Stories from November 25, 2022

The U.S. ties England in a scoreless World Cup game
The U.S. men's team must beat Iran on Tuesday to reach the knockout stage. England leads the pack in the latest group standings.
Elon Musk says Twitter will re-launch its verification program next week
The embattled CEO tweeted Friday that the company will re-launch its paid verification program next week. He says accounts will be manually verified and color coded, but has yet to offer details.
Weekend weather: Mild Saturday temps, then cooler on Sunday
Our weekend weather will be fairly quiet. Saturday will be the warmest day of the weekend, then temps retreat on Sunday.
How a basketball jersey can open pathways for Native opportunities
Artist Sarah Agaton Howes (Anishinaabe) designed warmup jerseys for the University of Minnesota women’s basketball team. They debuted during a game last Sunday that also included jingle dress dancers, traditional drumming and land acknowledgment in honor of Native American Heritage Month.
For Tim Weah, a World Cup goal capped a family journey. Now he's ready for England
The U.S. will play England at 1 p.m. Central on Friday in Qatar, with Weah's parents in the stands. His father, George Weah, was a star player in the '90s but never made it to the World Cup himself.
Very mild with sunshine Friday and Saturday; snow and rain possible next week
We’ll have lots of sun both Friday and Saturday with very mild temperatures for the end of November. Highs will be in the 40s in southern Minnesota and upper 30s in northern Minnesota. Saturday will be even warmer with highs ranging from the low 50s in southern Minnesota to upper 30s in northwest Minnesota. It’ll be cooler with rain and snow possible next week.
Cousins, Vikings rebound from blowout to beat Patriots
The Minnesota Vikings have quickly become a confident and resilient team under rookie coach Kevin O'Connell and his staff — and they sure showed it in this short week.
40 years ago, massive Thanksgiving fire destroyed a block of downtown Minneapolis
It started late on Thanksgiving Day, 1982 — Nov. 25, to be exact. Forty years ago. Flames erupted from the vacant former Donaldson's Department Store building in downtown Minneapolis and quickly spread to the adjacent 16-story Northwestern National Bank building.
What we know (and don't know) about how abortion affected the midterms
What can polls tell us? (Not a lot.) Why did ballot measures favor abortion rights while abortion rights opponents won handily? (It's complicated.) And more lessons from the midterms.
To raise funds for trans communities, an artist has pledged to do 1,000 pansy tattoos
The project A Thousand Pansies aims to raise money to support the trans community with the tattooing of 1,000 pansy flowers. To get the tattoo, participants must donate $500 to a designated charity.
Afghans are bracing for a winter many fear will be even worse than the last
At World Food Programme distribution sites, "Everybody tells us, 'Last winter was difficult, but we have no idea how we will get through the coming winter,'" says a WFP spokesperson in Kabul.
Here's how some therapists are tackling structural racism in their practice
A new wave of counselors is supporting people of color by 'decolonizing' the practice of therapy. They aim to make therapy more culturally responsive and to take generational trauma into account.
How stores ended up with too many (wrong) clothes
Remember when we couldn't get enough athleisure? Or pajamas? Now, the hottest question for clothing retailers is whether they've got an "inventory glut." For shoppers, this means discounts.
Hong Kong court convicts Cardinal Zen, 5 others over fund to help arrested protestors
A 90-year-old Roman Catholic cardinal and five others were fined after being found guilty of failing to register a fund that aimed to help people arrested in widespread protests three years ago.
Japan investigators raid Dentsu in widening Olympic probe
Japanese prosecutors raided the headquarters of advertising company Dentsu as the investigation into corruption related to the Tokyo Olympics widened. Dentsu helped land the 2020 Games for Tokyo.