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This weekend, Minnesota celebrates the Finns, with rare visit by president
FinnFest USA returns to Minneapolis on nation's 100th anniversary.
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Facebook to release Russia ads to Congress
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company is "actively working" with the U.S. government on its ongoing investigations into Russian interference into the 2016 presidential election.
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Finland + Minnesota = Finnesota. Here are the top connections
Minnesota is home to more Finnish-Americans than any other state.
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Powerless: Puerto Rico faces weeks without electricity
The sky was darkening Thursday afternoon as 10-year-old Sarah Jimenez laid out three plastic buckets on her grandmother's patio in hopes of capturing rainwater.
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Maria destroys homes, knocks out power in Puerto Rico
The strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in over 80 years destroyed hundreds of homes, knocked out power across the island and triggered heavy flooding in an onslaught that could plunge the US territory deeper into financial crisis.
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Maria destroys homes, triggers flooding in Puerto Rico
The strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 years destroyed hundreds of homes, knocked out power across the entire island and turned some streets into raging rivers Wednesday in an onslaught that could plunge the U.S. territory deeper into financial crisis.
Mexico quake rescuers struggle to free girl, other survivors
The wiggling fingers of a young girl trapped in the rubble of her collapsed school in Mexico City raised hopes and prodded rescuers to work furiously hour after hour Wednesday in a delicate effort trying to free her from unstable debris — a drama that played out at dozens of buildings toppled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 245 people.
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Mexico earthquake causes fatal school collapse
Mexico's federal Education Department reported late Tuesday night that 25 bodies had been recovered from the wreckage of a school that collapsed during Tuesday's earthquake. Most of the dead are children. Across Mexico, more than 200 are known dead in the earthquake.
World
Hurricane Maria weakens to Category 4
Hurricane Maria is expected to make landfall in Puerto Rico Wednesday midmorning. The Category 4 storm 155 mph maximum sustained winds early Wednesday. Forecasters say it could bring life-threatening winds to the island for 12 to 24 hours.
World
Hurricane Maria aims at Puerto Rico after slamming Dominica
Hurricane Maria barreled toward Puerto Rico on Tuesday night after wreaking widespread devastation on Dominica and leaving the small Caribbean island virtually incommunicado.
Music
Lady Gaga postpones European leg of world tour due to 'severe physical pain'
Lady Gaga has postponed her world tour's European leg until next year because of ongoing health problems, the tour's promoter said Monday.
World
Trump diplomacy to be tested at United Nations
Iran and North Korea top General Assembly agenda.
World
World hunger rises at faster pace
The increase came at the fastest pace since at least the beginning of this century as conflicts and climate-related issues curbed access to food.
U.K. threat level raised to "critical" after subway bombing
A homemade bomb planted in a rush-hour subway car exploded in London on Friday, injuring 29 people and prompting authorities to raise Britain's terrorism threat level to "critical," meaning another attack may be imminent.
Photo of Cubans playing dominoes in Irma floodwaters sparks debate
As Hurricane Irma flooded the working-class neighborhoods behind Havana's seaside Malecon, a photographer for the Cuban Communist Party newspaper watched two men pulling broken furniture out of the calf-high water.
World
London blast declared terrorist incident
Police in London declared the reported explosion on a London subway train a 'terrorist incident.' It's unclear if an actual explosion injured anyone, but at least one witness says some people may have been trampled.
World
Somali refugee's American dream on hold as Trump ban debated
Somali refugee Asho Manangara Ibrahim has a dream. She wants to educate herself and her children in the United States. For 10 years she went through a rigorous process of interviews and screening and finally she was cleared to travel to the United States.
World
North Korea threatens to use nuclear weapon to sink Japan
The fresh, fiery rhetoric is likely to exacerbate tensions in North Asia.
World
Cuba mystery grows: New details on what befell US diplomats
The blaring, grinding noise jolted the American diplomat from his bed in a Havana hotel. He moved just a few feet, and there was silence. He climbed back into bed. Inexplicably, the agonizing sound hit him again. It was as if he'd walked through some invisible wall cutting straight through his room.
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