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At Camp Needlepoint, diabetics avoid being ‘odd kid out’
About 500 children are attending a camp this week or next designed specifically by and for people with diabetes. The aim is stigma-free fun.
Tall ships return to Duluth for Festival of Sail
A parade of tall ships is set to pass beneath the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth on Sunday morning, kicking off the Festival of Sail. It's the first gathering of tall ships in Duluth in three years, and tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the event that runs through Tuesday.
Hong Kong airport shuts down amid pro-democracy protest
One of the world's busiest airports canceled all flights after thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters crowded into the main terminal Monday afternoon.
Biles soars to 6th U.S. gymnastics title; Minnesotans finish 2nd and 3rd
Biles had a two-day all-around total of 118.500, nearly five points clear of St. Paul's Sunisa Lee in second and almost eight points ahead of third-place Grace McCallum of Isanti, Minn. 
With Epstein's death, accusers seek new legal recourse
With Jeffrey Epstein's death by apparent suicide on Saturday, his accusers lost any chance to watch him stand trial for the sex trafficking and conspiracy charges brought by federal prosecutors in Manhattan last month. But they may still have other ways to pursue justice.
'Let our voices be heard': Marchers protest immigration raids
The children of Sacred Heart Catholic Church streamed out into Mississippi's heat on a blistering Sunday afternoon, carrying what they said was a message of opposition against immigration raids their parents could not.
Woodbury father charged in death of his baby son
Prosecutors in Washington County say a Woodbury father intentionally dropped his 5-month-old son headfirst on the floor because the baby was crying and fussy.
'This is not going to be easy': El Paso students start school in wake of tragedy
The first day of class in El Paso's largest school district comes more than a week after a deadly mass shooting. "It's not at all, in any way, a typical start of school," the superintendent says.
Former Charlottesville mayor shares painful lessons from fight against hate
In 2017, Mike Signer faced a small-town leader's nightmare: a racist rally that spiraled out of control and ended in bloodshed. Two years later, Signer is on a mission of education — and atonement.
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