Buckle up: Here is this year’s crop of new State Fair foods
Make room for these 36 new dishes – don’t worry, the pickle trend is still going strong – and 9 new vendors, including Saturday Dumpling Co.
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Make room for these 36 new dishes – don’t worry, the pickle trend is still going strong – and 9 new vendors, including Saturday Dumpling Co.
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Make room for these 36 new dishes – don’t worry, the pickle trend is still going strong – and 9 new vendors, including Saturday Dumpling Co.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dipped slightly last week as layoffs in the U.S. remain historically low. U.S. applications for jobless aid in the week ending July 4 ticked down by 2,000 to 215,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Analysts survey...

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The Minnesota State Fair announced there will be nine new food vendors serving up food and drinks to fairgoers in 2026.

The first Freedom Fuel gas station has opened in Philadelphia as part of a White House‑backed effort to offer drivers discounted gasoline.

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2026 New State Fair Foods List The post 2026 New State Fair Foods List first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East. Back-and-forth attacks,...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting Gulf countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East. Back-and-forth attacks, including a da...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in crossfire that again threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Persian Gulf. The strikes came hours after U...
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