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Trump orders creation of new military branch for outer space

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Vowing to reclaim U.S. leadership in space, President Donald Trump announced Monday he is directing the Pentagon to create a new "Space Force" as an independent service branch aimed at ensuring American supremacy in space.

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Motorcyclist topping 100 mph in chase crashes, dies north of metro

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A woman watched as commuters navigated Portland Avenue southbound during the evening rush hour Friday.

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Drivers avoiding I-35W construction put pressure on south Mpls. streets

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St. James police arrest suspect in murder, aggravated assault

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Heavy rain washes out roads across NE Minn., NW Wis.; 1 killed

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Police guarding hospitalized driver after north Mpls. alley crash left 2 dead
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US serial sperm donor banned from donating in Israel
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March for Our Lives bus tour coming to Minnesota
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Blue Cross, Mayo Clinic agree to new contract
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Supreme Court leaves door open to curbing partisan districts
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Children who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the U.S. sleep on mats at a facility in McAllen, Texas, where they were — U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Trump digs in on immigration amid family separation crisis

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Facing rising outrage from some Republicans as well as Democrats over the forced separation of migrant children and parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, President Donald Trump dug in Monday, again falsely blaming Democrats and declaring he would keep the U.S. from becoming "a migrant camp."

The 3M Open will be played at the TPC Twin Cities course in Blaine starting next year. Fans gathered at the ninth green to watch the event when it was

Sports

It's official: Minnesota getting stop on PGA Tour in 2019

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Marine Landing b.o.t.m. (“back on the map”) is a semi-secret restaurant on the St. Croix River.

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Hidden restaurant on St. Croix River offers good food, great views at a low price

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Sports

Who wants to buy Ryan Suter's sweet Wisconsin retreat?

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President Donald Trump made a joke about his hair earlier this year.

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Minneapolis hairstylist realizes he's giving his client a Trump. But is it a trend?

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This image released by Disney Pixar shows the character Helen/Elastigirl, voiced by Holly Hunter, left, and Bob/Mr. Incredible, voiced by Craig T. Nel

Quick quiz: How incredible are you when it comes to Pixar movies?

Over the weekend, "Incredibles 2" become the best animated opening of all time, the biggest PG-rated launch ever and the 8th-highest film launch overall.

Opinion

A boy and father from Honduras were taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents near the U.S.-Mexico Border on June 12, 2018, near Mission, Texas.

Former First Lady Laura Bush: We pride ourselves on being a moral nation. Child separations are not moral.

If we truly are who we think we are, it is our obligation to reunite these detained children with their parents — and to stop separating parents and children in the first place.

Sports

People watch golfers on the first tee at the 3M Championships in Blaine last year.

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Students from St. Paul marched from Central H.S. to the State Capitol earlier this year to protest gun violence.Richard Tsong-Taatariiïrtsong-taatari

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The Twin Cities Flower Exchange will run from June to December this year, housed out of the Good Acre in Falcon Heights. The wholesale marketplace is

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Join us on a hike of the Superior Trail

01:00Follow writer Melanie Radzicki McManus and Star Tribune photographer Brian Peterson on a 310-mile adventure through the beauty of the North Shore from Duluth to Canada. Our weekly series begins July 6.