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Good afternoon! Equifax has been scrambling to explain itself since disclosing last week that it exposed vital data for about 143 million Americans. Considering the size and scope of the breach, it's probably best just to assume you were part of it. Here's the latest on what you need to know about the breach. | NewsCut | Forecast
 

Police: Mankato hit-and-run started as fight over drugs

Authorities say a 21-year-old Montgomery, Minn., man fled the scene early Sunday before Blue Earth County sheriff's deputies arrested him. A police commander says the attack is not terrorism-related.

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Pope asks 'pro-life' Trump to rethink young migrant decision

"If he is a good pro-life believer he must understand that family is the cradle of life and one must defend its unity," Francis said during an in-flight press conference en route home from Colombia. | Pope blasts climate change doubters

Met Council rejects all Southwest light rail bids as too costly

Officials say all four bids to build the Minneapolis-to-Eden Prairie line were too high. Rebidding will delay the project four months and push back the opening to 2022.

Lawmakers: Give unemployment benefits to former Club Jager workers

Club Jager closed earlier this month amid an uproar over the owner's $500 donation to former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke's 2016 U.S. Senate campaign.

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President Trump on 9/11: 'America cannot be intimidated'

Trump used the anniversary to sternly warn terrorists that "America cannot be intimidated." He said those who try are destined to join a long list of vanquished enemies "who dared to test our mettle." | Solemn, personal ceremonies as U.S. commemorates 9/11

Can online mental health therapy aid workers and curb costs?

One Twin Cities-based online treatment effort backed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is getting good marks from employers, workers and experts.

So your kitchen sponge is a bacteria hotbed. Here's what to do

For the first time, scientists have carefully analyzed all the critters in a kitchen sponge. There turns out to be a huge number. Despite recent news reports, there is something you can do about it.

'Big Chicken': The medical mystery that traced back to slaughterhouse workers

'Big Chicken': The medical mystery that traced back to slaughterhouse workers | The Thread

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