GOP nominates Scalise to be House speaker, will try to unite before floor vote

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Republicans nominated Rep. Steve Scalise on Wednesday to be the next House speaker but struggled to quickly unite their deeply divided majority and elect the conservative in a public floor vote after ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the job.
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Gaza is tiny and watched closely by Israel. But rescuing hostages there would be a daunting task

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A raccoon stands on top of a sewer drain while other raccoons take shelter from the rain inside of it  in St. Paul.
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Dozens of stumbling, slumping raccoon sightings in Burnsville since summer

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Local

Pine City man admits luring girls into sending explicit images and sexually assaulting two of them

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The Minneapolis Police Third Precinct building, April 2023.
Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune file
The Minneapolis Police Third Precinct building, April 2023.

Third Precinct debate could run past Election Day, as Frey faces resistance on his site choice

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As the City Council preps to vote on the mayor's site for the police station, a group of council members is pressing for a slower timeline.
If the Twins want to have more October baseball at Target Field this month, they’ll need to win two in a row against Houston.
Sports

Neal: Win or else. Five changes Baldelli must make for Twins to win Game 4.

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Don’t expect a drink list at the North Loop’s new cocktail den, each one is tailor made for the drinker.
Variety

Inside the new North Loop bar that's ditching menus for custom cocktails

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David Schultz, political science professor at Hamline University, described economic systems to his political ethics class last week.
Business

Ramstad: Capitalism has an image problem among college students

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Jack Cutmore-Scott and Kelsey Grammer.
Variety

Review: 'Frasier' is back in Boston in a wicked smart reboot

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