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Northeastern Minnesotans get first look at burn damage as wildfire threat diminishes

12:00 PM

Homes and cabin owners got a first opportunity Friday to view the devastation in areas torched by this week’s massive wildfires in northeastern Minnesota. Meanwhile, cooler, wet weather continued to help firefighting crews make progress in their efforts to contain the blazes.

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10 escape from New Orleans jail through hole in cell wall while lone guard left to get food
1:51 PM
Authorities say 10 men broke out of a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet. Seven of them are still on the lam.
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Paige Bueckers' WNBA debut spoiled as Napheesa Collier scores 34 in Lynx's 99-84 win over Wings
1:16 PM
Sports
Napheesa Collier scored 34 points, spoiling the WNBA debut of fellow UConn alum Paige Bueckers and leading the Minnesota Lynx to a 99-84 victory over the Dallas Wings in the season opener for both teams.
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‘Dream come true’: Soccer player aims to inspire Hmong women like her to play sports
Yesterday
ChangeMakers
Bee Chang started playing soccer in high school and was offered a position with the Minnesota Aurora FC, the pre-professional women’s soccer team. She’s now the new assistant coach for the Aurora 2, the developmental team.
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U of M shuts down research center plagued by plagiarism allegations
Updated yesterday
Education News
The school announced the closure of the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity one day after its founder, Rachel Hardeman, departed.
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Despite court rulings in his favor, U of M student still fighting for freedom from ICE custody
Updated at 8:15 PM
Crime, Law and Justice
“I keep winning in the courts, but I am still detained,” says Doğukan Günaydın, in a newly filed document in his lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, which has appealed a judge’s decision to have him freed on bond.
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Minnesota trooper faces new counts in child sex abuse image case
8:36 PM
Crime, Law and Justice
A Minnesota state trooper charged in early May with producing videos depicting the sexual abuse of a child is facing additional counts after a federal grand jury reviewed the case.
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