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Minnesota Instagram star's cookbook recalled for potentially dangerous ingredients: Concern from fellow foragers and health experts [prompted the recall of "Tales from a Forager's Kitchen,"]( by Minnesota author/blogger Johnna Holmgren.
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Lindsay Whalen, a star with the Lynx and Gophers, will soon turn her full attention to coaching:Â [Whalen will announce her retirement today](, marking the end of a playing career that began as a high school star about an hour west of the Twin Cities. Souhan writes that [Whalen turned mediocrity into greatness](. The Star Tribune will [live-stream the news conference]( at 1 p.m.
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The FBI agent who criticized Trump in texts is fired:Â [Peter Strzok, who disparaged President Donald Trump]( in inflammatory text messages and helped oversaw the Hillary Clinton e-mail and Russia investigations, has been fired, according to his attorney.
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Omarosa released another secret White House tape and threatens to say more: The recording, released on NBC's "Today" show, is purportedly [a phone conversation between Trump and Omarosa Manigault Newman]( after she was fired from the White House. It appears to show Trump expressing surprise, saying "nobody even told me about it."
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Police investigate woman's death in Shakopee: Police say the [death Sunday afternoon in Shakopee]( likely was an act of domestic violence.
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"Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin is gravely ill: Reports that [Franklin was seriously ill]( sparked an outpouring of love today on social media for the groundbreaking singer
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West Virginia House considers impeaching state Supreme Court: The [West Virginia House of Delegates is taking the extraordinary step of considering the impeachment]( of all four justices still sitting on the Supreme Court after a fifth justice retired in a scandal over $3.2 million in office renovations.
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Deputies rescued women stuck on inflatable rainbow unicorn: Video shows a Chisago County sheriff's deputy [throwing rope to the women, who were entangled in weeds](.
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Trending
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VF Corp., following millions of consumers, will shed its denim: The clothing company that makes Wrangler and Lee jeans is [breaking off its denim division]( to focus on its fast-growing outdoor and active wear business.
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Radiohead's Thom Yorke will end a 21-year Minnesota lull on Dec. 6: It will be the groundbreaking British rockerâs [first Minnesota appearance since Radiohead last played at the State Theatre in August 1997](.
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Sports roundup
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Fall practice started today for Minnesota high schools: Check out our live blog as we provide [updates all day from the first day of practices](.
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The Wild released their national TV schedule:The Wild will have [11 games televised on either NBC or NBCSN this season](; nine of them will be played at Xcel Energy Center.
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A view from Denver on the Vikings' upcoming season: The [Vikings 'could get fitted with Super Bowl rings](,' writes Denver Post columnist Mark Kiszla.
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Quote of the day
“I would like to thank the WNBA, the Connecticut Sun, and the Minnesota Lynx for believing in me all of these years.” -- [Lindsay Whalen](, who announced her retirement after 15 years in the WNBA.
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Worth a click
Escape from the Mayo Clinic: [Sherburn, Minn., teen accuses hospital]( of "medical kidnapping."
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Trivia winner
Congratulations to Racquel Rolla! Racquel was randomly selected from among the readers who correctly answered that Chris Rock is the comedian who will star in the next season of FX's "Fargo." She wins a Star Tribune travel mug. We'll be taking a break from trivia next Friday while your regular newsletter scribe is on vacation, but it will return next week.
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Aug. 13, 1993: A monarch butterfly alit on a butterfly weed, a variety of milkweed. (Photo: John Croft/Star Tribune)
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