Leah Meyers tosses Stella Trumble, 20 months, to her mother Katie Strum during a visit to the Lake Josephine beach in Roseville, Minn. Monday, July 2, 2012. A heat advisory is issued for much of the state Monday, and the balmy temperatures are expected to continue all week.
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Minnesota sweltered in record heat, storms damaged central and northern parts of the state, the Duluth area is still coming to grips with flood devastation, Somali youth took part in a national basketball competition, and families spoke with us about international adoption. All that and more in our photos of the week.
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Frankie Thilmany and the family dog Trevor watch from the front door at their home in St. Paul, Minn. Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Jean Thilmany said her adopted son Frankie has adjusted well to his life in Minnesota but still occasionally grieves his life at the Korean foster home where he lived before the adoption.
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Leah Meyers tosses Stella Trumble, 20 months, to her mother Katie Strum during a visit to the Lake Josephine beach in Roseville, Minn. Monday, July 2, 2012. A heat advisory is issued for much of the state Monday, and the balmy temperatures are expected to continue all week.
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Structures Hardscapes crew foreman Jim Swanson, left, dumps water on Mitch Kilduff during a break on the Hamline University campus in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, July 2, 2012. The crew battled the heat while laying paver stones for a new construction project on campus.
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