Minneapolis rapper Dessa tapped for Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" album

To view this email as a web page, [click here] [Star Tribune] Talkers Top stories - Minneapolis rapper Dessa tapped for Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" album: The album, whose [track list and artists were revealed on Thursday], includes covers and remixes of tunes from the Broadway smash by Chance the Rapper, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Usher, Busta Rhymes, Sia, the Roots, Ja Rule, Kelly Clarkson, Ashanti and more. - Maybe Brexit isn't happening after all? Britain's High Court brought government plans for leaving the European Union screeching to a halt Thursday, ruling that the prime minister [can't trigger the U.K.'s exit from the bloc without parliamentary approval.] - Suspect in killing of 2 Iowa cops has history of racial provocations: Police took 46-year-old Scott Michael Greene into custody hours after the killings and [less than three weeks after he argued with officers] who removed him from a high school football game where he had unfurled a Confederate flag near black spectators. - Clinton leads in early voting, but it's tighter than she hoped: Hillary Clinton may not be accumulating the type of early-vote advantage her campaign wanted, but [she continues to maintain an apparent edge over Donald Trump], with roughly one-fourth of all expected ballots cast in the 2016 election. [Trump warned on Thursday that a cloud of investigation would follow Clinton] into the White House, evoking the bitter impeachment battle of the 1990s in a closing campaign argument meant to bring wayward Republicans home. Despite what [an apparent Trump supporter's fake ads are saying], Clinton supporters cannot vote via text message. Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence made some waves when [he declined to say whether his friend and ally], Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), should be re-elected as House speaker. Finally, an article that appeared in yesterday's newsletter under the headline "Total spending on Minnesota campaigns shoots past prior years" was based on an incorrect reading of campaign finance data and has been withdrawn. We sincerely regret the error. - Election Day is coming: Star Tribune's MyVote gives you information about races and candidates on your ballot, along with the location of your polling place. Save your picks on your smart phone and after the polls close, come back to get results for races on your ballot. Check it out at [StarTribune.com/myvote.] You can sign up for our Hot Dish Politics newsletter to get the latest political news from St. Paul and Washington each weekday morning. [Log in to our member center] and click "Email preferences" to subscribe. Finally, the Star Tribune is partnering with Pro Publica and other news organizations to collect and share reports of any voting irregularities. Text MNVOTES to 69866 to sign up, and we'll check back with you on Election Day to find out how long it took you to vote and what you experienced. - New Metro Transit app lets you pay fares with smartphones: [Train and bus riders who download the Metro Transit App] from either the Google Play or Apple iTunes app store (available soon) also will be able to access schedules and route maps, plan trips and get real-time bus and train arrival and departure times. - Shakopee High student arrested in alleged sexual assault of classmate: [A male student allegedly lured a 17-year-old female student] by the wrist into a locker room during school hours before she was assaulted, Police Chief Jeff Tate said. - MNsure official says call volume yesterday was "suspicious": MNsure officials say call volumes, wait times and website functions [are back to normal again on Thursday], two days after the exchange was hit with what the health exchange’s chief executive called “suspicious” behavior on the phone lines. - Lakeville mom convicted of hiding daughters surrenders after warrant issued: The warrant notes that Sandra Grazzini-Rucki, 51, [has violated terms of her probation] by not maintaining contact with probation officials and failing to notify them in a timely manner of any change of address, employment and telephone number. - Group alleges Minnesota not doing enough to block ineligible voters: [The Minnesota Voters Alliance filed lawsuits last week] in Hennepin, Ramsey and St. Louis counties with election officials from each area, contending that the secretary of state’s office is not doing enough to block ineligible voters, including felons, noncitizens and people considered wards of the state because of their developmental disabilities or other issues. Watch this Take a tour of Prince's Paisley Park museum: Now that Prince's former home/studio/concert space is officially open for public tours, Paisley Park let us bring our cameras inside for a sneak peak. [Check out this video featuring Angie Marchese], the museum's director of archives. Or, if you prefer, [take a look at these photos]. Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com]. Trending - A bear spent all day in a tree in downtown Duluth yesterday: A black bear wandered into downtown Duluth on Wednesday, high-tailed it up a tree and [quickly became a social media darling] as crowds gathered to snap photos and videos. - Minnesota mayoral candidate wants you to know he loves the baby Jesus, has third nipple: [He's just telling you like it is.] - "Dr. Strange" has the cure for the cult-hero blues: With its latest superhero flick, Marvel proves that in the right hands there is no niche cult character so obscure that [he can't conjure up a blockbuster and become a household name.] - Internet explodes in mockery at Neiman Marcus' $66 frozen collard greens: Only at Neiman Marcus, where you can buy a $395 rabbit-fur jacket for a baby who will probably throw up on it, or a $1,300 tufted sofa for your dog, are collard greens considered “gourmet food.” [But there they are, among the holiday offerings:] $66 for frozen collard greens, not including $15.50 in shipping. - Here's an early look at this year's Holiday Cookie Contest finalists: The good news? We have a winner. The bad news? You'll have to wait until Dec. 1 for the big reveal. [But this video offers clues of what's to come.] Sports roundup - Cubs finally break curse after 108 years in epic Game 7: Ending more than a century of flops, futility and frustration, [the Cubs won their first title since 1908], outlasting the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in 10 innings of a Game 7 thriller early Thursday. [Check out this photo gallery] of the celebrations and see how the news was played on [the front pages of the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers.] You can [buy your own copy of the Tribune here.] Don't miss [this great piece about how World Series MVP Ben Zobrist], a small-town kid from rural Illinois, won two consecutive championships and became a Chicago legend. - Vikings' new interim offensive coordinator thrust into spotlight: Pat Shurmur was an under-the-radar tight ends coach around 6:30 Wednesday morning. [Boy, did things change in a hurry.] - Twins name Thad Levine general manager: The former Texas assistant GM [will work under the team's head of baseball operations Derek Falvey.] - NYC Marathon ensnared in Russian doping probe: "Investigators are looking into whether [Russian sports agent Andrey] Baranov conspired with American marathon organizers — including New York City Marathon officials — to allow athletes using banned substances to compete in their events," [the New York Times reports.] Quote of the day “They get a lot of advice, don’t they?” -- [Pat Shurmur,] asked about the pressures of being an offensive coordinator. Worth a click Did Amelia Earhart die as a castaway on an uninhabited island? That's the conclusion of a group of researchers who have found [striking similarities between the famed aviator and a skeleton] found on a remote Pacific island in 1940. From the archives Nov. 3, 1993: On her first day as Minneapolis mayor-elect, Sharon Sayles Belton visits a Minneapolis School Board meeting. Sayles Belton was the city's first African American and first female mayor. (Photo: Mike Zerby/Star Tribune) Connect with Star Tribune [facebook] [twitter] [google+] [pinterest] [instagram] [tumblr] [Sign up for more newsletters] • [Subscribe to Star Tribune] • [Privacy Policy] • [Unsubscribe] This email was sent by: StarTribune, 650 3rd Ave S, Suite #1300, Minneapolis, MN, 55488 © 2015 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.]