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Stories from May 18, 2019

Michigan GOP congressman says Trump conduct is 'impeachable'

Michigan GOP congressman says Trump conduct is 'impeachable'

A Republican congressman from Michigan on Saturday became the first member of President Trump's party on Capitol Hill to accuse him of engaging in "impeachable conduct" stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller's lengthy investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
by Associated Press

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A big, hairy solution to restoring Minnesota's prairies

A big, hairy solution to restoring Minnesota's prairies

Bison will again roam a 170-acre swath of land at Belwin Conservancy near the Twin Cities this summer, where their presence benefits the restored tallgrass prairie.
by Cody Nelson

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Where's masculinity headed? Men's groups and therapists are talking

Where's masculinity headed? Men's groups and therapists are talking

American men face higher rates of suicide than women and higher rates of incarceration. In the age of #MeToo, some men are turning to each other to build healthy esteem that builds up others, too.
by Alan Yu

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Little Free Library movement celebrates 10th anniversary

Little Free Library movement celebrates 10th anniversary

From humble beginnings in Hudson, Wis., the Little Free Library movement now reaches around the world, and it's celebrating its 10th anniversary this weekend.
by Marcheta Fornoff

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Austrian leader calls an early election amid video scandal

Austrian leader calls an early election amid video scandal

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz called for an early election after his vice chancellor resigned Saturday over a covertly shot video that showed him apparently promising government contracts to a purported Russian investor.
by Associated Press

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Flooding disrupts barge traffic on the Mississippi River

Flooding disrupts barge traffic on the Mississippi River

Many of the locks and dams on the Mississippi that closed due to flooding that started in March have reopened, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers doesn't expect the river to be fully unimpeded until possibly June.
by Associated Press

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Australia's ruling coalition elected to surprise third term

Australia's ruling conservative coalition won a surprise victory in the country's general election on Saturday, defying opinion polls that had predicted the center-left opposition party to oust it from power and promising an end to the revolving door of national leaders.
by Associated Press

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Windy and cold Sunday, with periods of rain; some wet flakes to the northeast

Windy and cold Sunday, with periods of rain; some wet flakes to the northeast

Sunday will be cooler and windier than Saturday. We’ll have periods of rain across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, and some folks will see snowflakes too. What month is this? Temperature trends  Our average high temperature is 70 degrees this time of year in the Twin Cities metro area.  Our Saturday high was 55…
by Ron Trenda

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Duluth to dig up a section of Superior Street - again

Duluth to dig up a section of Superior Street - again

Less than a year after wrapping up construction on the first phase of a massive rebuild of the main route through downtown Duluth, the city plans to begin digging up that section of the street again next week to repair a water leak.
by Dan Kraker

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This teen nearly died in a school shooting. Now she's just trying to live

This teen nearly died in a school shooting. Now she's just trying to live

One year and seven surgeries after Sarah Salazar nearly died in her art classroom, she's still struggling to manage the deep physical and emotional trauma she suffered that day.
by Laura Isensee

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A soggy weekend; breezy and colder

A soggy weekend; breezy and colder

Many of us woke up to rumbles of thunder and flashes of lightning. There’ll be additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms today, tonight and Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from  Saturday morning through Sunday evening: The color chart to the right…
by Ron Trenda

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From the gridiron to multigrid algorithms on 'Mind and Matter'

From the gridiron to multigrid algorithms on 'Mind and Matter'

MIT mathematician and former Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman John Urschel has a new memoir out about how he combined his two very different talents into a successful and varied career.
by Michel Martin

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'Red, White & Royal Blue' reigns as must-read romance

'Red, White & Royal Blue' reigns as must-read romance

Casey McQuiston's tale of a British prince who falls for the son of the U.S. president (who's a woman, by the way) is a snappy, banter-packed rom-com that's also empowering and uplifting.
by Kamrun Nesa

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If the full Mueller report were ever released, what might it reveal?

If the full Mueller report were ever released, what might it reveal?

The House is waging a political war with the Justice Department over the full results of the Russia investigation. If Congress wins, here's what more lawmakers -- and maybe, Americans -- could learn.

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