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St. Paul park mudslide turns school trip into deadly nightmare

A saturated slope in Lilydale Regional Park collapsed, killing one student and leaving another buried. Two other children from Peter Hobart Elementary School in St. Louis Park were injured. Updated 13 minutes ago

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Oklahoma tornado damage: 13,000 homes, $1.5-$2 billion

The tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb this week may have created $2 billion or more in damage as it tore through as many as 13,000 homes, multiple schools and a hospital, officials said Wednesday as they gave the first detailed account of the devastation. Updated 8:20 PM
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Rochester, Mayo Clinic celebrate $585 million windfall from the state

Minnesota came up with the money — more than half a billion dollars — and now Mayo Clinic is keeping its part of the bargain. It won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. Updated 32 minutes ago
- Dayton, lawmakers celebrate Mayo expansion
- All-day kindergarten is a go for fall 2014

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Twins pitcher Vance Worley reacts to his demotion to Rochester after giving up eight runs to Atlanta on Wednesday. Updated 8:18 PM

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Twins insider: If results don't change the roster will

The Twins’ losing streak grew to eight on Wednesday, and the loss carried consequences: Vance Worley was quickly demoted to Rochester. Full storyFull story Updated 8:29 PM

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Wall Street pours cold water on Target's weather excuses

Target blamed the weather for slow sales, but analysts don’t think that’s the whole story. The retailer’s stock fell 4... Full storyFull story Updated 8:02 PM

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Obama administration says 4 Americans killed since 2009 in drone strikes

The Obama administration acknowledged publicly for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama in which he plans to pledge more transparency to Congress in his counterterrorism policy. Full storyFull story

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