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Letter of the day: World's tallest building has a familiar look in these parts

January 6, 2010 at 12:55AM
The Burj Khalifa, which opened Monday, is the world's tallest skyscraper. Inverted, it could be a winter staple in Minnesota.
The Burj Khalifa, which opened Monday, is the world’s tallest skyscraper. Inverted, it could be a winter staple in Minnesota. (Getty Images/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

For all the glory that is the world's newest and loftiest skyscraper -- Dubai's Burj Khalifa at 2,717 feet -- if you simply flip the Star Tribune's Jan. 5 graphic of the tower, you will quickly return to earth: That thing is hanging from my roof gutter! STEVE WATSON, MINNEAPOLIS

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Eviction filings up in Minnesota amid ICE surge

FILE -- A rent deposit slot at an apartment complex in Tucker, Ga., on July 21, 2020. As an eviction crisis has seemed increasingly likely this summer, everyone in the housing market has made the same plea to Washington: Send money — lots of it — that would keep renters in their homes and landlords afloat. (Melissa Golden/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: XNYT58
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It’s too soon to tell how much the immigration crackdown is to blame.

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How do Minnesota pros prepare for a game? Collier, Faber, Gobert and others showed us.

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