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Good morning! Mostly sunny and warm! Highs in the mid- to upper 80s. Now this is what summer is supposed to feel like! Well, huh. It turns out you probably don't have to walk the commonly recommended 10,000 steps a day to see health benefits. A new study found the benefits kick in and then peak at much lower numbers. | Forecast

Minnesotans sort through new Cuba restrictions
There used to be 12 ways for Americans to legally travel to Cuba, including family visits, religious activities and what is called People-to-People travel, which was meant to "foster educational dialogue." The new rules ban People-to-People travel. They also say that American boats aren't allowed to stop there. 
D-Day 75: Nations honor veterans, memory of fallen troops
Thursday's second day of ceremonies to mark the surprise Allied offensive by air and sea moved to France after spirited commemorations in Portsmouth, England, the main embarkation point for the transport boats that carried tens of thousands of soldiers to Normandy, each not knowing whether he would survive the day. | The faces of D-Day | Minnesota man carries family ties to France to re-enact D-Day parachute jump
Minnesota doctors to mull recreational marijuana
The Minnesota Medical Association is holding a forum for its members Thursday on recreational marijuana.
Metro Transit officer hurt in blast preparing for training
The officer had an explosive that his police dog would search for, Metro Transit says. The dog was still inside the squad car when the device exploded. The 7-year veteran officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
House Speaker wants a September special session for bonding, insulin
Lawmakers are not set to meet again until Feb. 11, 2020, but DFL Speaker Melissa Hortman of Brooklyn Park says there's no reason lawmakers can't come back before then to take up some unfinished business.
David Sedaris talks Brexit, Duluth and blackened toenails
Writer David Sedaris will read from his latest collection of work in Duluth Thursday night. The essays in the book "Calypso" are funny at times and deeply sad at others as Sedaris wrestles with life.| Review: In 'Calypso,' Sedaris blends slime and the sublime
5 great Twin Cities hiking spots for an afternoon outside
These are five of the finest hiking spots you can hit via public transit in the metro area. | Nature deficit: Kids have much to gain by going outside
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