News in :90 – March 20, 2019

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For the first time in university history, St. Thomas’ dining services will offer halal options for students, faculty, and staff beginning in Fall 2019. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is continuing its work on repairing potholes on I-35W starting today. California will call in the National Guard to help protect communities from devastating forest fires starting in April. President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan announced that he plans to step down from his position on Tuesday after three decades in power, raising uncertainty over the future course of the Central Asian country. Ad/PR representative Alexis Okafor has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – March 18, 2019

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Midwestern states see massive flooding, people mourn those killed in a New Zealand shooting, one Blockbuster store remains worldwide and Dick Dale has died at 81. Reporter Rae Beaner has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – March 15, 2019

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The Minnesota House expands a vaping ban, 78 Thousand pounds of raw ground turkey is recalled nationwide following reports of Salmonella, and St. Thomas opens a video production studio in the O’Shaughnessy-Frey library. Ad/PR Rep. Bjorn Anderson has today’s News in 90.

News in :90 – March 13, 2019

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The Opus Group will begin construction on the Iversen Center for Faith on April 1, 2019. Many cities in Minnesota and Wisconsin are under flood watch after a winter of heavy snows. Hollywood actors Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman were among those caught up in a $25 million college entrance exam cheating scheme. The women’s basketball team is currently en route to Salem, Virginia, to compete in the Final Four tournament. Ahna Clark has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – March 4, 2019

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President Trump speaks out against the New Green Deal, SpaceX launches its first commercial spaceship and harsh weather hits the U.S. Reporter Lexie Nustvold has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – March 1, 2019

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The Saudi Arabian government revoked the citizenship of Osama Bin Laden’s son, President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un fail to make a trade deal, Bryce Harper landed the largest contract in baseball history after signing with the Philadelphia Phillies, and Samantha Hoanglong and Kat Barrett host this week’s episode of Tommie Media’s Top stories. Reporter Rae Beaner has today’s News in 90.

News in :90 – Feb. 28, 2019

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President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen testified before Congress Wednesday casting Trump as a racist and a con man, the Minnesota House opened a hearing with Democrats pushing for new gun control laws, Walmart has decided to remove its blue-vested “greeters” from nearly 1,000 stores nationwide, and President Sullivan gave her first state of the University Address on Feb. 21. Reporter Tina O’Malley has today’s News in :90.

News in :90 – Feb. 27, 2019

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St. Thomas first-year Miranda Mead was diagnosed with cancer in 2015. In northwestern Minnesota, a woman was accused of setting fire to her restaurant for insurance money. President Donald Trump met with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Wednesday in hopes to curb North Korea’s pursuit of Nuclear weapons. At St. Thomas, this is the first year all three Tommie Award finalists were first-generation college students and students of color. Reporter Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.