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Left to right, Sam Hirsch, Cian Newport and Tyler Blase stop for a moment while playing Pokémon Go in front of Sencha Tea Bar at the Stadium Village Mall on Washington Ave. on July 18. Sencha Tea Bar is one of several restaurants that are offering promotions to help attract users of Pokémon Go.

With ‘Pokemon Go’, businesses see boost

by Eliana Schreiber
Published July 20, 2016
As the app grows in popularity, many Pokestop businesses are offering promotions to players.

Following death of Philando Castile, Falcon Heights city officials hold emergency meeting

by Eliana Schreiber
Published July 8, 2016
The City Council voted on two measures during the meeting Thursday afternoon.
Diamond Reynolds speaks to a vast crowd outside of J. J. Hill Montessori School in St. Paul on Thursday, July 7. Less than 24 hours prior on Wednesday night, Reynolds broadcasted live video via Facebook the shooting of her boyfriend Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, when they were stopped by police in their car. Castile was an employee of the school, where he worked as a cafeteria supervisor.

Philando Castile shooting shows reality of racial bias in law enforcement says Obama, Gov. Dayton

by Minnesota Daily Staff
Published July 7, 2016
Philando Castile was fatally shot by a St. Anthony law enforcement officer Wednesday night.
Devonne Mayweather, right, embraces Wesley Martin at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on June 6. Black Lives Matter Minneapolis and other supporters joined Martin, who was shot by Allen "Lance" Scarsella last November during protests at the 4th Precinct, before attending the bail hearing for Scarsella.

Bail hearing for Black Lives Matter shooter draws controversy

by Ryan Faircloth
Published July 7, 2016
More than 30 people protested a bail hearing for Allen Scarsella, one of the men who shot into a crowd at the 4th Precinct last fall.
University of Minnesota grad student Karl Young adjusts one the of telescopes at Universe in the Park at William O'Brien State Park on July 2. Universe in the Park is a summer outreach program hosted by the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics at local and state parks to teach interested attendees about planets and the universe.

Tracking the night sky

by Aaron Job
Published July 6, 2016
Universe in the Park, a University astrophysics outreach program, leads stargazing sessions throughout the summer.

U.S. House Democrats end sit-in over gun control

by Ryan Faircloth
Published June 28, 2016
Five Minnesotan members of Congress participated in the protest.

Allina nurses’ strike calls for negotiations

by Kevin Beckman
Published June 22, 2016
On Sunday, about 5,000 nurses began a week-long strike over a revised health contract plan.

Study finds some alcohol programs have little impact on greek communities

by Aaron Job
Published June 1, 2016
Programs that focus on goal-setting and moderation have been found to be less effective.
Students in a sexual education program at the First Unitarian Society in Minneapolis laugh while participating in an activity.

Minnesota sex-ed programs go unregulated

by Hannah Weikel
Published April 29, 2016
Minnesota’s abstinence-driven sexual education policies often leave teens unprepared for their first time, experts say.
UMN officials push to find upperclassmen living accommodations

UMN officials push to find upperclassmen living accommodations

by Nick Wicker and Brian Edwards
Published April 1, 2016
As the University transitions away from a commuter school model, luxury off-campus apartments fill the housing bubble.

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