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Good morning!  A mostly cloudy start today, then sun and patchy clouds this afternoon and early this evening. High around 80 for the Twin Cities metro. It's been more than six months since Boy Scouts of America expanded and rebranded as Scouts BSA, opening its doors to boys and girls. In Minnesota, hundreds of girls have signed up. "We’re setting the example," said one. | Forecast

U’s medical school in Duluth welcomes record number of Native students

Of the 65 students taking part in the White Coat Ceremony on Friday to welcome the class, 18 percent are Native American. These doctors-to-be could help address a shortage of American Indian physicians nationwide that some say has reached "crisis" levels.
As Minneapolis mayor proposes budget, protesters demonstrate against police
Protesters disrupted Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s budget proposal speech several times, with one protester saying they wanted money for victims of police brutality and other crimes.
Carter proposes levy increase, cuts to close St. Paul's budget gap
The brand new Frogtown Community Center gymnasium provided the backdrop for Mayor Melvin Carter’s 2020 budget address. The mayor said he has a plan to close the budget gap — largely caused by salary growth for city workers and public safety staff.
Mpls. police investigating early morning shooting death

Officers were sent to the 3200 block of Lyndale Avenue North just after 1 a.m. Friday following a 911 call and a ShotSpotter notification that came in to dispatchers around the same time.

Israel says it will grant visa to Rep. Rashida Tlaib, reversing earlier ban
Israel's interior ministry announced Friday that it would grant a visa to Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan to visit Israel and the Israeli-occupied West Bank as a private citizen, reversing an earlier decision to bar her amid pressure from President Trump. | Omar: Israel's move to block her, Tlaib from entry is 'insult to democratic values'
Art Hounds: American vernacular dance is alive and kicking

Rhythmically Speaking presents “The Cohort.” Plus, Art Hounds recommend an Iranian cultural festival and music performed in trees.

Latino actors, writers pen 'letter of solidarity' amid fears
Actresses America Ferrera and Eva Longoria are leading a group of more than 150 writers, artists and leaders who have written a public "letter of solidarity" to U.S. Latinos after the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, and an immigration raid in Mississippi. 
Trump shifts from background checks to mental illness reform at N.H. rally
At his first campaign rally after mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, President Trump appeared to back away from supporting a possible expansion of background checks in favor of a push for more attention to mental illness. 
North Korea calls off further talks with South, launches more projectiles

Following a speech by South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowing to reunify the Koreas, Pyongyang said it would no longer pursue peace with Seoul.

Appeals court rules detained migrant children should get soap, sleep, clean water
The Trump administration had challenged a court order setting the rules for how detained migrant children should be treated.
Collier having stellar rookie season for the Minnesota Lynx
Napheesa Collier wanted to make her mark as a rookie for the Minnesota Lynx. With nine games left in the regular season, she's done just that, putting herself on the short list of candidates for the WNBA Rookie of the Year award.
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