'They all need work': Expert grades state flag finalists

The expert on flags — they're called vexillologists, and he's written a book on the subject — said he likes the six finalists to be Minnesota's new flags but thinks they are "trying to do too much."
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McCarthy privately recounts terse phone call with Trump after ouster

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U.S. District Court Judge Wilhelmina Wright said she will retire effective Feb. 15, 2024.
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Judge Wilhelmina Wright, first Black woman on Minnesota's federal bench, will retire in February

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned consumers not to eat certain whole and cut cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit products linked to
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned consumers not to eat certain whole and cut cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit products linked to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning.

Minnesota is nation's hot spot in deadly cantaloupe salmonella outbreak

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Two Minnesotans have died from an outbreak linked to tainted cantaloupe and fresh-cut fruit medleys.
The winning cookies of the 2023 Star Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest. Center, Earl Grey Butter Cookies with Dark Chocolate and Orange Filling (the winn
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The winning recipes for the 2023 Star Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest

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Colorado coach Deion Sanders cut more than 50 players from the team he took over  — and another 20 left on their own. The Buffaloes improved from 1-
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What happened to all those players Deion Sanders dumped at Colorado?

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Taylor Swift packed U.S. Bank Stadium twice in June on her way to ruling Minneapolis’ streaming stats for 2023.
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Ready for it? Spotify names Minneapolis' most-streamed artists and songs of 2023

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Rudy Gobert, left, and Athan Kaliakmanis.
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Did the Timberwolves win the trade — and will the Gophers do the same?

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Camryn Bynum (holding the ball) leads the Vikings in tackles and defensive snaps through 12 games.
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These five unheralded Vikings hold the keys to a playoff push

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