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Senate returns and faces deadline to avoid shutdown and questions about McConnell

Senate returns and faces deadline to avoid shutdown and questions about McConnell

Congress faces a tight deadline to pass a short term spending bill and avoid a shutdown. Also Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell faces questions about his health following a second public episode.
by Deirdre Walsh and Kelsey Snell

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Rochester bets on geothermal to power a green future

Rochester bets on geothermal to power a green future

Since June, construction workers in Rochester, Minn., have been drilling deep wells that will eventually be part of a large geothermal network meant to heat and cool multiple buildings downtown. These systems aren’t an option for every city. But in locations that have the right geologic conditions, it’s a climate-friendly way to heat and cool.
by Catharine Richert

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2 Minnesota teens drown in Wisconsin lake

Around 5 p.m. Friday, dispatchers received emergency calls about two missing swimmers on Lipsett Lake in the town of Rusk, Wis., located about 115 miles northeast of the Twin Cities.  
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Demonstrators call for investigation into conditions inside Stillwater state prison

Demonstrators call for investigation into conditions inside Stillwater state prison

The gathering followed a peaceful protest put on by close to 100 incarcerated people on Sunday to decry reduced shower, phone and recreation time, as well as dangerously hot rooms and poor water quality. 
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Turkey has failed to persuade Russia to rejoin the Ukraine grain deal

Turkey has failed to persuade Russia to rejoin the Ukraine grain deal

In talks in Sochi, Russia, President Vladimir Putin rejected efforts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to revive a United Nations-backed deal to allow the safe passage of grain from Ukraine.
by Charles Maynes

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