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Nobody knows yet how many people are dead because they didn’t move quickly enough to escape fast-moving California wildfires . Our homes and our stuff and, in some cases, our pets are a strong emotional anchor that often prevents us from recognizing, accepting, and reacting to a clear and present danger. That’s why this video of a woman fleeing the Malibu fire is getting pushed bigtime by the authorities. Read more on NewsCut | Forecast
Minnesota, U.S. land holds keys to staving off climate change
Natural climate solutions such as reforestation or using cover crops could offset the equivalent of 21 percent of the United States net annual carbon emissions, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances.
Wildfire death toll rises as search for missing continues

Authorities on Tuesday reported six more fatalities from the Northern California blaze, bringing the total number of dead so far to 48. They haven't disclosed the total number still missing, but earlier in the week that figure was more than 200.

What it's like to settle in at the governor's mansion

Come January, Minnesota's governor-elect Tim Walz may take up residence in the official governor's residence on Summit Avenue. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with former First Lady Mary Pawlenty about that decision, and what life was like at the governor's residence.


Emmer wins Republican leadership post

Minnesota Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer is now a member of his party’s leadership in Washington. Emmer was elected Wednesday to lead the National Republican Congressional Committee, known more commonly as the NRCC.

Electronic pulltabs are pulling in sales
Once a flop in Minnesota, electronic pulltab gambling is taking off. Sales rose 80 percent during the state's fiscal year that ended June 30, according to a new report by the Minnesota Gambling Control Board. The annual summary of the charitable gambling industry shows that e-pull tabs brought in $360 million last year, up from $200 million the year before.
Officer gave security guard 'multiple verbal commands' to drop gun, police now say

A new statement from the state agency tasked with investigating a white police officer's fatal shooting of a black security guard in suburban Chicago suggests the officer could not have known the man wasn't a threat. That contradicts what people who said they witnessed the shooting told the media.

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DOJ memo: Acting Attorney General Whitaker's appointment is legal

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's temporary appointment was legal, the Justice Department said in a memo on Wednesday — but it did not address whether he must recuse himself from the Russia investigation.

Founder of Feed My Starving Children, Richard Proudfit, dies
Richard Proudfit, the founder of Feed My Starving Children, a Minnesota-based nonprofit that has delivered billions of nutritious meals to malnourished children worldwide, has died. He was 88.
A search for new ways to pay for drugs that cost a mint

Researchers expect that three dozen new drugs will come on the market over the next few years with astronomical prices — some likely topping a million dollars per patient.

Lawsuit seeks to maintain federal gray wolf protections

An environmental group has sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to preserve federal protections for gray wolves and force the agency to develop a national recovery plan for the species.

Pence condemns Myanmar's Suu Kyi for treatment of Rohingya, imprisoned journalists

Vice President Mike Pence had strong words for Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a regional summit being held in Singapore, calling out her country's brutal military campaign against minority Rohingya Muslims and the imprisonment of two prominent journalists.

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