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Good morning! Partly sunny with highs in the mid-70s today. Well, this is it. Bernetta Kouba is hanging it up as a newspaper carrier. At 91. During her five years on the job, she never missed a day of work delivering around her apartment building. | Forecast
 

As North plans missile launch, U.S., S. Korea ready war games

The exercises are an annual event, but come as Pyongyang says it is readying a plan to fire off four Hwasong-12 missiles toward Guam, which is U.S. territory and a major military hub. | In new threat, Trump demands North Korea 'get their act together'

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More than scores: MN rethinks assessments of English language learners

State education officials are using an update in federal law to try to tackle one of education's thorniest problems: how to teach students with limited or no English skills. | Path to mastering English? Schools say students' home language is key

Valerie Castile to receive full settlement in son's death

A Hennepin County judge has ordered that Philando Castile's mother be allocated $2 million from a civil settlement in his death. | The death of Philando Castile

Cargill violated workers' civil rights over prayer dispute, agency says

A federal commission concluded the Minnesota-based company violated the rights of Somali-American Muslims at a Colorado plant.

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Poll: Most say time to end effort to repeal Obama health law

Around 4 in 5 want the Trump administration to take actions that help former President Barack Obama's law function properly, rather than trying to undermine it, according to the poll from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. | Trump suggests Senate GOP leader must deliver or step aside

CNN fires commentator Jeffrey Lord over Nazi salute tweet

Lord said his "Sieg Heil!" tweet wasn't an endorsement of fascist tactics but meant to mock the Media Matters group. A network spokesperson said "Nazi salutes are indefensible."

Excruciating and beautiful: 'Glass Castle' author sees life on screen

The film version of "The Glass Castle," Jeannette Walls' best-selling memoir, hits theaters this weekend. She hopes the film will help others deal with their troubled histories. | The Thread

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