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Good afternoon. In a tweetstorm this morning, the president issued an apparent warning to James Comey, the former FBI director he fired earlier this week. Trump wrote that Comey should hope there are no "tapes" of their talks. That follows a New York Times report that Trump pressed Comey for a pledge of loyalty during dinner in January. Comey declined.
 

MN-ND flood fight shows not all public works spending gets applause

President Trump wants to spend $1 trillion on infrastructure, which tends to be extremely popular regardless of politics. But the Minnesota-North Dakota fight over the Red River diversion project shows there are potholes.

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Woman charged in crash that killed 2 high school students

Criminal charges against a Maple Grove woman allege she was driving well over the speed limit when she crashed into another vehicle and killed two students on their way to high school in Arden Hills.

The creative economy in Duluth's craft district

Chris Farrell's "Conversations on the Creative Economy" series comes this time from Duluth, featuring three people who founded small businesses in Duluth.

Melissa McCarthy mocks Sean Spicer with motorized podium

The comedian was captured on video Friday riding a motorized podium in New York while dressed as Spicer, presumably a sequence that will air when McCarthy hosts the next "Saturday Night Live."


 
 

Trump threatens to cancel briefings for 'sake of accuracy'

The president tweeted, "As a very active President with lots of things happening, it is not possible for my surrogates to stand at podium with perfect accuracy!"

U.S. prosecutors told to push for more, harsher punishments

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is directing federal prosecutors to pursue the most serious charges possible against the vast majority of suspects, a reversal of Obama-era policies that is sure to send more people to prison and for much longer terms.

'No One Can Pronounce My Name' is a charming take on loneliness and connection

Set in an Indian-American community in suburban Cleveland, Rakesh Satyal's new novel uses intertwined plots to explore the comedy of everyday life.

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