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This Major League Baseball match between the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox will take place at Target Field in Minneapolis. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/minnesota-twins-vs-chicago-white-sox

The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for U.S. health care. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/amas-first-gay-president-to-take-over-at-tumultuous-time

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for President Biden to ignore a federal judge's temporary hold on the abortion pill, raising alarm about the rule of law taking a back seat to the rule of man. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/wyden-aoc-urge-biden-to-ignore-judges-order-blocking-abortion-pill

With three games remaining in their season, the St. Louis Blues will look to keep rolling on Saturday night when they visit the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center (7 p.m., BSMW, 101 ESPN). They will also get a boost in adding Robert Thomas to the lineup, https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/projected-lineup-april-8-at-minnesota

California's Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year despite Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom declaring last month the state was done doing business with the pharmacy giant after it indicated it would not sell abortion pills by mail in some states. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/california-to-keep-paying-walgreens-despite-gavin-newsoms-order

Minnesota United coach Adrian Heath has hailed the togetherness of his team following a sturdy start to the new MLS season, which continues with Saturday's trip to face the Chicago Fire. The Saint Paul outfit lies fourth in the Western Conference with an ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/chicago-fire-prep-to-host-unbeaten-minnesota-united

Roughly 200 Russian journalists and activists have signed a letter calling for the release of a Wall Street Journal detained in Russia on unsubstantiated charges of espionage. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/russian-journalists-demand-the-release-of-evan-gershkovich-in-open-letter

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who has indicted former President Donald Trump, is following a well-trod Democratic playbook. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/trump-indictment-follows-democratic-playbook-says-former-house-gop-majority-leader-tom-delay

Disney CEO Bob Iger on Monday said any retaliatory actions by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature against the company that threaten jobs or expansion at its Florida resort is not only "anti-business but anti-Florida." https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/disney-desantis-war-of-words-heats-up-at-annual-meeting

Klever Ortega and Cristina Lema had a good life until COVID-19 crippled Ecuador's economy. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/more-ecuadorians-move-to-u-s-spared-many-others-hurdles

The Shingle Creek Crossing shopping center in Brooklyn Center has lost another tenant. Applebee's Bar and Grill abruptly shut its doors this week. A sign on the front door directs diners to locations in Maple Grove, https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/applebees-is-latest-business-to-leave-brooklyn-center

Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who received the alleged hush money payment at the center of the Manhattan district attorney's indictment of Donald Trump, says she is not afraid to take the stand against the former president but worries about violence from his supporter https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/stormy-daniels-not-afraid-to-take-stand-against-trump-worries-about-violence-from-supporters