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Wednesday will be pleasant with thinning clouds north of the metro area. Winds will be gusty. Showers are likely for northern and possibly east central Minnesota Wednesday night into Thursday morning before dry weather returns for the rest of the week. | Forecast

The DNC is about to cut the 2020 field in half, and spark plenty of controversy 
Jessica Taylor | NPR 
The shrinking field will please some who worry about Democrats' chances of defeating President Trump. But some candidates are already complaining party leaders are trying to manipulate the process. 
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Warren's on the rise, but can she convince Democrats she can beat Trump? 

Domenico Montanaro | NPR 
After a summer that included two strong debate performances, the Massachusetts senator has seen a rise in fundraising, polls and crowds. But can she win it all? 
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Soccer: Salve for struggling neighborhood of immigrants 
Catharine Richert | MPR News
A soccer field is the first big project of the Meadow Park Initiative, a new community organizing effort in Rochester aimed at building trust, safety and stability in a neighborhood where Somali and Latino immigrants have come together from opposite sides of the globe to build their lives in America. 
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Minnesota company's pollution won't find a home in Hudson 
Nina Moini | MPR News
Hi-Tec Finishing in Wisconsin had agreed to work with Water Gremlin, but now says the company was “unaware that the chemicals used to process the Water Gremlin products are alleged to be unsafe and unhealthy." 
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Minnesota climber falls, dies on Montana’s highest peak 
 Billings Gazette 
Bad weather has delayed the retrieval of the body of a 65-year-old Minnesota man who fell to his death while climbing Granite Peak with his son.
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The Lizzo booty backstory begins in Burnsville 
Jana Shortal | KARE11
Lizzo's Minnesota ties went next level, when the biggest thing on her stage at Monday’s VMAs was an inflatable booty that was made in Minnesota. 
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