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Stories from September 1, 2019

Florida braces for Category 5 Hurricane Dorian

Florida braces for Category 5 Hurricane Dorian

Minnesota and western Wisconsin could see some strong to severe thunderstorms Monday evening and overnight Monday night. A shift in Hurricane Dorian’s track puts eastern Florida at risk.
by Ron Trenda

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Trump says he'll work with Congress to stop mass shootings

Trump says he'll work with Congress to stop mass shootings

President Trump expressed a commitment Sunday, hours after the latest deadly mass shooting, to work with a divided Congress to "stop the menace of mass attacks." He said any measures must satisfy the competing goals of protecting public safety and the constitutional right to gun ownership.
by The Associated Press

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Scotland, Switzerland claim titles at world plowing competition near Baudette

Scotland, Switzerland claim titles at world plowing competition near Baudette

More than 7,000 people turned out to watch this weekend's world plowing championship in northern Minnesota. Scotland won one division of the competition near Baudette; Switzerland took the title in the other.
by Martin Moylan

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Optimists for the win: Finding the bright side might help you live longer

Optimists for the win: Finding the bright side might help you live longer

Pessimists may suspect this finding, but researchers who tracked the health outcomes of thousands of adults across many years found optimists were much more likely to reach age 85. And they say optimism is something that can be learned.
by Patti Neighmond

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'Just Ask!' says Sonia Sotomayor. She knows what it's like to feel different

'Just Ask!' says Sonia Sotomayor. She knows what it's like to feel different

We're all different and that's good, says the U.S. Supreme Court justice. Her new children's book about embracing diversity portrays kids of all abilities working together to create a gorgeous garden.
by Samantha Balaban

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The pope walks into an elevator - and gets stuck for 25 minutes

The pope walks into an elevator - and gets stuck for 25 minutes

Thousands of people who gathered Sunday in St Peter's Square were anxiously waiting for Pope Francis to show up for his weekly address, which usually starts, like clockwork, exactly at noon.
by Bobby Allyn

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125 years ago, the Great Hinckley Fire became one of Minnesota's worst natural disasters

125 years ago, the Great Hinckley Fire became one of Minnesota's worst natural disasters

On Sept. 1, 1894, two fires converged into a firestorm that incinerated the town of Hinckley and several other nearby communities. It remains one of Minnesota's worst natural disasters.
by Andrew Krueger

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Police unsure why man went on West Texas shooting rampage

Police unsure why man went on West Texas shooting rampage

Authorities said Sunday they still could not explain why a man with an AR-style weapon opened fire during a routine traffic stop in West Texas to begin a terrifying, 10-mile rampage that left seven people dead, injured 22 others and ended with officers gunning him down outside a movie theater.
by The Associated Press

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Dorian is a Category 5 "catastrophic" hurricane; forecast track has been updated

Dorian is a Category 5 "catastrophic" hurricane; forecast track has been updated

Portions of Minnesota and Wisconsin could see some severe weather late Monday and Monday night. Hurricane Dorian is now a Category 5 hurricane, and its track will be watched closely over the next few days by Floridians and residents of Georgia and the Carolinas.
by Ron Trenda

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Dorian strikes Bahamas with record fury as Category 5 storm

Dorian strikes Bahamas with record fury as Category 5 storm

Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas as a catastrophic Category 5 storm Sunday, its record 185 mph winds ripping off roofs, overturning cars and tearing down power lines as hundreds hunkered down in schools, churches and shelters.
by The Associated Press

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In 'The Ventriloquists,' the true story of a fake newspaper

In 'The Ventriloquists,' the true story of a fake newspaper

E.R. Ramzipoor's novel tells the story a group of resisters in Belgium during World War II who lampooned the Nazis by putting out a satirical edition of the newspaper Le Soir, then a Nazi mouthpiece.
by Jean Zimmerman

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Man fatally shot by police in Brooklyn Center

A man is dead after being shot by police officers who were responding to a domestic assault call Saturday in Brooklyn Center, Minn.
by MPR News Staff

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Twins break home run record in loss to Tigers

Twins break home run record in loss to Tigers

The Minnesota Twins broke the major league record for home runs in a season — before September even started.
by The Associated Press

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