the slow rise and sudden death of Medtronic’s lifesaving ventilators Medtronic’s Puritan Bennett devices were some of the world’s most important in 2020, but profits dipped as clinical preferences shifted. Experts disagree on what their extinction means for the future...

Five years ago, the ventilator was a symbol of the pandemic.

Medtronic ramped up production and made blueprints public so others could replicate.

Now, it's shuttering that business.

Inside the slow rise and sudden death of its lifesaving ventilators. By @vstef.bsky.social

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