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Nobody owns love, or respect, or faith, or belief, writes Bob Collins. So perhaps it’s not surprising that the very act of Christians wishing love and peace to Muslims during Ramadan somehow insults other Christians. And yet, the reaction a Brooklyn Park church is getting for spreading some interdenominational love is jaw-dropping, even when viewed by 2018 standards. Read more at NewsCut. | Forecast | Updraft 
Cash-strapped schools await word of veto decisions
Several wide-ranging bills include one-time funds for school district safety improvements and other uses, but the bills have also drawn a veto threat from Gov. Mark Dayton.
Groom from Mall of America made-for-TV wedding dies
David Weinlick and Elizabeth Runze married at the Mall of America in 1998 in what was basically a blind-date wedding after meeting that same day. It also led to nearly two decades of marital bliss, interrupted only by Weinlick's colon cancer. Weinlick was 48.
Family mourns SE Minnesota couple who died during Iceland fishing trip
A dream fly fishing vacation has ended tragically in Iceland for a La Crescent, Minn., couple.
After minting coin for North Korea summit, White House accused of early celebration
Weeks before President Trump and Kim Jong Un are scheduled to meet for a daylong summit, there is growing uncertainty over how the meeting will go — or whether it will even take place.
Branson-owned health company to merge with its rival
In an announcement Monday, Virgin Pulse says its merger with Minneapolis-based RedBrick Health will create the "world's largest, most comprehensive digital health and engagement company."
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Kilauea's wrath threatens power plant — and Hawaii's most powerful industry
On Monday evening local time, the Hawaii County Civil Defense agency announced that lava from nearby fissures had begun to encroach on the southern edge of one of the state's key sources of power, the Puna Geothermal Venture.
Artist Robert Indiana dies at 89: The story behind 'LOVE'
Fifty years after his LOVE painting made Robert Indiana a sensation, the artist has died at age 89. Indiana's two-row rendering of the word, with its tilted "O," became one of the most recognizable works of modern art in the world.
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Hey, salad lovers: It's OK to eat romaine lettuce again
After weeks of warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to toss out romaine grown in the Yuma, Ariz., region, the CDC says there are no longer any greens coming from this region.
Deportation protesters block Minneapolis light rail; 18 arrested
Eighteen people were arrested during a Tuesday morning immigration protest at Fort Snelling that blocked light rail trains.
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