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Minnesota assassination The Minnesota State flag flies at half-staff after a man killed senior Democratic state assemblywoman Melissa Hortman and her husband Marc outside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. June 14, 2025.
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Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 16 June 2025
The governor also ordered flags to fly at half-staff in Hortman’s honor.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
Flags at half-staff remain one of the most universal public signs of the state's tribute to those affected.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker said there would be three days of national mourning, with the Austrian flag lowered to half-staff and a national minute of mourning at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
—Philipp Jenne, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
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Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 16 June 2025
The governor also ordered flags to fly at half-staff in Hortman’s honor.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
Flags at half-staff remain one of the most universal public signs of the state's tribute to those affected.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker said there would be three days of national mourning, with the Austrian flag lowered to half-staff and a national minute of mourning at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
—Philipp Jenne, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
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“Half-staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-staff. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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