2026.03.17
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lsandersonTop election official Steve Simon says SAVE America Act would create ‘chaos,’ disenfranchise voters in Minnesota
A Trump priority under debate in the U.S. Senate would require proof of citizenship to register to vote.
by Cleo Krejci and Ana Radelat
https://www.minnpost.com/national/washington/2026/03/top-election-official-steve-simon-says-save-america-act-would-create-chaos-disenfranchise-voters-in-minnesota/
Preserving and enriching Vietnamese culture in Minnesota
By 2023, the population of Vietnamese Minnesotans had grown to more than 33,000. Amid this growth, Vietnamese Community of Minnesota began hosting small gatherings as well as large events, and providing resources to the community.
By Elena Mai, MNopedia
https://www.minnpost.com/mnopedia/2026/03/preserving-and-enriching-vietnamese-culture-in-minnesota-through-vietnamese-community/
There’s a measles outbreak in North Dakota, MPR News reports. Vaccine rates are declining, and only 89% of the most recent group of North Dakota kindergarteners got the shot. A MinnPost analysis found the share of Minnesota kids except from the measles vaccine has nearly doubled in the past ten years. Via MinnPost
https://www.minnpost.com/health/2025/09/share-of-minnesota-kindergartners-exempt-from-measles-vaccine-has-nearly-doubled-in-past-10-years/
Trump relied on unverified intelligence to blame Iran for deadly school strike
Exclusive: Early US assessment suggesting missile was Iranian was almost immediately dismissed, sources say
Hugo Lowell in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/trump-intelligence-iran-school-strike
Utah woman who wrote book on grief after husband’s death found guilty of murdering him
Prosecutors say Kouri Richins slipped five times the lethal dose of the synthetic opioid into a cocktail that he drank
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/17/utah-woman-kouri-richins-found-guilty-husband-ntwnfb
The best Irish beers that aren’t Guinness (but are still extremely Irish
Guinness is great – but here are more top-notch Irish beers Americans should also know about, from a citrusy golden ale to a coffee-like stout
Beth Demmon
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/mar/17/best-irish-beer
Scientists discover heavier version of proton with upgraded detector
Snappily named Xi-cc-plus, Cern physicists spotted the particle in shower of debris that lit up Large Hadron Collider
Ian Sample Science editor
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/17/scientists-discover-heavier-proton-upgraded-detector
Oldest-known whale song recording provides new insight into ocean sounds
Recording of humpback whale from 1949 could also provide new understanding of how the huge animals communicate
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/16/oldest-known-whale-song-recording-ocean-sounds
A petri dish of human brain cells is currently playing Doom. Should we be worried?
Scientists in the US have uploaded a fruit fly to a computer simulation, while an Australian lab has taught neurons on a glass chip to play a 90s video game. How long before we are all living in a sci-fi movie?
Rich Pelley
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/mar/16/petri-dish-brain-cells-playing-doom-cortical-labs
A Trump priority under debate in the U.S. Senate would require proof of citizenship to register to vote.
by Cleo Krejci and Ana Radelat
https://www.minnpost.com/national/washington/2026/03/top-election-official-steve-simon-says-save-america-act-would-create-chaos-disenfranchise-voters-in-minnesota/
Preserving and enriching Vietnamese culture in Minnesota
By 2023, the population of Vietnamese Minnesotans had grown to more than 33,000. Amid this growth, Vietnamese Community of Minnesota began hosting small gatherings as well as large events, and providing resources to the community.
By Elena Mai, MNopedia
https://www.minnpost.com/mnopedia/2026/03/preserving-and-enriching-vietnamese-culture-in-minnesota-through-vietnamese-community/
There’s a measles outbreak in North Dakota, MPR News reports. Vaccine rates are declining, and only 89% of the most recent group of North Dakota kindergarteners got the shot. A MinnPost analysis found the share of Minnesota kids except from the measles vaccine has nearly doubled in the past ten years. Via MinnPost
https://www.minnpost.com/health/2025/09/share-of-minnesota-kindergartners-exempt-from-measles-vaccine-has-nearly-doubled-in-past-10-years/
Trump relied on unverified intelligence to blame Iran for deadly school strike
Exclusive: Early US assessment suggesting missile was Iranian was almost immediately dismissed, sources say
Hugo Lowell in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/trump-intelligence-iran-school-strike
Utah woman who wrote book on grief after husband’s death found guilty of murdering him
Prosecutors say Kouri Richins slipped five times the lethal dose of the synthetic opioid into a cocktail that he drank
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/17/utah-woman-kouri-richins-found-guilty-husband-ntwnfb
The best Irish beers that aren’t Guinness (but are still extremely Irish
Guinness is great – but here are more top-notch Irish beers Americans should also know about, from a citrusy golden ale to a coffee-like stout
Beth Demmon
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/mar/17/best-irish-beer
Scientists discover heavier version of proton with upgraded detector
Snappily named Xi-cc-plus, Cern physicists spotted the particle in shower of debris that lit up Large Hadron Collider
Ian Sample Science editor
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/17/scientists-discover-heavier-proton-upgraded-detector
Oldest-known whale song recording provides new insight into ocean sounds
Recording of humpback whale from 1949 could also provide new understanding of how the huge animals communicate
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/16/oldest-known-whale-song-recording-ocean-sounds
A petri dish of human brain cells is currently playing Doom. Should we be worried?
Scientists in the US have uploaded a fruit fly to a computer simulation, while an Australian lab has taught neurons on a glass chip to play a 90s video game. How long before we are all living in a sci-fi movie?
Rich Pelley
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/mar/16/petri-dish-brain-cells-playing-doom-cortical-labs
