Good morning, and welcome to Wednesday. Tuesday was another busy news day, so let’s go right to the Digest.
1. Gov. Mark Dayton appointed Anne McKeig to fill a vacancy on the Minnesota Supreme Court. McKeig is the first American Indian to serve on the court and her pick means women will make up the majority of justices. “Today is a historic day, not only for myself and for my family, but for all native people," McKeig said Tuesday. (MPR News)
2. A federal jury deliberated for less than two hours before returning a guilty verdict in the case of Jordan Davis, a Minneapolis Police officer accused of using taxpayer money from Community Action of Minneapolis for personal expenses. Earlier this month, his father Bill Davis, the former CEO of Community Action of Minneapolis and a longtime DFL insider, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of fraud and theft. (MPR News)
3. Another terrorist attack has killed more than 40 people, this time in Turkey. Hundreds more were injured when three gunmen began shooting at theAtaturk International Airport in Istanbul and then blew themselves up.No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Turkish prime minister said he suspects the so-called Islamic State was behind it. (NPR)
4. After a $7 million, two year investigation, the report released Tuesday by the House Benghazi Committee found fault with the response to the attack on the U.S. compound, but no new evidence of specific wrongdoing by Hillary Clinton. The report is most critical of the Defense Department, not the State Department, for its lack of response to the attack. (Washington Post)
5. Donald Trump gave a speech in Pennsylvania blasting trade policy supported by mainstream Republicans for decades and blaming trade deals for the loss of American jobs. Trump also ripped Hillary Clinton for supporting trade deals including NAFTA, and questioned her opposition to the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership. Among the critics of the speech were both the Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO. (Politico)
6.This has nothing to do with politics, but have you seen this video of the motorcyclist hitting the foam pad? A good reminder to make sure your stuff is tied down tightly before heading out. (Pioneer Press)
