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Minnesota is center of the hockey universe as World Juniors tournament begins
The puck drops Friday on the International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Junior Championship, taking place in the Twin Cities. Ten countries have sent teams to Minnesota, including some of the best under-20 men’s hockey players in the world.
What to do about rising home insurance costs
Property taxes, groceries and home insurance costs are all on the rise for Minnesotans. “Insurance is getting more expensive because the cost of repairing homes is getting more expensive,” said Julia Dreier, deputy commissioner of insurance for the Minnesota Department of Commerce. She recommends reviewing your policy carefully.
Trump administration pauses 5 wind projects off the East Coast
The Trump administration is pausing leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction on the East Coast due to what it said were national security risks identified by the Pentagon. 
U.S. stocks rise at the start of a holiday-shortened week, gold and silver touched records
Stocks are rising modestly on Wall Street at the start of what’s expected to be a quiet holiday week. The S&P 500 rose 0.4 percent in early trading Monday. Gold and silver touched records and oil prices jumped after the U.S. Coast Guard said it was pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean.
CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls '60 Minutes' story, sparking outcry
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a “60 Minutes” segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants.