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Lawmakers' salary up; RIP Daisy the giraffe

March 10, 2023

A low-pressure system will bring many hours of snow beginning tomorrow, lingering into Sunday in northern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin. Get the latest on Updraft.

Minnesota lawmakers to get a 7.25 percent salary bump

Minnesota lawmakers are set to get a $3,500 salary increase, putting their yearly incomes at $51,750. For taxpayers, costs will increase about $894,000 a year.

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Vikings release wide receiver, Minnesota native Adam Thielen

Thielen rose from undrafted hopeful to NFL fame; the move is part of the team’s off-season effort to remake its roster. He was one of the team’s all-time best receivers.

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🦒Daisy, matriarch of St. Paul's Como Park Zoo giraffe herd, dies at age 23

She had been suffering from severe degenerative arthritis, and zoo staff noted how that is particularly difficult for a large animal that spent 20 hours a day on her feet. They said her quality of life had declined to a point where zookeepers decided to euthanize her.

😷A bill to declassify COVID-19's origins clears the House and heads to Biden

The House has unanimously voted to require information on the origins of COVID-19 to be declassified. It's not clear whether or not President Biden will sign the bill.

📀Vinyl records outsell CDs for the first time since 1987

It marked the 16th consecutive year of growth in vinyl.Streaming is still the biggest driver of the music industry's growth, making up 84 percent of recorded-music revenue, but physical music formats saw a remarkable resurgence in the past couple of years.

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