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Good morning! Cloudy with a slight chance of showers northeast. Highs in the mid-60s to mid-70s south. Is there a better way to start your day than with a nice story about nice people -- and dogs? Here's your daily dose of sweetness. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog
 

Cass Co., a Trump stronghold, bridles at talk of Medicaid cuts

The north-central Minnesota county voted two-to-one for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton. But it's also dependent on the federal health safety net, and some residents are worried about the GOP's push to remake health care. | Democrats prepare for a hard bargain on health care if GOP bill fails

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The heat on the street

Minneapolis police are making foot patrols a big part of their summer safety campaign.

Trump on son's Russia meeting: 'I think many people would have' taken it

In addition to defending his son's decision to hold the meeting, President Trump also told Reuters that he had no knowledge of the meeting at the time and only learned of it recently in media reports.

The X Games arrive in Minneapolis

Prepare to amazed by skateboarders and BMX and motocross riders. The biggest structure inside U.S. Bank Stadium is an 82-foot-tall mega ramp that vaults athletes across a gap before they land and coast onto another quarter-pipe ramp on the other side. | Photos: 'Everything is rideable' when the X Games take Minneapolis

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How to build a campfire that lasts, in GIFs

Whether you're headed camping or just building a fire in your backyard, follow these steps to build a fire that won't go out before you can spear your marshmallow. | 9 delicious campfire recipes that aren't hot dogs

Art Hounds: Puppeteers from around the world hang out in St. Paul

This week on Art Hounds: the National Puppetry Festival, a new opera about the mother of Martin Luther King Jr., and the Rolling River Music Festival. | Arts & Culture


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