2026.05.01
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lsandersonCinco de Mayo, May Day and a weekend of comedy and art across the Twin Cities
This weekend: Cinco de Mayo on St. Paul’s West Side, May Day at Powderhorn Park, comedy at Sisyphus Brewing and a group art show at Fresh Eye Gallery
by Myah Goff
https://sahanjournal.com/arts-culture/twin-cities-things-to-do-cinco-de-mayo-may-day-comedy-art/
MN Shortlist May 1-7: Musicals, a secret circus and an exhibition on Native American treaties
Alex V. Cipolle, Jacob Aloi and Emily Bright
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/01/mn-shortlist-may-1-7
CEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workers’ pay
Analysis finds real wages fell 12% since 2019, with inequality widening in the US beyond global levels
Michael Sainato
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/01/ceo-pay-workers-minimum-wages
Push for state-level voting rights acts renewed after supreme court ruling
Nine states have a version of voting rights act and 11 more, including several in the south, have introduced bills to protect voters in absence of federal protections
Rachel Leingang
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/state-voting-rights-acts-supreme-court-ruling
Why red states are pushing back on Trump administration’s request for voter data
Rlican-controlled states cite legal grounds of DoJ’s request, concerns over data security and privacy laws
Cy Neff
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/trump-administration-republicans-voter-data-elections
You are what you keep: why we cling to clutter and how to free yourself of it
Feeling overwhelmed by all the stuff in your life? Understanding why we hold on to things is the first step in finding a healthy way to let go
Gynelle Leon
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/01/you-are-what-you-keep-why-we-cling-to-clutter-and-how-to-free-yourself-of-it
Cool bars and friendly vibes: readers’ favourite city neighbourhoods in Europe
These are the less explored corners of Stockholm, Amsterdam, Berlin and Porto that you’ve ‘stumbled into and ended up staying’
Guardian readers
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/may/01/readers-favourite-city-neighbourhoods-europe
Trail cameras capture footage of cougar kittens in northern Minnesota
Andrew Krueger and Dan Kraker
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/04/30/cougars-in-minnesota-trail-cameras-capture-evidence-of-reproducing-population-in-state
Mother knows best as sea otter adopts orphaned pup at California aquarium
Rey is teaching Sunny, about two weeks old, all her adopted baby needs to know to fend for herself
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/sea-otters-mother-adopts-orphaned-pup
Week in wildlife: a clever orangutan, a cheeky frog and a dramatic whale rescue
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
Joanna Ruck
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/may/01/week-in-wildlife-a-clever-orangutan-a-cheeky-frog-and-a-dramatic-whale-rescue
This weekend: Cinco de Mayo on St. Paul’s West Side, May Day at Powderhorn Park, comedy at Sisyphus Brewing and a group art show at Fresh Eye Gallery
by Myah Goff
https://sahanjournal.com/arts-culture/twin-cities-things-to-do-cinco-de-mayo-may-day-comedy-art/
MN Shortlist May 1-7: Musicals, a secret circus and an exhibition on Native American treaties
Alex V. Cipolle, Jacob Aloi and Emily Bright
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/01/mn-shortlist-may-1-7
CEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workers’ pay
Analysis finds real wages fell 12% since 2019, with inequality widening in the US beyond global levels
Michael Sainato
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/01/ceo-pay-workers-minimum-wages
Push for state-level voting rights acts renewed after supreme court ruling
Nine states have a version of voting rights act and 11 more, including several in the south, have introduced bills to protect voters in absence of federal protections
Rachel Leingang
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/state-voting-rights-acts-supreme-court-ruling
Why red states are pushing back on Trump administration’s request for voter data
Rlican-controlled states cite legal grounds of DoJ’s request, concerns over data security and privacy laws
Cy Neff
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/trump-administration-republicans-voter-data-elections
You are what you keep: why we cling to clutter and how to free yourself of it
Feeling overwhelmed by all the stuff in your life? Understanding why we hold on to things is the first step in finding a healthy way to let go
Gynelle Leon
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/01/you-are-what-you-keep-why-we-cling-to-clutter-and-how-to-free-yourself-of-it
Cool bars and friendly vibes: readers’ favourite city neighbourhoods in Europe
These are the less explored corners of Stockholm, Amsterdam, Berlin and Porto that you’ve ‘stumbled into and ended up staying’
Guardian readers
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/may/01/readers-favourite-city-neighbourhoods-europe
Trail cameras capture footage of cougar kittens in northern Minnesota
Andrew Krueger and Dan Kraker
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/04/30/cougars-in-minnesota-trail-cameras-capture-evidence-of-reproducing-population-in-state
Mother knows best as sea otter adopts orphaned pup at California aquarium
Rey is teaching Sunny, about two weeks old, all her adopted baby needs to know to fend for herself
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/sea-otters-mother-adopts-orphaned-pup
Week in wildlife: a clever orangutan, a cheeky frog and a dramatic whale rescue
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
Joanna Ruck
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/may/01/week-in-wildlife-a-clever-orangutan-a-cheeky-frog-and-a-dramatic-whale-rescue
