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Federal Prosecutor Tries to Keep Minneapolis Activists Jailed for Their Political Beliefs Federal court hearing scheduled Monday for Scott DeMuth charged under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act Davenport, IA - Using sensational and inflammatory language, the federal government accused recently indicted activist Scott DeMuth on Wednesday of being ...

Author Amy Bass recalled that it wasn't until she was in her second year of graduate school that she realized that famed civil rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois was actually born about 16 miles south of her Richmond home.

Minnesota's colleges and universities are struggling to educate more students with fewer dollars from the state.

U.S. scientists have secured funding to complete the genetic map of the North American domesticated turkey adorning millions of U.S. dinner tables Thursday.

A federal magistrate has ordered a Minnesota activist arrested in the 2004 animal rights vandalism at the University of Iowa to remain in jail so prosecutors can appeal an order to release him pending trial.

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If ever there were a candidate for genetic engineering, surely it is the pale, flavor-challenged bird that will adorn millions of American dinner tables as a matter of Thanksgiving ritual.

Posted on Nov 25, 2009 by Admin . Scott DeMuth A federal magistrate judge agreed Wednesday to temporarily stay the release of a Minneapolis man facing federal conspiracy charges in connection with the 2004 animal-rights vandalism on the UI campus.

Melissa A. Riedesel, Ng'wena G. Magak, Kim A. Lindblade, David M. Menge, James S. Hodges, John M. Vulule, and Willis Akhwale Author affiliations: University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA ; Moi University School of Medicine, Eldoret, Kenya ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA ; University of ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a unique new computer model called the Virtual StreamLab, designed to help restore real streams to a healthier state.

Students in co-ed college accommodation are more likely to binge drink and have more sex, according to a U.S. study that may confirm parents' worries.

Retailers are counting on their early release of Black Friday ads to help to fill the concourses at the Mall of America and elsewhere as they battle for customersa dollars this holiday season.

Research conducted by University of Minnesota scientists, in collaboration with Celladon Corporation, has led to the invention of technology to more rapidly identify compounds for the treatment of heart failure.

Do you believe in the American dream -- the idea that in this country, hardworking people of every race, color and creed can get ahead on their own merits? If so, that belief may soon bar you from getting a license to teach in Minnesota public schools -- at least if you plan to get your teaching degree at the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities ...

Like many parents, Joan Healy pays her three teens an allowance. But she's not sure she's dishing out the right amount.

Three strong candidates appeared before the St. Paul School Board last week to make a final pitch for the job of superintendent.

Share + Nov 22, 2009 9:17 am US/Central MINNEAPOLIS 1 of 1 Hundreds of University of Minnesota students may crack open their new copies for Charles Darwin's "On The Origins of Species" to find a surprise.

Share + Nov 21, 2009 11:02 pm US/Central 1 of 1 The men then took the victim's backpack and ran to the south of 7th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues, according to the report.

Duffy & Partners, Minneapolis, designed a branding plan for Cooper, a Cara Irish Pub that opened in St.

Scientists have long known that the offspring of two inbred strains tend to be superior to both their parents.