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Wednesday will yield more sun for central Minnesota ahead of a developing storm system that will bring rain late Thursday into Friday. High temperatures will range form the 40s in the northeast to the low 60s south. Get the latest weather news on Updraft.

Coming up on Morning Edition: The attack on Israel Saturday by Hamas militants has galvanized Jewish communities around the world —including here in Minnesota. A solidarity gathering drew thousands of people to a St. Louis Park synagogue last night. Matt Sepic brings us the story.

Coming up at 9 a.m.: MPR News host Angela Davis revisits highlights from three recent conversations about health. An infectious disease doctor and pediatric nurse talk about vaccine fatigue as the new COVID-19 booster rolls out. Plus, the increasing number of children who are nearsighted and how to prevent and treat kidney disease.

 
Twins fans react to loss in Game 3 of ALDS

The Minnesota Twins are further into the post season than they've been in many years. That's brought fans out in droves and packed Target Field on Tuesday as the team battles in the American League Division Series against the Houston Astros.

Game 3 was a game of runs. Unfortunately for Twins fans, those runs were Houston's. They beat the Twins 9-1.

 
'People do not want bombings': Minnesota Jewish community gathers after attack on Israel

On Tuesday night, a solidarity gathering at Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park drew thousands of people, including some of the state’s top elected officials.

Ari Hillman of Hopkins was one of the 1,400 people who found a seat inside. He came to support family members who live in Israel, as well as friends in the military reserves who are being called back to duty. Hillman said he is concerned for his loved ones and innocent people on both sides of the conflict.

“I think more people should realize that the civilians of every place, whether it be Israel or Palestine, care about each other,” he said. “They do not want war. People do not want bombings.”
 
What else we're watching:
Minneapolis' Holidazzle canceled for 2023 due to funding shortfall. Holidazzle will not take place this holiday season in downtown Minneapolis, but the event could return in 2024.

A life not fully lived: Federal bill aims to prevent more opioid overdose deaths. Roughly 1,000 Minnesotans die each year from opioid overdoses. It’s an issue that policymakers and elected officials have struggled to contain.

Israel strikes neighborhoods across Gaza as the war with Hamas intensifies. Eyewitnesses described widespread destruction of neighborhoods in Gaza City. All of the Gaza Strip's borders are closed, leaving Palestinian civilians with nowhere to escape.

What is the Gaza Strip? Here's what to know. With high poverty and unemployment and severe restrictions on movement, life in the Gaza Strip was already difficult before Israel's retaliatory offensive began this week in response to Hamas attacks.

Why Hamas and Israel reached this moment now — and what comes next. It's not uncommon for violence to break out between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza. But what happened last weekend was unprecedented in its scale and coordination. 

— Anna Haecherl, MPR News


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