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A St. Paul rabbi's son survived the Brown University shooting. Then came the Australia Hanukkah attack

A St. Paul rabbi's son survived the Brown University shooting. Then came the Australia Hanukkah attack

Mount Zion Temple Rabbi Adam Stock Spilker was focusing on the safety of his son, who was in the Brown University building where a mass shooting unfolded. He then had to turn his attention to his congregation’s safety.
by Catharine Richert, Nina Moini, Cari Dwyer, Ellen Finn and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Authorities renew search for the Brown University shooter after releasing a person of interest

Authorities renew search for the Brown University shooter after releasing a person of interest

Authorities are again searching for a person seen on a short video clip in the Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine. Officials said late Sunday they released a person of interest detained earlier in the day, finding no reason to keep him in custody.
by The Associated Press

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Houses floated away in this Alaska Native village. Now residents want to move

Houses floated away in this Alaska Native village. Now residents want to move

Kwigillingok, Alaska, has long grappled with erosion and flooding. Residents want to move to higher ground, further inland, especially after the remnants of Typhoon Halong damaged nearly every house.
by Jeff Brady and Claire Harbage

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Jewish Minnesotans condemn fatal mass shooting at Hannukah event in Australia

Jewish Minnesotans condemn fatal mass shooting at Hannukah event in Australia

Sunday marks the first day of Hanukkah for Jewish people around the world. But many will be gathering with heavy hearts after at least 15 people were killed in what Australian officials say was a “targeted attack” on the Jewish community in Sydney over the weekend.
by Nicole Ki

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Fire causes major damage at mosque and school in Prior Lake

Fire causes major damage at mosque and school in Prior Lake

A mosque in Prior Lake was severely damaged in a fire early Monday morning. As state and federal officials investigate the cause, Twin Cities Muslim leaders are declining to speculate whether the fire was an accident or set intentionally.
by MPR News Staff

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The Edmund Fitzgerald sinking: Remembering the Great Lakes shipwreck 50 years later

The Edmund Fitzgerald sinking: Remembering the Great Lakes shipwreck 50 years later

50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, killing 29 men. MPR News guest host Dan Kraker talks with a Great Lakes historian about the ship’s final, fateful voyage and what the ore carrier’s shocking sinking means to Minnesotans. 
by Dan Kraker and Cari Dwyer

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