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Good morning! Sunny with highs ranging from the upper 30s north to the upper 40s south. Happy Monday. There's extra reason to celebrate today -- it's Galentine's Day, the best unofficial holiday made just for women. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog
 

Open water: Madeline Island watches, worries as winter climate shifts

This year's mild winter has meant another record low year for ice cover on Lake Superior. The climate shift is easy to see from the bow of a Madeline Island ferry. | Mild winter melts hope for Apostle Islands ice caves visit

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To replace Obamacare, GOP pushes 'high-risk' pool

Republicans are pushing a return to separate health plans for people with expensive medical conditions to hold down skyrocketing premiums for people who buy non-group insurance, but experts say high risk pools create their own problems. | Health

Fact check: Trump aide pushes false story of vote fraud

Presidential adviser Stephen Miller peddled discredited theories about voter fraud during a round of TV appearances Sunday that won praise from his boss but brought no new evidence to light. | Week 3: 8 fact-checks on the Trump administration

Nearly 200,000 remain under evacuation near Calif. dam

Thousands of Northern Californians near Oroville were told to leave their homes Sunday, as an emergency spillway below the country's tallest dam was in danger of unleashing uncontrolled flood waters.


 
 

Blaine residents urged to boil water after system outage; schools closed today

Blaine officials say they don't know if Sunday's outage is related to last month's loss of water.

Franken says GOP colleagues question Trump's mental health

Sen. Franken tells CNN's "State of the Union" that the concern arises "in the way that we all have this suspicion" that "he lies a lot. He says things that aren't true. That's the same as lying, I guess." | Politics

Yale drops slavery proponent Calhoun from college name

Yale University will change the name of a residential college that honors a 19th century alumnus and former U.S. vice president who was an ardent supporter of slavery.

Noir Reads launches a book subscription service highlighting black authors

Zellie Imani, a teacher and organizer, knows books can spark conversation. He's trying to do more of that with a new book subscription service. | The Thread

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