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Good morning! Cloudy and breezy with rain likely north. Highs range from the upper 30s to lower 50s south; highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s south. Got (or love) a pooch? Then you probably know that some dogs are doggos, some are puppers, and others may even be pupperinos. There are corgos and clouds, fluffers and floofs, woofers and boofers. The chunky ones are thicc, and the thin ones are long bois. When they stick out their tongues, they're doing a mlem, a blep, a blop. They bork. They boof. Are you picking up what I'm putting down? If not, you're probably not fluent in DoggoLingo. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog
 

Opioids killed 35 Minnesotans in April 2016. Only 1 was named Prince

The Minnesota music icon's death last year shocked the world. But opioids cost dozens of other Minnesotans their lives that same month. Their stories are equally compelling, and sad. Here are a few. | Minnesota's opioid epidemic

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Nearing 100-day mark, Trump says milestone not 'meaningful'

Although he retained his signature bravado and a salesman's confidence in his upward trajectory, he displayed an understanding that many of his own lofty expectations for his first 100 days in office have not been met. | Trump's first 100 days: An 'entry-level' presidency

As budget deadline looms, Trump pushes border wall funding

Trump plans a whirlwind of activities seeking to highlight accomplishments while putting fresh pressure on congressional Democrats to pay for the wall, even if that pressure risks a possible government shutdown.

Minnesota artists brace for federal funding cuts

President Trump's proposed budget would eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts, an important source of support for arts groups. | Arts & Culture


 
 

U.S. Defense Sec'y Mattis in Afghanistan to discuss war needs

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived unannounced in Afghanistan on Monday to assess America's longest war as the Trump administration weighs sending more troops.

France's next leader: centrist Macron vs. far-right Le Pen

The results could set up a duel between a young candidate with no electoral experience and the woman who remade the image of a party tainted by racism and anti-Semitism.

New Orleans takes down 1st of 4 Confederate statues

The Liberty Place monument, which commemorates whites who tried to topple a biracial post-Civil War government in New Orleans, was taken away on a truck in pieces early Monday.

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