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Good morning! Fresh breezes will be a nice break from yesterday. Sunny, cooler, & less humid. High around 79. Dew points 50s. The Minnesota Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday over whether St. Paul residents should be able to vote on the city's new centralized trash collection in a ballot referendum. | Forecast

In hurricane's wake, Puerto Ricans find safe harbor in Minnesota
More than 300 families have migrated to Minnesota from Puerto Rico in the aftermath of a devastating 2017 hurricane. Many are rebuilding their lives here, though they face barriers. Some aren’t sure if they’ll stay.
Del Monte Foods plans to close southern Minn. plant, affecting more than 360 workers
The California-based company says layoffs of more than 360 employees in Sleepy Eye, Minn. will begin around Oct. 21 after the current packing season and last through the first half of 2020.
Specialty coins are new Walz calling card
If you shake hands with Gov. Tim Walz, don’t be shocked to find something left in your palm.
Lately, the first-year DFL governor has been giving out specialty coins bearing his name, autograph and symbols of Minnesota. They’re called ‘challenge coins’ — a concept that took hold as something of a backslap in the military and grew into a fad in American politics.
Minnesota public employee union official taken off job
The top official at one of Minnesota’s biggest labor unions has been placed on leave pending an investigation into unspecified allegations, the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Council 5 said Tuesday.
Warren highlights criminal justice plan in Minneapolis
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is proposing a long list of changes including lower incarceration rates, marijuana legalization and the decriminalization of truancy in schools. She also wants to address racial disparities in incarceration, adjust sentencing guidelines and improve policing practices.

No misfires from Target in second quarter and profits soar
Target topped expectations in just about any way measurable during the second quarter as it pushes faster delivery and invests heavily in new private label brands.
More U.S. towns are feeling the pinch as recycling becomes costlier
The U.S. recycling industry is facing a quandary: Too much of the plastic we use can't be recycled, and taxpayers increasingly are on the hook for paying for all that trash to hit the landfills.
Employers struggle with hiring undocumented workers: 'You cannot hire American here'

Unauthorized immigrants often do manual, low-paying jobs, and employers say they have no choice but to hire them. But the White House and advocates for lower immigration say the law is the law.

To honor John McCain, his wife says, Americans could be nicer to one another
Cindy McCain, the Arizona senator's widow, marks the first anniversary of his death by asking Americans to engage in acts of civility. "We're missing John's voice of reason right now in so many ways."
Florida could serve as example for lawmakers considering red flag laws
Though tobacco ads have been banned from TV for about 50 years, the marketing of electronic cigarettes isn't constrained by the law. Public health advocates consider that a loophole that hurts kids.
Trump to skip visiting Denmark after Prime Minister says Greenland 'not for sale'
The president said he would postpone a planned trip to the Scandinavian country after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called his idea of buying the island "absurd."
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