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Good morning! Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 60s to 70s southwest. Upper 50s north. A group that skipped out on a tab has returned to pay up after the suburban Milwaukee bar used Facebook shaming in an effort to collect. The three men and two women, all in their 20s, reportedly left without paying a $100+ bill Friday night at The Brass Tap in Greenfield. The bar posted a warning on Facebook for the group to "come back in and pay or prepare to be prosecuted." Local TV picked up fuzzy surveillance photos. | Forecast | Updraft weather blog
 

French President-elect Macron gears up for challenges ahead

Macron won the presidency with 66 percent of votes cast for a candidate. But a high number of blank or spoiled votes and unusually low turnout are signs of an electorate dissatisfied with its choices.

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Mound Westonka language arts instructor named top teacher

Corey Bulman is the 53rd recipient of the award, and the first from the Westonka district in the western Minneapolis suburbs. | Education

Texas governor signs measure targeting 'sanctuary cities'

The law, effective Sept. 1, allows police to ask during routine stops if someone is in the country legally and threatens sheriffs with jail if they don't cooperate with immigration agents.

Trump travel ban returns to court, with his own words at the center

A federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., is preparing to hear arguments about the legality of President Trump's revised travel ban. Immigrant advocates argue it discriminates against Muslims.


 
 

Sex assaults in high school sports minimized as 'hazing'

Across the U.S., perhaps nowhere is student-on-student sexual assault as dismissed or as camouflaged as in boys' sports, an Associated Press investigation found.

Say it ain't so: 129 people have already filed to run for president in 2020

Already 129 people have filed to run for president in 2020. Among them: Donald Trump. Prominent people are considering it, but these elections receive outsize attention compared to office's power.

Have the 'miserable' airlines finally reached a tipping point?

"We're a bunch of tuna crammed into a can and it's miserable," said one traveler. Now, airlines hope they can get past the perception that they put profit over passenger comfort.

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