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Millions were expected to gather in “No Kings” demonstrations in over 1,500 cities on Saturday, the same day the Army is ...
The snow from Wednesday’s blizzard still dominated the landscape in Rochester on the first day of spring. In Minneapolis, ice floated lazily meters from the shores of Lake of the Isles. And in Duluth, ...
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s selection as the Democratic vice-presidential contender spurred false suggestions on social media that he changed the state’s flag to resemble that of Somalia.
Tim Walz didn’t pick Minnesota’s new flag, and its designer said it wasn’t inspired by Somalia’s The flag includes a star and blue coloring, as does Somalia’s national flag, but Somalia ...
Someone holds Minnesota and American flags in front of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's temporary governor's residence in St. Paul, Minn., on Tuesday. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) Column by Philip Bump ...
Minnesota is home to the largest number of Somali Americans in the country, but any similarities between the new flag and the Somali flag are pure coincidence. On Aug. 6, 2024, U.S. Vice President ...
The flag includes a star and blue coloring, as does Somalia’s national flag, but Somalia’s flag was not an inspiration, said a Minnesota man whose flag concept inspired the final design.
The flag design adopted in December includes a dark blue shape resembling Minnesota on the left, with a white, eight-pointed North Star on it. The flag also features, on the right, a light blue ...
Minnesota’s new state flag features a dark blue shape resembling the state with an eight-pointed North Star. Photo: AP Minnesota has officially embraced a new emblem, marking a historic ...
Minnesota raised its new state flag over the capitol Saturday. ... the North Star, and of course - the loon," Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said in a press release.
Not everything Minnesotans ran up the flagpole on Statehood Day was the new state flag. At Herold Flags in Rochester, customers were snapping up Minnesota flags — plural. "In all the years I've ...