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Stories from June 6, 2021

Heat wave lingers this week

Heat wave lingers this week

Highs in the 90s will be with us for several more days. We have details on that, plus the heat advisory that continues for the Twin Cities metro area.
by Ron Trenda

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Ask a Bookseller: 'Bubblegum' offers a 'wonderous slog'

Ask a Bookseller: 'Bubblegum' offers a 'wonderous slog'

Bookseller Dan Carlisle was intrigued the moment he unpacked the box containing new copies of Adam Levin's novel "Bubblegum." The cover was colored and, more strikingly, scented like bubblegum.
by Emily Bright

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Teen dies after shooting at Twin Cities graduation party

Authorities say a 14-year-old boy was killed in a shooting at a graduation party in a Twin Cities suburb. Police say as many as 40 people were at a party Saturday night in Woodbury when gunshots rang out.
by The Associated Press

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Heat wave will continue this week

Our June heat wave will continue for several more days. We have details on that, plus who may see a bit of rain Sunday afternoon and evening.
by Ron Trenda

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Normandy commemorates D-Day with small crowds, but big heart

Several ceremonies are scheduled on Sunday to commemorate the 77th anniversary of D-Day that led to the liberation of France and Europe from the German occupation. On June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 Allied troops landed on code-named beaches, carried by 7,000 boats.
by The Associated Press

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FDA approves obesity drug that helped people cut weight 15 percent

Regulators say a new version of a popular diabetes medicine can be sold as a weight-loss drug in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Wegovy.

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Heat advisory continues; possible thunderstorm this evening

Heat advisory continues; possible thunderstorm this evening

It’ll be another very hot day across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Some areas could see scattered t-storms this afternoon and evening.
by Ron Trenda

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Love rides the Q train in this supernaturally sweet romance

Love rides the Q train in this supernaturally sweet romance

In Casey McQuiston's new “One Last Stop,” cynical August moves to New York, where she meets and falls for Jane, a mysterious punk who seems to have been trapped on the Q train ... since the 1970s.
by Kamrun Nesa

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New type of COVID vaccine could debut soon

New type of COVID vaccine could debut soon

Instead of putting genetic instructions into people whose cells then make a viral protein, the vaccines from Novavax, Medicago and Sanofi carry a spike protein payload.
by Joe Palca

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This retelling of 'Gatsby' has demonic flair to spare

This retelling of 'Gatsby' has demonic flair to spare

Nghi Vo recasts the classic book with Jordan Baker at the center, a Gatsby who's literally sold his soul and a speakeasy crowd that's partial to a drop of demon's blood in their illicit cocktails.
by Jessica P. Wick

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