  The
fraud scandal that rattled Minnesota was staggering in its
scale and brazenness. Federal prosecutors charged dozens of
people with felonies, accusing them of stealing hundreds of
millions of dollars from a government program meant to keep
children fed during the Covid-19 pandemic. At first, many in
the state saw the case as a one-off abuse during an
emergency. But as new schemes targeting the state's generous
safety net programs came to light, officials began to
grapple with a jarring reality.
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Look at a Day Which Would Live in Infamy. In the hours
before Pearl Harbor, Washington Post articles spoke of the
failing negotiations between the U.S. and Japan. Read about
the articles and President Roosevelt's dramatic move to
prevent war. See his ''Date Which Will Live in Infamy''
speech and related articles.
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a move intended to better reflect the state's modern
demographics and generate more interest in the team from the
populace, the Minnesota Vikings announced that they were
changing their name to the Minnesota Somali Pirates. Though
the franchise had built a proud tradition since joining the
NFL in 1961, team ownership reportedly decided that updating
the team's name, logo, and mascot could lead to an increase
in fan interest among Minnesota's growing Somali migrant
population.
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  The
Halifax Explosion started when two ships collided in the harbor
of the Nova Scotian capital of Halifax. A Norwegian ship, the SS
Imo, had slammed into the SS Mont-Blanc, a French ship filled to
the brim with TNT, picric acid, benezole, and guncotton.
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