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Lingering clouds, few showers Wednesday; weekend warm up on track Get the latest weather news on Updraft.

🎧 Minnesota Today: Minnesota joins 16 other state attorneys in lawsuit against Amazon

🎧 Coming up at 9 a.m.: MPR News host Angela Davis talks with three runners about the joys and pains of running. You’ll hear how to get started and how to join a running community. We’ll also hear from a Twin Cities organization bringing people together through running teams. And we want to hear from you, too. 

Are you an avid or competitive runner? How does running help you? Are you someone considering getting into running, but you’re not quite sure how to start? What do you want to know about building a running routine? Call 651-227-6000 or 800-242-2828 during the 9 a.m. hour.  
 
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Harrowing stories resurface in newly discovered Lake Superior shipwreck

Seventy years after sinking with the loss of more than half its crew in a Lake Superior storm, the freighter Henry Steinbrenner was found this month by a pair of Minnesota shipwreck hunters. 

With the discovery, a tale of tragedy, survival and heroism on the big lake once lost to time and fading memories is resurrected.
 
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‘A straight up blessing’: St. Paul music school gets big gift

Walker|West Music Academy in St. Paul has received a $4 million unexpected gift that leaders will use to help acquire and expand facilities.

The academy’s Executive Director Braxton Haulcy said the gift from Pat and Gary Sauer will help the 35-year-old music school move to a new level.
 
What else we're watching:
The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios. Minneapolis Public Housing Authority is celebrating its first large-scale affordable housing project in more than two decades. The city has allocated more than $5 million in funding for public housing annually going forward. 

MPR News' Cathy Wurzer, Mike Mulcahy reminisce on their early reporting days together. MPR News Senior Politics Editor Mike Mulcahy is retiring after nearly four decades covering news and politics in Minnesota for radio and TV. He joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer for a walk down memory lane in the studio, one last time.

Olivia Rodrigo wants you to decide what her songs are about. On “Guts,” the 20-year-old pop phenom is a little louder and funnier than the teenager on her debut — and even more fascinated with what the best songwriters leave out of the picture.

Millions of Americans will lose food assistance if the government shuts down. A shutdown would affect the nearly 7 million women and children who rely on WIC for healthy food. Free school lunch and Meals on Wheels are also at risk, and SNAP could be impacted eventually too.

Minneapolis celebrates first large-scale affordable housing project in more than 20 years. Minneapolis Public Housing Authority is celebrating its first large-scale affordable housing project in more than two decades. The city has allocated more than $5 million in funding for public housing annually going forward.

— Sam Stroozas, MPR News
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