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Hooray for rain! This week we have a handful of rain events expected across the state. It won't be enough to wipe out the drought, but it's still very welcome, especially in the fire zone in northeast Minnesota. A few scattered showers and thunderstorms will cross northern Minnesota overnight into Wednesday morning. The latest on the Updraft.
Amin Aaser, founder of Noor Kids. Courtesy of Amin Aser.
A new podcast, "Muslim Superdad and Wondermom," covers mental health, life-work balance and teaching kids to be comfortable with who they are, all with humor.

On the show they tackle topics that can sometimes be considered taboo or difficult, but Amin Aaser, founder of an educational group called Noor Kids, which launched the podcast, says it important to have them anyway.

"We can't just kind of put our heads into the sand and hope that these types of difficult conversations or topics are going to happen on their own," he said. "No, there's too much at stake our kids our legacy. Listen together. Let's bring the power to parents."

Learn more in the interview with Aaser by Riham Feshir.
Prior to the hearing, attorneys for Anton “Tony” Lazzaro asked that he be released from jail on bond subject to around-the-clock electronic monitoring while the case proceeds.

Magistrate Judge Hildy ordered him detained after hearing testimony from law enforcement officials involved in the investigation into the sex trafficking charges.

During the hearing, a police detective who was part of the Lazzaro investigation said the alleged victims ranged in age from 15 to 17 and were given gifts and money in exchange for exposing themselves or doing sex acts.

Lazzaro’s criminal case contributed to the downfall of GOP party chair Jennifer Carnahan, who resigned a week after her close friend’s arrest.

Read more by Matt Sepic and Brian Bakst.
The Minnesota Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by opponents of Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline, letting stand a key decision that the state's Public Utilities Commission correctly granted a certificate of need and route permit for the 337-mile Minnesota segment of the project.

The decision dismayed opponents of the pipeline, have long argued that the pipeline violates treaties and threatens waters where wild rice grows, and that the oil it carries will aggravate global warming.

“The rights of a Canadian corporation continue to prevail over the laws of nature and the human rights of Anishinaabe people," Winona LaDuke, executive director of the Indigenous based environmental group Honor the Earth, said in a statement.

Read more from the Associated Press.
Here's what else we're watching
Vendors skip the State Fair: Around 150 vendors will be missing when the Minnesota State Fair returns Thursday from a one-year layoff due to the pandemic. Many pulled out due to COVID-19 fears, staffing shortages and supply chain issues.

A talk with Brooklyn Park-mayor elect: Given her narrow margin of victory, Mayor-elect Lisa Jacobson told host Cathy Wurzer that one of the first things she plans to do as mayor is “reach out to those that did not support me” and “get them involved.”

House passed 3.5T Biden blueprint: 
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