As Twin Cities housing costs rise, more married couples are renting out rooms

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - As Twin Cities housing costs rise, more married couples are renting out rooms: Getting married used to mean being done with roommates and building a nest with a beloved. But today, more couples — and not only young ones — are looking to others to [help them pay the mortgage or make the rent.]( - Supreme Court rules in favor of Allina on federal hospital payments: Minneapolis-based Allina Health [prevailed in a U.S. Supreme Court decision]( that reverses a move by federal Medicare authorities to cut billions of dollars in payments supporting hospital care for low-income patients. - Minnesota court rules closed for-profit schools must repay illegal loans: Globe University and Minnesota School of Business must re­pay stu­dents both the prin­ci­pal and in­ter­est on mil­lions of dol­lars in il­legal loans they is­sued, [the Min­ne­so­ta Court of Appeals ruled Mon­day](. - Duluth police find woman fatally stabbed after child calls police: A man fatally stabbed his wife in their Duluth home during a fight that [prompted their child to alert police](, authorities said. - Minneapolis' temporary shelter closes, while some remain without housing: People loaded their belongings into grocery carts, bags and suitcases on move-out day at the temporary shelter for homeless encampment residents in Minneapolis on Monday. But advocates and city officials made it clear: [The Twin Cities’ homeless crisis is far from over.]( - Trump administration halts cruises to Cuba: The Trump administration on Tuesday [imposed major new travel restrictions]( on visits to Cuba by U.S. citizens, banning stops by cruise ships and ending a heavily used form of educational travel as it seeks to further isolate the communist government. - Trump makes nice with outgoing British P.M. Theresa May: Making nice at the end, [President Donald Trump eased up]( Tuesday on his frequent criticism of outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May over her handling of the tortured Brexit deal, declaring that history will remember her fondly if the United Kingdom can successfully leave the European Union. [Thousands of protesters greeted Trump's U.K. visit]( with anger and British irony Tuesday, crowding London's government district while the U.S. leader met with May nearby. - Botched family reunifications left migrant children waiting in vans overnight: NBC News reports that dozens of children between the ages of 5 and 12 [spent up to 39 hours inside parked vans]( while they waited to be processed when they were brought to Immigration and Customs Enforcement's adults-only Port Isabel Detention Center to be reunited with their parents last July. - Got questions about St. Paul's trash situation? Here are some answers. A judge’s ruling last week has thrust St. Paul’s months-old system of organized trash collection into question. The legal battle has created plenty of confusion among residents about what will happen with this basic city service. [Here are answers to some common questions.](  Watch this Toddler and fawn become best friends: [Here's the cutest thing you're likely to see today.](  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - Richfield poker ace wins $228K at World Series of Poker event: A Twin Cities card shark is [the newest big fish in the poker pond](. Derek “The Kid” McMaster, of Richfield, outlasted 852 other players in Las Vegas and claimed a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event on Sunday. - The Suburbs, New Standards cancel big summer gigs for medical break: For about a decade and a half now, Chan Poling has been able to keep his two locally adored bands the Suburbs and the New Standards moving along at the same time with admirable grace. This summer, though, [they’re simultaneously coming to a halt.]( - Therapy dogs comfort mourners at Minnesota funeral homes: People who are grieving might [find it easier to connect with animals]( than other people, psychologist says.  Sports roundup - Vikings COO Kevin Warren named Big Ten commissioner: As the highest-ranking black executive on the business side of an NFL team, Warren now becomes [the first black commissioner of a Power Five conference.]( - As front-runners, Twins shouldn't fear big roster moves: The Twins' window of opportunity looks a lot different now than it did two months ago. If that window had a sign attached, it would read "Go For It," [writes Chip Scoggins.]( The Twins used their first pick in the amateur draft to take an infielder who hadn't gotten much exposure, then followed up with [a former Minnesota prep baseball star]( who grew up watching the team. - High School basketball coaches executive upset over shot clock, "Sweet 16" rejections: Hopes for a 35-second clock and a reseeding of teams in the state's largest class were turned away from the Minnesota State High School League board, which [approved added classes for three other sports.](  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Quote of the day “She looks forward to going to work every morning.” -- [Ryan Scharfencamp](, director of Gearhart Funeral Home in Coon Rapids, on Jackie, a therapy dog in training who provides comfort and attention to grieving loved ones.  Worth a click How YouTube's algorithm created a digital playground for pedophiles: "The site’s automated recommendation system, at times drawing on home movies of unwitting families, created a vast video catalog of prepubescent children," [the New York Times reports.](  From the archives June 4, 1974: About 300 people packed a hearing room in the State Office Building to protest Northwestern Bell's requested 21% telephone rate increase in Minnesota. 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