Dr. Henry Heimlich, 96, uses maneuver to save choking person for first time

To view this email as a web page, [click here] [Star Tribune] Talkers Top stories - Dr. Henry Heimlich uses maneuver to save choking person for first time: The 96-year-old Cincinnati surgeon credited with developing his namesake Heimlich maneuver [used the emergency technique for the first time himself] to save a woman at his senior living center. - Minneapolis City Council approves sick-leave ordinance: Starting in July 2017, most Minneapolis businesses will be [required to provide paid sick leave]. - What's on tap for the long Memorial Day weekend? Well, [lots of rain though Sunday], but Memorial Day should be dry with summery temperatures. - The superbug that doctors have been dreading just reached the U.S.: Officials fear the discovery, made last month in the urine of a 49-year- old Pennsylvania woman, [may herald the end of antibiotics]. - Woman fatally shot in minivan was 'in wrong place at wrong time' Minneapolis police said a woman was [not the intended target of the gunfire] at 6 p.m. Thursday in the 2100 block of Penn Avenue N. - In Hiroshima, Obama honors the 'silent cry' of bombing victims: The president paid tribute Friday to the [140,000 victims of the atomic bomb] dropped 71 years ago on Hiroshima, and called on the world to abandon "the logic of fear" that encourages the stockpiling of nuclear weapons. - Minnesota school district pulls coming-of-age novel: After a parent complaint about the book, "This One Summer," the librarian, the principal and the superintendent at the Henning district’s only school [reviewed it and decided it wasn't for all ages]. - Disney bans LA Times reporter from 'Frozen' stage premiere: Hugo Martin, who covers travel and tourism, [was told he was “disinvited” to the Thursday night gala at Disneyland] because of a recent story he wrote about the company’s theme park in China. View this Close encounters of the elephant kind: [An elephant stares down the lens] of a photographers camera at Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya. Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com]. Trending - Looking at the numbers, how bad is the Twins' start? To begin, [it's among the worst in 3 decades] - not just for the franchise, not just for the year, but compared to every bad team every season going back to 1980. - Modular homes going up on vacant lots in north Minneapolis: A start-up company is seeing [less-expensive factory-built homes] as the right fit for the area. - At Fort Snelling National Cemetery, duty and honor are forever: Long before the Memorial Day visitors arrive, [a crew is there carefully tending the grounds.] - Want to tour Skid Row Minneapolis? The Star Tribune is offering a walking tour into the historic heart of Minneapolis. The Downtown East neighborhood is the center of a revitalizing downtown, but once it was home to the largest Skid Row in the upper Midwest. Due to popular demand, we just added an additional tour on Thursday, June 30. [Clear here] to learn more and buy tickets. Sports roundup - Gophers wrestling coach's career could be in jeopardy: J Robinson’s apparent decision to [self-police the alleged drug problem] within his Gophers wrestling program could end his storied career. - Twins hitting coach knows the spotlight is on him: The Twins aren’t scoring runs, and [Tom Brunansky knows that puts the weight] squarely on his shoulders to solve the problem. - With the depth it has, is this Lynx team the best ever? With a 4-0 start, head coach Cheryl Reeve was reminded about what associate head coach Jim Petersen had said recently. That [this version of the Lynx could be the best one]. Ever. - Wild's Zach Parise says rehab from back injury is going well: The center [opted for rehabilitation rather than surgery] and hopes to represent the United States at the World Cup of Hockey in September. Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here]. Quote of the day “It basically shows us that the end of the road isn't very far away for antibiotics -- that we may be in a situation where we have patients in our intensive-care units, or patients getting urinary tract infections for which we do not have antibiotics. ” -- [CDC Director Tom Frieden] Worth a click Can algorithms be racist? ProPublica investigated the [software used by the criminal justice system] in nine states (including Wisconsin) to predict whether criminals will reoffend. And guess what? The reporters found evidence of racial bias. Talkers trivia Want to win a "State of Wonders" 2016 wall calendar? Today is Friday, so it's time for a trivia question. The correct answer can be found buried somewhere in a story that appeared in Talkers this week. We can't prevent you from simply Googling the answer, so Googling is encouraged! E-mail your answer to [talkers@startribune.com] by midnight on Sunday night. A winner will be selected at random from the correct responses. That lucky reader will receive an official Star Tribune "State of Wonders" 2016 wall calendar, as well as a shout-out in Monday's newsletter. Prizes may change from week to week so watch this space! Here is this week's question: A 6-year-old superfan recorded an original rap song in an effort to lure which Minnesota Vikings player to his birthday party? Good luck! From the archives May 27, 1976: Marcy Elementary School first- and second-graders in Minneapolis taught by Carol Yoder built their own town from milk cartons and scrap wood. Each student constructed a building representing their own home. It took 4 1/2 months to construct. 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