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Stories from August 4, 2024

Rochester legislator wakes up to racist graffiti at her house

Rochester legislator wakes up to racist graffiti at her house

Minnesota Rep. Kim Hicks, DFL-Rochester, woke up to Nazi symbols and racial slurs spray-painted on her home Saturday morning. Hicks is white and her husband is Black. They live with six of their children.
by Cari Spencer

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Twins top White Sox, 13-7, handing Chicago its 20th straight loss

Twins top White Sox, 13-7, handing Chicago its 20th straight loss

The woeful Chicago White Sox have lost their 20th consecutive game, the majors’ longest skid in 36 years and one short of the American League record, as Chris Flexen was chased early in a 13-7 defeat against the Minnesota Twins.
by The Associated Press

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Regan Smith leads off for record setting gold race in 4x100-meter medley

Regan Smith leads off for record setting gold race in 4x100-meter medley

The U.S. women powered to a dominant lead early in the 4-by-100 meter medley relay on Sunday. The only real question was whether the swimmers would shatter the world record set by another U.S. American team in 2019.
by Brian Mann and The Associated Press

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Sunisa Lee couldn't get out of bed in December. Now she has three Olympic medals in Paris

Sunisa Lee couldn't get out of bed in December. Now she has three Olympic medals in Paris

American gymnastics star Sunisa Lee's Olympic medal count keeps rising. Lee earned her third medal of the 2024 Paris Games and the sixth of her Olympic career by claiming bronze Sunday in the uneven bars.
by The Associated Press

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Florida prepares for the arrival of a strengthening Tropical Storm Debby

Florida prepares for the arrival of a strengthening Tropical Storm Debby

The storm is expected to reach hurricane-strength before it makes landfall in Florida on Monday. It could drop record-breaking rainfall amounts in parts of Georgia and South Carolina.
by Joe Hernandez

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U.S. and allies prepare to defend Israel as Netanyahu says it's already in 'multi-front war' with Iran

U.S. and allies prepare to defend Israel as Netanyahu says it's already in 'multi-front war' with Iran

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is already in a “multi-front war” with Iran and its proxies, while the United States and allies prepare to defend Israel from an expected counterstrike and prevent an even more destructive regional conflict.
by The Associated Press

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Kentucky Republicans ridicule Beshear's efforts to land spot on national Democratic ticket

Kentucky Republicans ridicule Beshear's efforts to land spot on national Democratic ticket

Prominent Republicans in Kentucky have ridiculed Gov. Andy Beshear's efforts to land the No. 2 spot on the Democratic presidential ticket. Beshear wasn’t on hand to defend himself. Instead, he's among a half-dozen Democrats being interviewed this weekend by Vice President Kamala Harris as she closes in on choosing a running mate.
by The Associated Press

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Sunisa Lee takes home bronze in uneven bars for Paris Olympics

Sunisa Lee takes home bronze in uneven bars for Paris Olympics

Sunisa Lee adds another medal from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games as she takes the bronze medal in the uneven bars. Lee won bronze on that apparatus at the Tokyo Games in 2021.
by The Associated Press

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New North Shore preserve protects rare wetlands and geology

New North Shore preserve protects rare wetlands and geology

The 25-acre Icelandite Coastal Fen Scientific and Natural Area along the North Shore of Lake Superior protects a rare coastal wetland and a unique kind of volcanic rock.
by Dan Kraker

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Twins extend White Sox losing streak to 19 with 6-2 victory

Twins extend White Sox losing streak to 19 with 6-2 victory

The Chicago White Sox extended their team-record losing streak to 19, giving up Max Kepler’s tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning that lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 6-2 win on Saturday night. Chicago’s losing streak is the longest since Baltimore dropped 19 in a row in August 2021.
by The Associated Press

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Seasonal temperatures; storm damage; cooler week ahead

Seasonal temperatures; storm damage; cooler week ahead

We will see seasonal temperatures across metro area today. Storms moved through central Minnesota last night producing some large hail, damaging winds and even a reported tornado. Temperatures still looking fall like for the work week with highs expected in the 60s and 70s.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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