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Good afternoon! This week, the state's largest school district warned parents about the Netflix series, '13 Reasons Why.' The show is getting some credit for bringing up the issue of teen suicide, "That's unfortunate for obvious reasons but also because the series is everything the portrayal of suicide as a discussion starter shouldn't be," writes MPR News blogger Bob Collins | NewsCut | Forecast
 

Trump tells NRA: 'You have a true friend' in White House

President Donald Trump reaffirmed his support for gun rights Friday, telling attendees of a National Rifle Association convention that "the eight-year assault on your Second Amendment freedoms has come to a crashing end."

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Congress passes stopgap measure to fund government, averting shutdown

Leaders hope the move will give bipartisan bargainers enough time to finish a $1 trillion package financing government through Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year.

Minnesota cities chafe at efforts to undercut local lawmaking

The League of Minnesota Cities has tallied more than 30 pieces of legislation introduced this year that would restrict municipal authority.

Trump: 'I thought it would be easier'

President Donald Trump on Thursday reflected on his first 100 days in office with a wistful look at his life before the White House. | Trump: The president who is still a businessman


 
 

Friday Roundtable: When books get adapted for the screen

Four bibliophiles discuss when Hollywood adaptations went right and when they went terribly wrong.

Advocate against female genital mutilation tells her story

An advocate against female genital mutilation/cutting explains: "I wanted to break the sense of powerlessness that persists generation after generation."

Fatal shooting investigated in Bloomington

Police in a Twin Cities suburb are investigating a fatal shooting that investigators say resulted from some sort of disturbance or struggle.

Photos: See the sweeping American landscapes under review by Trump

President Trump has ordered the Department of the Interior to review the status of at least 20 national monuments. Here's a visual guide to the stunning landscapes now in Trump's sights.

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