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Stories from August 11, 2024

Final Olympic medal tally puts U.S. on top in Paris

Final Olympic medal tally puts U.S. on top in Paris

The fight for national bragging rights over gold medals — considered by many countries to be the most coveted prize — came down to the wire and in the end China and the U.S. tied with forty apiece.
by Brian Mann

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A musical and stunt-filled closing ceremony draws the curtain on the Paris Olympics

A musical and stunt-filled closing ceremony draws the curtain on the Paris Olympics

The ceremony will transform France's national stadium into a concert hall to draw the curtain on over two weeks of competition as Paris hands over the Olympic flag to Los Angeles, the 2028 host city.
by Emma Bowman

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Possible clouds for Perseid meteor shower; summer conditions returning

Possible clouds for Perseid meteor shower; summer conditions returning

A beautiful, star gazing night ahead with calm winds and clear skies for mainly central through northern Minnesota. Isolated rain chances continue for far southwestern and southern Minnesota. Warming temperatures with increased rain chances for mid-week.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Former students and colleagues recall high school teachers Tim and Gwen Walz as allies and advocates

Former students and colleagues recall high school teachers Tim and Gwen Walz as allies and advocates

When Kamala Harris named Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, she highlighted his service as a congressman, soldier, teacher and coach. But she also mentioned his support for gay students at Mankato West High School.
by The Associated Press

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Harris pledges to work to end taxes on tips for service industry employees, echoing Trump vow

Harris pledges to work to end taxes on tips for service industry employees, echoing Trump vow

Vice President Kamala Harris is promising to work to eliminate federal taxes on tips paid to restaurant and other service industry employees. That echoes a similar pledge by her opponent, Republican Donald Trump, and marks a rare moment of political overlap between them.
by The Associated Press

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‘I don’t want to die,’ Uvalde student told 911 dispatcher during mass shooting

‘I don’t want to die,’ Uvalde student told 911 dispatcher during mass shooting

As a gunman shot and killed 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, terrified pupils and staff members made frantic calls to 911. One student told an operator there were “a lot” of bodies as she begged for help, saying, “Please, I don’t want to die.”
by The Associated Press

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Ukraine's president indirectly confirms daring military incursion onto Russian soil

Ukraine's president indirectly confirms daring military incursion onto Russian soil

Days after Ukraine began a surprise military incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region, Zelenskyy broke the government’s silence on it late Saturday by indirectly acknowledging ongoing military actions to “push the war out into the aggressor’s territory” in his nightly address.
by The Associated Press

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U.S. women hold off France to win eighth straight Olympic basketball gold medal

U.S. women hold off France to win eighth straight Olympic basketball gold medal

The U.S. survived the biggest challenge of its unprecedented run to eight straight gold medals with a 67-66 win over France on Sunday. No team had been able to push the Americans during this impressive streak of 61 consecutive wins.
by The Associated Press

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The Trump campaign says its emails were hacked and suggests Iran may be to blame

The Trump campaign says its emails were hacked and suggests Iran may be to blame

The Trump campaign provided no specific evidence of Iran's involvement, but the claim came a day after Microsoft issued a report detailing foreign agents’ attempts to interfere in the U.S. campaign in 2024.
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Another beautiful weekend day; Perseid meteor shower tonight

Another beautiful weekend day; Perseid meteor shower tonight

Another gorgeous weekend day with highs in the mid to upper 70s. Winds will be light with high pressure overhead. Gradually increasing cloud cover from the southwest with Isolated showers possible south of the Minnesota River Valley.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Walz ‘misspoke’ in 2018 reference to ‘weapons of war, that I carried in war,’ Harris campaign says

Walz ‘misspoke’ in 2018 reference to ‘weapons of war, that I carried in war,’ Harris campaign says

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic candidate for vice president, “misspoke” in a 2018 video about “weapons of war that I carried in war,” a Harris-Walz campaign spokesperson said Saturday.
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