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    Fireworks explode at the All-Star Gala near Mill City Museum around 12:25 a.m. Tuesday in downtown Minneapolis.
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    GalleryGallery: Fireworks explode at the All-Star Gala near Mill City Museum around 12:25 a.m. Tuesday in downtown Minneapolis.

    Fireworks explode at the All-Star Gala near Mill City Museum around 12:25 a.m. Tuesday in downtown Minneapolis.
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    GalleryGallery: Fireworks explode at the All-Star Gala near Mill City Museum around 12:25 a.m. Tuesday in downtown Minneapolis.

    Fireworks rise over the Stone Arch Bridge in downtown Minneapolis around 12:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 15, 2104.
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    GalleryGallery: Fireworks rise over the Stone Arch Bridge in downtown Minneapolis around 12:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 15, 2104.

    Fireworks explode at the All-Star Gala near Mill City Museum around 12:25 a.m. Tuesday in downtown Minneapolis.
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    GalleryGallery: Fireworks explode at the All-Star Gala near Mill City Museum around 12:25 a.m. Tuesday in downtown Minneapolis.

    With the Stone Arch Bridge in the background, fireworks explode at the All-Star Gala near Mill City Museum around 12:25 a.m. Tuesday in downtown Minne
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    GalleryGallery: With the Stone Arch Bridge in the background, fireworks explode at the All-Star Gala near Mill City Museum around 12:25 a.m. Tuesday in downtown Minneapolis.

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    GalleryGallery: Fireworks explode at the All-Star Gala near Mill City Museum around 12:25 a.m. Tuesday.

    Fireworks explode at the All-Star Gala near Mill City Museum around 12:25 a.m. Tuesday in downtown Minneapolis.
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    GalleryGallery: Fireworks explode at the All-Star Gala near Mill City Museum around 12:25 a.m. Tuesday in downtown Minneapolis.

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