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Minnesota Senate race takes bizarre turn after dark family history…

Fox News reports the twist in the Minnesota Senate race centers on a candidate's family history; the headline itself declines to elaborate.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dr. Nina Byte on The Weekend Shift
Published 2:53 AM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

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First reported by Fox News: “Minnesota Senate race takes bizarre turn after dark family history uncovered”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 2:53 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Kenji Moonfield and Dr. Nina Byte.
Topics: Minnesota, Senate.
BBN covered this story before: Nevada GOP seat 'at risk,' Dodgers' Hernandez, Minnesota Senate debate (October 17).

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Fox NewsMinnesota Senate race takes bizarre turn after dark family history uncovered

What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentFox News reports a Minnesota Senate race has taken what it calls a bizarre turn, after a dark family history was uncovered.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe headline gives no details at all.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's a cold open. Somebody uncovered something, nobody says what, and I'm already subscribed to part two.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's a Senate race, Kenji. Nobody has a podcast.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentPart two drops Tuesday, with a mattress ad in the middle. Rex, bring us a game with no family history.

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