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Stories from November 7, 2020

Warm again on Sunday, but windy

Warm again on Sunday, but windy

Another day, another record high. Details on that, plus a look at a warm and windy Sunday. We may see some rain on Monday then some Tuesday snow.
by Ron Trenda

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Climate activists cheer Biden win

Climate activists cheer Biden win

President-elect Joe Biden vows to take a very different approach to climate than President Trump did over the last four years.
by Jeff Brady

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Biden, Harris make victory speeches

Biden, Harris make victory speeches

Biden's path to being elected the 46th president was a tumultuous one, marked by unprecedented campaign challenges amid the coronavirus pandemic and an opponent who falsely declared an early victory.
by Barbara Sprunt and Camila Domonoske

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Harris becomes first Black woman, South Asian elected VP

Harris becomes first Black woman, South Asian elected VP

Kamala Harris is making history as the first Black woman elected vice president of the United States, shattering barriers that have kept men — almost all of them white — entrenched at the highest levels of American politics for more than two centuries.
by The Associated Press

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Weekend warmth as winds pick up

Our Setemberish weekend temps will be followed by a big cooldown by Tuesday. We have your forecast details, including our next chance of rain and snow.
by Ron Trenda

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AP Fact Check: Trump's errant assault on election integrity

AP Fact Check: Trump's errant assault on election integrity

The most direct attempt to undermine the integrity of the U.S. election with bad information came not from overseas sources or online liars but from a president standing behind the presidential seal at the White House and facing defeat.
by The Associated Press

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60 years later, Ruby Bridges tells her story in 'This Is Your Time'

60 years later, Ruby Bridges tells her story in 'This Is Your Time'

Bridges was the little girl depicted in that famous Norman Rockwell painting — the first Black student at her New Orleans elementary school. Now, she's written a book to tell kids her story.
by Scott Simon

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Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided US

Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided US

The Associated Press declares Joe Biden the winner of a grueling campaign for the American presidency. He will lead a polarized nation through a historic collision of health, economic and social crises.
by The Associated Press

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A warm and breezy Saturday

It’ll feel more like early September than early November in most areas this Saturday. We have your complete forecast details.

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Ask a Bookseller: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

Ask a Bookseller: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

Yes, we know Halloween was last week, but vampires are an any-time-of-year kind of story, right? — especially for a suspense thriller described as “Steel Magnolias-meets-Dracula.” 
by Emily Bright

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Duluth police cope with COVID-19 outbreak; 29 staff members, including chief, in quarantine

Duluth police cope with COVID-19 outbreak; 29 staff members, including chief, in quarantine

The Duluth Police Department has 29 members currently in quarantine due to suspected exposures to the COVID-19 virus, according to Chief Mike Tusken, who is also self-isolating as a precaution. To date, 14 members of the police department have had confirmed COVID-19 cases as a result of coronavirus exposure.

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Nov. 7 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'Our behavior is driving this'

Nov. 7 update on COVID-19 in MN: 'Our behavior is driving this'

Public health leaders have been warning for more than a month that the disease was spreading rampantly. A grim week of record-breaking daily cases and deaths put that in sharp focus. One key state health official implored Minnesotans: “You have got to make changes.”
by MPR News Staff

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Man gets 35 years for shooting, wounding Minnesota officer

Man gets 35 years for shooting, wounding Minnesota officer

Tyler Robert Janovsky told the court he was “deeply sorry” for the January shooting of Waseca police Officer Arik Matson, the Mankato Free Press reported.
by The Associated Press

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The hardest part of 2020 election for young voters? The waiting

The hardest part of 2020 election for young voters? The waiting

Some young people say they are still rattled by the effects of the deeply divided political season — one that continues in demonstrations and social media protest as the votes are counted.
by Hannah Yang

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