Rain-snow mix could hamper pre-Thanksgiving travel plans

To view this email as a web page, [click here] [Star Tribune] Talkers Top stories - Rain-snow mix could hamper pre-Thanksgiving travel plans: [A winter weather advisory will be in effect] from 2 p.m. Tuesday until 6 a.m. Wednesday. Up to 5 inches of snow could fall in the Twin Cities and eastern Minnesota. Planning to travel this holiday weekend? [Here's what you need to know.] - Trump will not pursue Clinton probe, aide says: President-elect Donald Trump has decided that [his administration will not pursue criminal investigations] related to former rival Hillary Clinton’s private email server or her family foundation, his campaign manager said Tuesday. Trump’s apparent decision, conveyed by campaign manager Kellyanne Conway in an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” would be an extraordinary break with political and legal protocol, which holds that the attorney general and FBI make decisions on whether to conduct investigations and file charges, free of pressure from the president. [Trump released a video outlining some of his plans] for his first 100 days, including withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, eliminating restrictions on energy production, requiring new regulations be paired with the elimination of two existing regulations, developing a plan to protect infrastructure from cyber and other attacks, and investigating abuses of visa programs. This afternoon, Trump met with journalists at the New York Times after earlier canceling and then uncanceling the meeting. [The Times live-tweeted the wide-ranging discussion.] One of the topics that came up: [the president-elect's reported recent lobbying of a British politician] to oppose an offshore wind farm that Trump believes will mar the view from one of his golf courses in Scotland. - Trump Foundation admitted violating ban on "self-dealing," tax filing shows: In one section of the form, the IRS asked if the Trump Foundation had transferred “income or assets to a disqualified person.” A disqualified person, in this context, might be Trump — the foundation’s president — or a member of his family, or a Trump-owned business. The foundation checked “yes.” Another line on the form asked if the Trump Foundation had engaged in any acts of self-dealing in prior years. The Trump Foundation checked “yes” again. The admission was [contained in the Donald J. Trump Foundation’s IRS tax filings for 2015], which were posted online Monday evening at the nonprofit-tracking site Guidestar. A Guidestar spokesman said the forms were uploaded by the Trump Foundation’s law firm, Morgan, Lewis and Bockius. - Obama grants clemency to 79 federal drug offenders: "Administration officials are moving quickly to rule on all the pending clemency applications from inmates before the end of the year. The Trump administration is not expected to keep in place Obama’s initiative to provide relief to non-violent drug offenders," [the Washington Post reports.] - Minneapolis nonprofit to reform hiring practices in major disability rights settlement: In a case that could open doors for thousands of Minnesotans with disabilities, a large disability services provider [has settled a state human rights charge] and agreed to give its workers a shot at regular jobs. Opportunity Partners, a Minnetonka-based nonprofit, has for years classified individuals with disabilities who labor in its facilities as “clients” or “persons served,” even though they perform actual work for pay and may aspire to be considered regular employees. Many of these individuals are paid less than the minimum wage. - Hibbing man admits killing roommate, burning body in abandoned mine: Dylan B. Gilbertson, 19, [entered a guilty plea Friday to second-degree murder] in St. Louis County District Court for stabbing 20-year-old Jaysen Greenwood, then leaving his burned body in a ditch near the property line of Mott Pit. - Deer, hit by car and believed dead, springs back to life and escapes moments before being put down: Having already been struck by a vehicle and loaded into a car trunk as just another roadkill, [a deer narrowly averted execution by a one-man firing squad] on a dark Wisconsin road. - Coon Rapids woman allegedly killed by man under restraining order: Lucas A. Jablonski, 25, of Anoka, was charged Monday in Anoka County District Court with second-degree murder in [the mid-August death of 34-year-old Rebecca L. Drewlo.] - Man pleads guilty in 1998 murder of Minneapolis couple: A double murder that had gone unsolved for nearly 16 years [came to a close with a guilty plea Monday.] - Maple Grove High student disciplined for racist messages in bathroom: Due to student privacy laws, district officials said that they cannot disclose how the student was disciplined. Officials did say that the district considered the graffiti a “serious incident” and [appropriate action was taken.] Watch this How not to burn your house down while deep-frying your turkey: The St. Paul Fire Department shares life-saving tips for how to be safe when introducing your bird to the deep fryer. And, of course, [they demonstrate how not to do it], with explosive results. Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com]. Trending - Dozens of tips for pulling off the tastiest Thanksgiving ever: Need recipes, ideas for wine pairings, or tips for what to do with the leftovers? We've got you covered with [a smorgasbord of Thanksgiving-related articles] from our Taste section. - Prince's first posthumous collection released, with one new song: Just in time for holiday shopping and year-end memorials, Warner Bros. Records and Prince’s estate are issuing [a new two-disc compilation of his greatest hits] today, titled “4ever.” It’s the first new Prince collection to hit stores since his death in April. - Kanye West reportedly hospitalized after abruptly canceling tour dates: Citing anonymous law enforcement sources and West representatives, several media outlets reported that [the hip-hop superstar was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center] in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon because of stress and exhaustion, and he is spending the night there for his own safety. - "Friends" cast didn't like the show's theme song, Jennifer Aniston says: The famous opening credit sequence featured the cast members kicking around water in a fountain to the song “I’ll Be There For You” [by Minneapolis-based group the Rembrandts.] Sports roundup - Rekindled Vikings defense ready to gobble up Lions: If you align with the theory of sports momentum, the Vikings’ quick turnaround to Thursday’s Thanksgiving Day game in Detroit [might not be such a bad thing.] - Jake Guentzel's family goes crazy after he scores with first NHL shot: The son of Gophers associate head coach Mike Guentzel scored his first goal with his first shot in the first shift of his NHL career Monday night for the Pittsburgh Penguins and [his family was on hand to celebrate.] - Rollerdome returns with first inline skating event at U.S. Bank Stadium: [The rollerdome returns to U.S. Bank Stadium next month], a popular event started at the Metrodome that allows inline skaters to use the concrete concourses during the winter. - Notre Dame football must vacate wins over academic misconduct: The NCAA announced Tuesday that [it has ordered Notre Dame to vacate all 21 victories from the 2012-13 seasons], including the 12-0 run that vaulted the Fighting Irish into the national title game against Alabama, because a former student athletic trainer committed academic misconduct by doing substantial course work for two players and impermissibly helped six others. Quote of the day “Dancing in a pond, or like, a fountain, felt a little odd. But we did it.” -- [Jennifer Aniston], on the "Friends" opening sequence. Worth a click How fake news embroiled a pizza shop in fake child-trafficking controversy: [An alarming story from the New York Times] details how the owner of a popular D.C. pizza joint found himself being harassed on social media (and, at times, in person) by people who bought into a bizarre conspiracy theory that he was at the center of a child trafficking ring led by Hillary Clinton and her campaign chairman, John Podesta. From the archives Nov. 22, 1993: Minneapolis police officer Linda Achner, hands a Thanksgiving turkey to north Minneapolis resident Mee Kue as her children look on. The Minneapolis Police Department partnered with the Sumner-Olson Resident Council to distribute the turkeys. 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