ID ); $exclude_types = array( '' ); $exclude_types = apply_filters( 'eat_exclude_types', $exclude_types ); // do nothing if the post has already a featured image set if ( $already_has_thumb ) { return; } // do the job if the post is not from an excluded type if ( ! in_array( $post_type, $exclude_types ) ) { // get first attached image $img = rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ); $attachment_id = attachment_url_to_postid( $img ); if ( $attachment_id ) { // add attachment ID add_post_meta( $post->ID, '_thumbnail_id', $attachment_id, true ); } } } // set featured image before post is displayed (for old posts) add_action( 'the_post', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); // hooks added to set the thumbnail when publishing too add_action( 'new_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'draft_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'pending_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'future_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); function rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ) { // Find the images in the post_content. $output = preg_match_all( '//i', $post->post_content, $matches ); $first_img = isset( $matches[1][0] ) ? $matches[1][0]:''; // if no images found, do nothing if ( empty ( $first_img ) ) { return false; } return $first_img; } } Tim Walz Rules Out Run for Open US Senate Seat in Minnesota – BCI 24 News Network
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Tim Walz Rules Out Run for Open US Senate Seat in Minnesota

26 February 2025 4:20 PM
BCI 24 News Network

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will not enter a race to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate, a spokesperson said on Feb. 26.
“He loves his job as Governor and he’s exploring the possibility of another term to continue his work to make Minnesota the best state in the country for kids,” the spokesperson, told news outlets in a statement.
Walz, 60, is in the middle of his second term as Minnesota’s Democratic governor.
In Minnesota, there are no term limits for governors.
Walz, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was the vice presidential candidate on then-Vice President Kamala Harris’s ticket in 2024. Harris lost to President Donald Trump….