Forecast calls for big snowstorm in Twin Cities this week

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Forecast calls for big snowstorm in Twin Cities this week: Up to a foot of snow is being forecast for the Twin Cities [starting Friday and continuing into Saturday.]( - TSA apologizes to Native American traveler for offensive treatment at MSP airport: A prominent environmental and Indigenous-rights attorney and activist said [a TSA employee patted down her braids]( looking for weapons, began laughing, and then pulled them back behind her head and “whipped them like reins.” - Pelosi names Schiff, Nadler as prosecutors for Trump trial: Speaker Nancy Pelosi [named House prosecutors for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial]( on Wednesday ahead of votes to send the charges to the Senate, even as new information about the president's Ukraine efforts intensified pressure for more witnesses. House Democrats have released documents they [obtained from a close associate of Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani](, including a handwritten note that mentions asking Ukraine's president to investigate “the Biden case” and messages that suggest the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine may have been under surveillance. - Judge agrees to block Trump order on refugee resettlement: A federal judge agreed Wednesday to [block the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order]( allowing state and local government officials to reject refugees from resettling in their jurisdictions. - Iran warns Europe as diplomat says officials "lied" on crash: Iran's president warned Wednesday that [European soldiers in the Mideast “could be in danger”]( after three nations challenged Tehran over breaking the limits of its nuclear deal. Tehran's top diplomat meanwhile acknowledged that Iranians “were lied to” for days following the Islamic Republic's accidental shoot down of a Ukrainian jetliner that killed 176 people. - Earth had its hottest decade on record in 2010s: The decade that just ended was [by far the hottest ever measured on Earth](, capped off by the second-warmest year on record, two U.S. agencies reported Wednesday. And scientists said they see no end to the way man-made climate change keeps shattering records. - Warren makes case for female president in Iowa debate: Elizabeth Warren made a forceful case for a female president and stood behind her accusation suggesting sexism by progressive rival Bernie Sanders in [a Democratic debate that raised gender as a key issue]( in the sprint to Iowa’s presidential caucuses. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, trailing the biggest names in the Democratic presidential primary polls, [directed much of her attention to President Trump.]( Here's what pundits and analysts are [saying about Klobuchar's performance.]( - Emotions run high as parents pack Minneapolis school board meeting: Frustration and anger spilled out as parents packed a Minneapolis school board meeting Tuesday night to [voice concerns about the district’s emerging strategic plan]( that’s aimed at leveling the playing field for all students, regardless of race and economic status. - General Mills invests in plant-based seafood: Tuna without the mercury and [fish burgers without the fish.]( That’s what Gathered Foods Corp., a startup firm that developed plant-based seafood, is selling — and General Mills has decided to help.  Watch this Artist makes vivid illustrations of English countryside with an old typewriter: [This is very cool.](  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - Downtown Minneapolis mainstay Ike's permanently closed: Two weeks after announcing the temporary closure of its downtown Minneapolis location, Ike's Food & Cocktails has shut its doors permanently. At the same time, the restaurant owner is [preparing to break ground on another location.]( - Does the naked body belong on Facebook? It's complicated. Some of its users — including activists, sex therapists, abuse survivors, artists and sex educators — say policies at Facebook and its Instagram app are [still too vague and unevenly enforced.]( - "Jeopardy!" champ Ken Jennings shows he's the "greatest of all time": Being bold paid off for new “Jeopardy!” mega-champion Ken Jennings, [while it didn't for his opponents.](  Sports roundup - Slugger Josh Donaldson agrees to $92M deal with Twins: [The former MVP should add big pop]( to a lineup that set the major league home run record last season. - After lineup gaffe, Wild hits "lowest point of the season": A lineup card blunder [left the Wild shorthanded]( seconds before the opening faceoff, a mistake that forced the team to use only five defensemen against the Penguins. - Vikings need to stay off the road to stay in the playoffs: The Vikings' regular-season missteps [made their playoff path treacherous.](  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Quote of the day “I’m glad I finally get to enjoy him hammering baseballs vs. avoiding them.” -- [Twins reliever Tyler Duffey](, on no longer having to face his new teammate Josh Donaldson.  Worth a click Treasure fever in Cape Canaveral: "The discovery of a legendary, lost shipwreck in North America has pitted treasure hunters and archaeologists against each other, raising questions about who should control sunken riches," [Hakai magazine reports.](  From the archives Jan. 15, 1974: Students in Ms. Laura Ellison's classroom at Marcy School in Minneapolis constructed a "life line" poster depicting events in the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as part of a program for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 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