"OK boomer" marks the outbreak of a generational cold war

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - "OK boomer" marks the outbreak of a generational cold war:The phrase has become Generation Z’s endlessly repeated retort to the problem of older people who just don’t get it, a rallying cry for millions of fed up kids. Teenagers use it to reply to cringey YouTube videos, Donald Trump tweets, and [basically any person over 30]( who says something condescending about young people — and the issues that matter to them. - Minnesota Armenians upset Omar didn't support measure recognizing genocide: Members of the Twin Cities Armenian community [criticized U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar]( on Tuesday for not supporting a measure that recognizes the century-old mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as a genocide. - Minnesota ACT scores remain tops in states where most take it: Minnesota students’ scores on the ACT college entrance exam held steady this year — [enough for the state to hold on to its top spot]( among states where nearly all high school graduates take the test. - Diplomat says Bolton cautioned him about Giuliani and Ukraine: The testimony on Wednesday from State Department Foreign Service Officer Christopher Anderson makes clear that administration officials were [concerned about Rudy Giuliani's back-channel involvement]( in Ukraine policy and his push for investigations of Democrats, even before the July phone call between President Donald Trump and his Ukraine counterpart that's now at the center of the House impeachment inquiry. House Democrats unveiled legislation Tuesday [authorizing the next phase of the impeachment probe]( as Democrats move to nullify complaints from Trump and his Republican allies that the impeachment process is illegitimate and unfair. - Rising seas will erase more cities by 2050, research shows: "Rising seas could affect three times more people by 2050 than previously thought, according to new research, threatening to all but erase some of the world’s great coastal cities," the New York Times reports. [A series of maps]( show some of the largest cities on Earth partially or totally submerged under the new projections. - Sergeant's shooting of suspect in Moose Lake ruled justified: Sgt. Jason Warnygora “made observations indicating to him that he and his teammates were about to take gunfire” when he and the others encountered Shawn M. Olthoff on July 29 at his mother’s home, read [a statement released Tuesday by County Attorney Lauri Ketola](. “He fired two shots striking Olthoff.” After the shooting, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said no weapons were recovered from the home. - New Ulm teenager riding in bed of pickup dies after rollover crash: A New Ulm High School student was [thrown from the bed of a pickup truck]( during a rollover crash and killed moments after classes were let out for the day, police said. - Driver crashes into St. Paul fire station, memorial: A driver crashed into a St. Paul fire station and an outdoor memorial for a fallen firefighter Tuesday night before fleeing the scene. Firefighters at Station 14 on Snelling Avenue had just finished dinner when they heard a loud bang and ran outside to find out what happened, [according to a Facebook post.]( - Hennepin County halts collection vape batteries at some sites due to fire hazard: Hennepin County stopped collecting batteries at [ll but two recycling sites]( Wednesday because of the flammability of vape pens and e-cigarettes that can easily activate on their own, heat up and create a fire hazard.  Watch this What it's like to fall off a 40-foot cliff on a dirt bike: British off-road enthusiast Adrian Owen posted GoPro footage of his near-death experience [going over a 40-foot cliff in Wales](. Owen was airlifted to the hospital but survived and he now warns others to "always be aware of your surroundings."  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - How rodent misidentification led to Goldy Gopher's stripes: Steve Grooms and his family have long known that [Goldy Gopher is a bit of a fraud.]( - Love Your Melon launches first national TV ad campaign: With the help of local advertising agency Marketing Architects, Minneapolis-based Love Your Melon has [begun to air 30-second television commercials]( touting its popular beanies as well as its mission to end childhood cancer. - Peek inside the new Potluck food hall at Rosedale: : Potluck, which opens Nov. 12, features an exciting lineup of Twin Cities food purveyors, each their own business owners with their own kitchen teams turning out both tried-and-true and new-to-us bites. And yes, unlike Potluck's predecessor, [you can pay with cash.](  Sports roundup - Wild score three own goals in stunning third-period collapse: After skating as the superior team for the first 39 minutes, an edge that built a 3-0 cushion, the Wild (4-8) combusted – [giving up six straight goals](, including five in the third period. - Vikings' Kearse faces multiple charges; had teammate in the car: Jayron Kearse, 25, [was charged in Hennepin County District Court]( with carrying a gun without a permit, a gross misdemeanor, and four misdemeanor counts: possessing a gun while under the influence of alcohol, two counts of drunken driving and careless driving in connection with him being stopped on Interstate 94 in Minneapolis over the weekend after a state trooper spotted him going around a construction barrier. - MLB exec Joe Torre says disputed interference was "right call": Major League Baseball executive Joe Torre says [the "right call" was made]( and that a protest was denied after Nationals leadoff hitter Trea Turner was called out for interference during Washington's 7-2 Game 6 victory in the World Series on Tuesday night.  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Quote of the day “It’s absurd.” -- [Wild winger Jordan Greenway](, on the Wild's third-period collapse, including three own goals, against Dallas.  Worth a click How a massive voter purge in Georgia affected the 2018 election: "State officials claimed that people removed from the voter rolls for inactivity had likely died or moved away. But an APM Reports investigation found tens of thousands who hadn't — and still wanted to vote," [American Public Media reports.](  From the archives Oct. 30, 1959: The Mayo Clinic's giant, "human-whirling" centrifuge was built in Rochester during World War II and was used to develop air corps anti-blackout suits before it was mothballed in 1947. Mayo physiologist Dr. Earl Wood brought it out of retirement to study the forces of gravity that would crush against astronauts when they are rocketed into space. Wood, right, prepared to turn on the lights in front of Dr. Terrence McGuire in the cockpit, who would continue to turn them off as long as he could while under pressure from the whirling contraption."Top-rider" Dr. Evan Lindberg helped measure McGuire's reactions from above. (Photo: John Croft/Star Tribune) Connect with Star Tribune [facebook]([twitter]([pinterest]([instagram]( [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 © 2019 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](