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Stories from August 11, 2019

Rain chances highest to the west and south on Monday; typical August temps

The best chance of occasional showers and thunderstorms on Monday is expected to be in western and far southern Minnesota. There will be an isolated shower and thunderstorm chance elsewhere in Minnesota plus western Wisconsin.
by Ron Trenda

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Police: Pennsylvania day care center fire kills 5 children

Police: Pennsylvania day care center fire kills 5 children

An early morning fire in Pennsylvania at a residential building housing a day care center killed five children and sent the owner to the hospital, authorities said.

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From pain to purpose: 5 ways to cope in the wake of trauma

From pain to purpose: 5 ways to cope in the wake of trauma

If recent violent events have left you upset and scared, you're not alone. But psychologists say, there are ways to help yourself and those you love overcome fear and move forward.
by Allison Aubrey

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Source: Epstein's guards worked extreme OT shifts on morning of death

Source: Epstein's guards worked extreme OT shifts on morning of death

Guards on Jeffrey Epstein's unit were working extreme overtime shifts to make up for staffing shortages the morning of his apparent suicide, a person familiar with the jail's operations told the Associated Press.
by The Associated Press

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'Mitz' the marmoset was definitely not afraid of Virginia Woolf

'Mitz' the marmoset was definitely not afraid of Virginia Woolf

The success of Sigrid Nunez' The Friend sparked the reissue of this early work, also about a beloved pet — but Mitz the marmoset was real, and she belonged to Leonard and Virginia Woolf in the 1930s.
by Heller McAlpin

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Dry Sunday for most areas; rain returns on Monday

Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have a dry Sunday, but parts of northern Minnesota will have a chance of scattered showers.
by Ron Trenda

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The Pinkneys are a picture-book perfect, author-illustrator couple

The Pinkneys are a picture-book perfect, author-illustrator couple

Author Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrator Brian Pinkney have been together for 30 years and collaborated on nearly 20 books. "It's fun to work with the one you love," Andrea says.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Beth Novey and Samantha Balaban

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Cash-back guarantee: The U.S. redeems damaged bills because the dollar depends on it

Cash-back guarantee: The U.S. redeems damaged bills because the dollar depends on it

The U.S. Treasury reviews some 24,000 cases a year and reimburses around $30 million to people whose money has been burned, soaked by flooding or otherwise damaged. This service helps underpin the dollar's integrity.
by Josh Axelrod

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