With girls joining the ranks, Boy Scouts plan a name change

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - With girls joining the ranks, Boy Scouts plan a name change: For 108 years, the Boy Scouts of America's flagship program has been known simply as the Boy Scouts. With girls soon entering the ranks, [the group says that iconic name will change.]( - Rural Minnesotans frustrated over health costs, lack of broadband: Excessive health care costs, limited high-speed internet service and long-delayed road and bridge projects are some of the top problems that frustrate those who live in smaller communities, and many do not believe that their voices are being heard by policymakers, according to [a new report by the Minnesota Farmers Union.]( - Twin Ports mayors call on refinery to stop using highly toxic chemical: Following a panicked evacuation of huge swaths of Superior due to an explosion that rocked the Husky refinery, the mayors of Superior and Duluth have called on Husky Energy, Inc., [to stop using hydrogen fluoride at the facility](, citing reports that the highly toxic chemical could injure or kill up to 180,000 people in the Twin Ports if accidentally released. - Minnesota is a hot spot for tick-related illnesses: Insect-borne diseases have tripled in the United States since 2004, and [Minnesota has emerged as an epicenter of tick-related illnesses](, according to new data the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. - Iowa lawmakers approve nation's most restrictive abortion legislation: Republican lawmakers with control of the Iowa statehouse fast-tracked a bill early Wednesday that [would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected](, usually around six weeks of pregnancy, sending what could be the nation's most restrictive abortion legislation to the governor. Critics say the so-called "heartbeat" bill would ban the medical procedure before some women even know they're pregnant, and it sets the state up for a legal challenge over its constitutionality. - Mueller raised possibility of presidential subpoena with Trump's lawyers: In a tense meeting in early March with the special counsel, President Donald Trump’s lawyers insisted he had no obligation to talk with federal investigators probing Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. But Special Counsel Robert Mueller responded that he had another option if Trump declined: [He could issue a subpoena for the president to appear]( before a grand jury, according to four people familiar with the encounter. [White House lawyer Ty Cobb is retiring]( and will be replaced by Emmet Flood, a veteran Washington lawyer who represented President Bill Clinton during his impeachment, the New York Times reports. - Trump's longtime doctor describes "raid" to obtain records: Harold Bornstein, Trump's longtime personal doctor, told NBC News that Keith Schiller, the president's longtime bodyguard and former director of Oval Office operations, showed up at his office in February 2017 along with two other men [to collect the president's medical records](, leaving Bornstein feeling "raped, frightened and sad." White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders disputed the doctor's characterization of the episode. Bornstein also said that [Trump personally dictated a hyperbolic 2015 letter]( that declared the then-presidential candidate would be "the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency," CNN reports. - St. Paul may blast part of Wabasha street bluff after rock slide: Three days after [chunks of rock the size of mattresses crashed down]( onto busy Wabasha Street, the St. Paul Department of Public Works is considering blasting away a portion of the bluff to prevent future rock slides. - Black men arrested at Starbucks settle for $200K entrepreneurship program: Two black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the city for a symbolic $1 each Wednesday and a promise from officials to [set up a $200,000 program for young entrepreneurs](.  Watch this We did it. We've finally found the world's worst driver. A worthy successor to yesterday's clip of a drunk driver whose dashcam recorded her own crash, this driver in China recently [avoided missing an exit in the worst way possible](, leaving a shocking amount of wreckage in their wake.  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - Twin Cities "zero wasters" go to extremes to keep trash out of landfills: While the concept of zero waste has been around for decades, it’s recently been gaining traction as more people become willing to change what they eat, buy, wear and use for everything from toiletries to cleaning supplies. In the past two years, more than 80 Twin Cities families have [signed up for a “zero waste challenge”]( run by Hennepin County to see if they can drastically reduce their trash. - Kanye West calls slavery a "choice": Before the last one had a chance to simmer down, the superstar rapper caused another firestorm on social media, [suggesting American slavery was a "choice"]( made by the enslaved in an interview Tuesday. - Tourists flock to Peru's newfound "Rainbow Mountain": [Stripes of turquoise, lavender and gold]( blanket what has become known as "Rainbow Mountain," a ridge of multicolored sediments laid down millions of years ago and pushed up as tectonic plates clashed. It's only within the last five years that the natural wonder has been discovered by the outside world, earning it must-see status on Peru's burgeoning backpacker tourist circuit.  Sports roundup - Plenty of questions surrounding Twins, but don't panic - yet: Jim Souhan takes a crack at [answering your questions about the slumping Twins.]( - Pitino's Gophers are on a high-speed search to fill open scholarships: Gophers are one assistant coach and [two players short of a full roster]( after offseason changes and a turbulent April recruiting season. - Organizing committee estimates 2019 Final Four will bring $142 million to Twin Cities: The 2019 Minneapolis Final Four Local Organizing Committee commissioned the report by Pennsylvania-based Rockport Analytics, [the same firm that did the pre-Super Bowl LII estimates]( and is now analyzing the actual financial gains from the NFL event.  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Quote of the day “That's black humor, that letter. ... It's like the movie 'Fargo': It takes the truth and moves it in a different direction.” -- [Dr. Harold Bornstein](, President Trump's former longtime physician, on a glowing 2015 letter about Trump's health that Bornstein now says was dictated by Trump.  Worth a click Dog owners hijacked a NYC park for almost a decade and city officials didn't notice: "Alpha dog owners hijacked a public Tribeca pup park nearly a decade ago — installing a lock, charging fees, banning non-member mutts, and enforcing its 22 rules with an iron fist — yet the city never noticed. Now, the Parks Department is trying to reclaim the dog run for the public, and the snooty pooch privateers are biting back," [the New York Post reports.](  From the archives May 2, 1987: Andrew Hoinacki of Lemont, Ill., was not only the littlest drummer at the Scottish Country Fair and Highland Games at Macalester College in St. Paul, but also the only one out of formation during the Massed Bands portion of the opening ceremonies. Andrew was a member of the Midlothian Junior Pipe and Drum Band. (Photo: Rita Reed/Star Tribune) Connect with Star Tribune [facebook]( [twitter]( [google+]( [pinterest]( [instagram]( [tumblr]( [Manage email preferences]( • [Subscribe to Star Tribune]( • [Privacy Policy]( • [Unsubscribe]( This email was sent by: StarTribune, 650 3rd Ave S, Suite #1300, Minneapolis, MN, 55488 © 2018 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](