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Good morning! Decreasing clouds with highs near 60 today. Spring returns! Did you catch Jimmy Kimmel last night? His monologue from Monday's show is going viral. A tearful Kimmel recounted his newborn son's open-heart surgery -- and made a plea that all American families get the life-saving medical care they need. Watch it here. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog
 

GOP chair condemns anti-Muslim Facebook post targeting Ellison

The post appeared on the 7th Congressional District GOP Facebook page. Jennifer Carnahan called the message repugnant hate speech and said the person responsible had resigned. | NewsCut: What's your problem, 7th District?

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Edina poised to become first Minn. city to make tobacco buying age 21

The Twin Cities suburb's council is expected to pass a measure raising the legal age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21.

Lobbyist on Dai Thao's alleged bribery: 'It's just shocking to me'

The lobbyist at the heart of a government corruption investigation in St. Paul is speaking publicly for the first time.

Trump schedules another phone call with Russia's Putin

Trump and Putin have spoken several times since Trump's election, including last month following an attack in St. Petersburg. But Trump also said last month that U.S.-Russian relations "may be at an all-time low."


 
 

Teen shot dead by police as his car was driving away, chief says

Jordan Edwards, 15, was killed in a Dallas suburb Saturday. Now, the local police chief says body-cam footage contradicts his earlier statement that the car was driving "in an aggressive manner."

United CEO Munoz on hot seat as Congress examines air travel

The House Transportation Committee chair says the hearing will give lawmakers "an opportunity to get much-needed answers about airline customer service policies and what is being done to improve service for the flying public." | United moves to ease criticism with settlement, new policies

Fact check: Could Andrew Jackson have stopped the Civil War, as Trump said?

In an interview that aired Monday, President Trump spoke highly of Andrew Jackson, and wondered why more people don't ask why the Civil War happened, asserting Jackson could have prevented it. | Quiz: Test your basic Civil War knowledge

In Beer Choir, strangers find a new harmony

The Twin Cities chapter of the Beer Choir movement just launched in January, and already it's the flagship. | Arts & Culture

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