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Good morning! After last night's drenching rains, it'll be mostly dry through Saturday. Highs near 80. So (spoiler alert) .... Bran didn't win "Game of Thrones." This Minnesota couple did.| Forecast

When Minnesota cities take over trash collection, they take heat. But sometimes it pays off
There's an ongoing battle over the freedom to decide who hauls trash away. Like St. Paul, some Minnesota cities have struggled to control trash collection, but others have made it a part of their broader efforts to help the environment. 
Destination Medical Center, North? Duluth readies for massive medical investment
Two of Duluth's regional health care systems, Essentia Health and St. Luke's, are planning to invest more than $1 billion in expansions. City officials hope the development, which is being supported in part with infrastructure funding from the state, will spur additional growth in the downtown medical district.
How young is too young to be suspended from school?
A proposal to ban expulsions and suspensions for preschool students failed to get through the Legislature this year. | Listen: Minnesota continues to grappe with disciplinary discrepancies
Queen, world leaders honor veterans on D-Day anniversary
D-Day saw more than 150,000 Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy in northwest France on June 6, 1944, carried by 7,000 boats. The Battle of Normandy, codenamed Operation Overlord, was a turning point in the war, and helped bring about Nazi Germany's defeat in May 1945. | Minnesota man carries family ties to France to re-enact D-Day parachute jump | The faces of D-Day
GOP senators line up against Trump's 5 percent Mexico tariff plan
It's unclear they have the votes to stop him, and President Trump said they'd be "foolish" to try.
Photos: St. Cloud Somali youth celebrate Eid, get schooled in fishing
An Eid al-Fitr celebration in St. Cloud offered a chance for young Somali Americans to mark the holiday and connect with the outdoors -- through fishing. | Twin Cities henna artist finds culture, religion, fun mix nicely at Eid
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