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Good morning! Partly sunny with highs in the mid-60s to lower 70s. It's an avian mystery: For the last 15 years, Spix's Macaw has been presumed extinct in the wild. That's until one of the blue-feathered parrots was spotted and caught on video flying near the town of Curaca, Brazil. Conservators say the appearance of the mysterious rare bird represents "a new hope" for the area. | Forecast
 

Prince estate case back in court

A judge in Chaska will hear arguments about the proposed protocol that will be used to determine who may be related to Prince. | Prince: His life and music

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Allina nurses strike ends, but impasse remains

The nurses union and hospital management each say they're no closer to a deal on a health plan than they were when the strike began. | Do nurses strikes harm patients?

Photos: A rollicking Twin Cities Pride parade, touched with sadness

While security was high for the Ashley Rukes GLBT Pride Parade, the mood was both celebratory and somber, as marchers and parade goers took time to remember the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando earlier this month.

Minn. companies embrace a 'circular economy' to boost recycling, reduce waste

More than a dozen Minnesota companies have signed on to an effort aimed at taking sustainability to a new level. The companies want to move away from an economic model that relies on precious and limited natural resources. | Environment


 
 

Some crops suffering, but most are in fine shape across state

Some Minnesota farmers have had tough weather to cope with this year as they tried to get a crop in the ground. But overall, most farm fields are in good condition.

NPR battleground map: Florida, Pennsylvania move in opposite directions

Florida goes from toss up to leaning Democrat, and Pennsylvania moves from leaning Democrat to toss up. Overall, though, Clinton would beat Trump if she just wins states that at least lean in her direction. | Election 2016

Brexit: What's race got to do with it?

Why did the U.K. just vote for something so economically disastrous? Some point to racial tension resulting from record levels of immigration within the EU.

With a zap, scientists create low-fat chocolate

Scientists say they've figured out how to reduce the fat in milk chocolate by running it through an electric field. The result is healthier, but is it tastier?

Photos: He ditched med school, became organic farming pioneer

Forty years ago, Steven Schwenn was a third-year medical student at Mayo Medical School in Rochester when he felt a different calling. It was spring planting season, and Schwenn bought 14 acres of land and began organic gardening.

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