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Farewell Joe Elwell

On behalf of Lamar University, we wish Joe Elwell all the best on his retirement after nearly 40 years at KVLU.

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Global buzzwords that will be buzzing in your ear in 2026

Will it be a year of "fractured resilience"? Or "pragmatic empathy"? Will "MOUs" be the next global health strategy? Are we in a new age of "decolonization" — or of "localization"?

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Are ICE agents in Minneapolis breaking the law?

As protestors clash with some 3,000 federal immigration agents in the Twin Cities, we look at the legal issues with law professor Emmanuel Mauleón and Brennan Center for Justice's Elizabeth Goitein.

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Supreme Court appears wary of allowing Trump to fire Fed's Cook in closely watched case

The administration wants the authority to fire Lisa Cook, a Fed governor. Experts say that would undermine the independence of the central bank.

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Sundance prepares for its final Park City festival before moving to Boulder, Colo.

As the festival prepares to move to Colorado, filmmakers and cinephiles gather to celebrate its founder and the future of indie film.

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Greetings from Kalk Bay, a South African fishing village where wild seals await scraps

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What to expect from Trump's Davos speech. And, the DOJ subpoenas Minnesota officials

President Trump is expected to address affordability at the World Economic Forum today. And, Minnesota officials react after the Justice Department subpoenas them.

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Blinken and British counterpart signal trans-Atlantic unity with visit to Ukraine

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his British counterpart, David Lammy, are raising alarms about Iranian ballistic missiles in Russia that threaten Ukraine.

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How North Carolina erased medical debt for 2.5 million people

The state partnered with a nonprofit to wipe out the debts. It also has a plan in place to prevent medical debt for people in specific income brackets.

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Trump administration claims offshore wind poses a threat. But it won't say how.

The Interior Department said pausing construction of offshore wind farms would allow the government agencies to work with project developers to mitigate potential risks. But wind companies say the administration isn't sharing information about newly-discovered threats.

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How ICE grew to be the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency

ICE's budget hovered around $10 billion for years. But President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress are taking the agency's funding to unprecedented levels.

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