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Stories from October 27, 2018

Florida man sentenced for plot to bomb Target stores

A Florida man who plotted to blow up Target stores along the East Coast has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison.
by Associated Press

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South Dakota to execute inmate on Monday for guard's slaying

South Dakota to execute inmate on Monday for guard's slaying

When South Dakota executes an inmate Monday for killing a prison guard during a 2011 escape attempt, it will be the state's fourth execution since it reinstituted the death penalty in the late 1970s.
by Associated Press

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Sears suppliers haunted by ghost of Toys R Us

Sears suppliers haunted by ghost of Toys R Us

Since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Sears Holdings Corp. has been trying to convince suppliers to keep shipping it merchandise. But a growing number of manufacturers who themselves got hurt or watched others get burned by Toys R Us' quick demise don't want to take a chance.
by Associated Press

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Trump calls Pittsburgh synagogue attack 'evil' anti-Semitism

Trump calls Pittsburgh synagogue attack 'evil' anti-Semitism

President Trump mourned the dead and forcefully condemned anti-Semitism Saturday after a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that left 11 dead. But faced with another national tragedy, he could not long turn his focus away from the midterm elections or himself.
by Associated Press

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Rain and wind coming late Saturday-Saturday night; turning much cooler next week

Rain and wind coming late Saturday-Saturday night; turning much cooler next week

Our second weather system in as many days has been spinning up across the Dakotas this Saturday afternoon. Large areas of rain have spread quickly into a large part of northwestern Minnesota and part of the west central. Rain will race rapidly eastward into east central Minnesota Saturday evening and then into Wisconsin overnight. Isolated…
by Bill Endersen

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Gunman attacks Pittsburgh synagogue, killing 11 people

Gunman attacks Pittsburgh synagogue, killing 11 people

A gunman who's believed to have spewed anti-Semitic slurs and rhetoric on social media barged into a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday and opened fire, killing 11 people in one of the deadliest attacks on Jews in U.S. history.
by Associated Press

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A brutal lynching and a possible confession, decades later

A brutal lynching and a possible confession, decades later

A recent book recounts the brutal lynching of a 14-year-old black boy in 1955. In it, the woman who accused the boy of assault admits she was lying. The FBI has reopened the murder investigation.
by Wade Goodwyn

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Obama rips Trump, GOP in fiery speeches for Midwest Democrats

Obama rips Trump, GOP in fiery speeches for Midwest Democrats

Former President Barack Obama criticized President Trump's tenure in office Friday in fiery speeches in Milwaukee and Detroit that took aim at him and other Republicans for "making stuff up."
by Associated Press

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Trump lectures media for trying 'to score political points'

Trump lectures media for trying 'to score political points'

Trump, who held back some of his usual name-calling at a rally in Wisconsin earlier this week, was back to his usual attack lines Friday evening even as he called for an end to the "politics of personal destruction."
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DNA, fingerprint match helped lead FBI to mail bomb suspect

DNA, fingerprint match helped lead FBI to mail bomb suspect

Justice Department officials credited DNA, a fingerprint match and misspellings for the key break in a case that spread fear of election-season violence with little precedent in the U.S.
by Associated Press

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Protesters in Germany block tracks to disputed coal mine

Protesters in Germany block tracks to disputed coal mine

Protesters on Saturday blocked a railway line leading to a large strip coal mine in western Germany that has become a cause celebre for environmentalists amid plans to clear part of a neighboring forest to expand the facility.
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American tourist helps stop thief who tried to steal Magna Carta in U.K.

American tourist helps stop thief who tried to steal Magna Carta in U.K.

An American tourist from Louisiana reportedly tackled a hammer-wielding thief who unsuccessfully tried to steal the Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral, holding him on the ground until help could arrive.
by Associated Press

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Remote Hawaiian island nearly vanished after hurricane

Remote Hawaiian island nearly vanished after hurricane

Only two minuscule slivers of East Island have resurfaced since the storm struck the region and wiped out a critical habitat for endangered monk seals and green sea turtles.
by Vanessa Romo

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More rain later on Saturday; blustery going into Sunday

More rain later on Saturday; blustery going into Sunday

Light rain has been lingering over portions of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin this Saturday morning. Morning fog Elsewhere, widespread fog and some attendant drizzle formed overnight in large areas of western, central and east central Minnesota. Visibilities dropped to less than a quarter mile in some locations including parts of the Twin Cities metro…
by Bill Endersen

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Late, late show: Dodgers beat Red Sox in longest Series game

Late, late show: Dodgers beat Red Sox in longest Series game

Max Muncy's home run leading off the bottom of the 18th inning finally ended the longest World Series game in history early Saturday and gave Los Angeles a 3-2 victory over Boston.
by Associated Press

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