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Weeks after backlash over racist post, President Donald Trump hosts a Black History Month reception
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Weeks after backlash over racist post, President Donald Trump hosts a Black History Month reception

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Hussein, Walz react to Trump's anti-Somali rhetoric

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Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt links vaping and social media to a surge in juvenile crime.
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Hennepin County Sherriff Dawanna Witt is expressing concern over youth crime tied to social media posts

"You have kids that are posing on Snapchat with guns," Witt said regarding thefts of weapons from cars
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President Trump accuses Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin and other Democrats of "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH"

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The text in the image translates to: “I need 10 guys in Dallas, TX with determination and who aren’t afraid of 💀💀…” “(Paying $10k for each ICE agent.)”
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Mexican man arrested in Dallas, accused of using TikTok to solicit killings of ICE agents

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A wave of speculation is sweeping TikTok, where thousands of users are posting videos suggesting that today could mark the biblical Rapture.
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TikTok trend fuels talk that today could be the Rapture

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Minnesota 2nd District Congresswoman Angie Craig (DFL) is behind legislation, the No Social Media at School Act, that would have social media companies block their platforms on school campus while the kids are in class.
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Should media companies geofence their apps from being used on school grounds?

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California Governor Gavin Newsom questions if Donald Trump suffers from dementia
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California Governor Gavin Newsom questions if Donald Trump suffers from dementia

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An online fundraiser on GoFundMe organized by the NAACP raises money for a Rochester family on May 7, 2025.
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Minnesota woman charged for using racial slur against Black child as her fundraising tops $800,000

A social media video, in which the woman admitted to using the slur, has garnered millions of views
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Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on the WCCO Radio stage with Vineeta Sawkar at the State Fair Thursday.
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, one of Washington's harshest AI critics, finds herself the victim of a "deepfake" video

Klobuchar, who says the technology can still do so much good, tells WCCO it needs to be controlled
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Keith Ellison and nearly two dozen other attorneys general have been investigating and suing the platform since 2022, alleging that TikTok is violating state consumer protection laws with features designed to be harmful and addictive to minors.
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Minnesota Attorney General Ellison sues TikTok for addictive algorithms and exploitative features aimed at children

"Just like big tobacco designs its products to addict them, TikTok is working to create addicts," says Ellison
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In less than a year, a new law in Minnesota will require social media platforms to have a mental health warning label
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New law will make Minnesota the first to put mental health warning labels on social media platforms

"I think it's a good idea," says David Nathan is a psychologist with Allina Health. "I don't know that it's enough."
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Warnings issued against the latest TikTok challenge that has teens kicking in stranger's doors

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Sen. Tina Smith confronts Utah Sen. Mike Lee over "horrible" social media posts after Minnesota shootings
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Sen. Tina Smith confronts Utah Sen. Mike Lee over "horrible" social media posts after Minnesota shootings

Smith told the WCCO Morning News Lee didn't apologize and "isn't used to being held accountable"
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Trump admin claims James Comey social media post was a threat to the president
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Trump admin claims James Comey social media post was a threat to the president

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What makes people believe fake news on social media? New study has the answer
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What makes people believe fake news on social media? New study has the answer

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In this month's "A Closer Look with Laura Oakes," she dives into the research and sometimes upsetting realities of our digital dependence.
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A Closer Look with Laura Oakes: Our Digital Dependence - Is connection to our phone a delight or disservice?

From school, to cars, to possibly wrecking your sleep - that connection can be a blessing and a curse
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