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Shanxi Omoniyi is a staff writer for The Lion. She also serves as Online Content Director at Midwest Parent Educators (MPE), a nonprofit organization serving thousands of homeschool families not only in the KC metropolitan area of Kansas and Missouri, but also in neighboring states such as Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma and Nebraska.

(The Center Square) – Federal prosecutors have charged 25 members and associates of two group feds say are Minneapolis-based drug trafficking organizations. The indictments, unsealed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota, allege dozens of suspects fueled violence across south Minneapolis. “Violent drug trafficking will not be tolerated in Minnesota,” said U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen.

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump’s economic approval has fallen further than his overall job approval, a reversal from the economic strength that got him elected, a new national poll finds. The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll found 37% of registered voters approve of how Trump is handling the economy, while 60% disapprove, a net of negative 23 points. On overall job approval, 40% approve and 58% disapprove, a net of negative 18 points.