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6" of rain, hail the size of baseballs in Twin Cities west metro

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High winds, some clocked at 60 mph in Richfield, accompanied the storms. Bloomington was also hard hit with numerous trees down in the area.
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Rejection of Bottineau line raises hope for N. Mpls. train

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Cliff Willmeng joins a burgeoning group of hospital workers nationally filing lawsuits in response to what they see as pressure from hospitals to unreasonably lower safety standards for workers on the front lines of pandemic care.
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