Minneapolis awakens on edge after night of protests, violence

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Minneapolis awakens on edge after night of protests, violence: Minneapolis residents awoke Thursday to assess the damage after [rioters ignited fires and looted stores all over the city](, as peaceful protests turned increasingly violent in the aftermath the death of George Floyd during an arrest. Early Thursday, city and law enforcement officials were still tallying the full toll of the night, which saw at least five people struck by gunfire, one fatally when the owner of a pawnshop opened fire on a man he believed was burglarizing his business. Dozens of businesses were either looted or torched, or both, mostly in the area of Minnehaha Avenue and E. Lake Street, but also along business corridors on the city’s North and South sides. Federal authorities Thursday said they are [launching “a robust criminal investigation”]( into Floyd's death. - Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton head to Minneapolis as Floyd's girlfriend pleads for calm: Floyd's death is prompting unrest and action elsewhere in the nation. A police squad car was damaged in Los Angeles, while a few arrests were made in Memphis. [Two leading national civil rights leaders are on their way]( Thursday morning to Minneapolis to lend their voices and credentials to the efforts to find solutions in court and elsewhere to conflict between police and segments of American society. - First responders worked for nearly an hour to save Floyd: By the time George Floyd was en route to the hospital Monday evening, he was unresponsive and without a pulse. But for nearly an hour, first responders and ER staff [refused to give up on the 46-year-old St. Louis Park man]( in their care. - Minneapolis venture capitalist loses office lease after accusations of racial profiling in viral video: [A white Minneapolis businessman’s office lease has been terminated]( after a video went viral showing him asking a group of black entrepreneurs if they were tenants of the building and thus allowed to use its gym. Tom Austin, who was a prominent critic of renaming Lake Calhoun to Bde Maka Ska, said in an interview Wednesday that he regretted saying anything to the men and insisted he was not being racist. - 4 Minnesota nursing homes with COVID-19 outbreaks cited for serious violations: State inspection reports, released Wednesday by the state Department of Health, [offer a glimpse into how the virus has spread]( in more than 200 long-term care facilities across the state, killing 759 people and infecting more than 2,600 residents. All told, 81% of the deaths from the virus have been in long-term care — among the highest rates in the nation. - Walz sticks to plan for Minnesota restaurants: A return to dining inside a restaurant could be the next step in lifting COVID-19 restrictions, but Gov. Tim Walz reiterated Wednesday that come Monday, [only outdoor food service will be allowed](. It was Walz’s first public comment on the next phase of the “Stay Safe” plan since he reached an agreement last Saturday to broaden access to houses of worship beyond the limit of 10 people that he had originally set. - 41 million have lost jobs since virus hit, but layoffs slow: About 41 million people have now applied for aid since the virus outbreak intensified in March, though not all of them are still unemployed. The Labor Department’s report Thursday includes a count of all the people now receiving unemployment aid: 21 million. That is a rough measure of the number of unemployed Americans. [The national jobless rate was 14.7% in April](, the highest since the Great Depression, and many economists expect it will near 20% in May. - Trump continues to claim broad powers he does not have: Threatening to shut down Twitter for flagging false content. Claiming he can “override" governors who dare to keep churches closed to congregants. Asserting the “absolute authority” to force states to reopen, even when local leaders say it's too soon. As he battles the coronavirus pandemic, [President Donald Trump has been claiming extraordinarily sweeping powers]( that legal scholars say the president simply doesn't have. And he has repeatedly refused to spell out the legal basis for those powers. - Falcon Heights City Council upholds veggie garden ban: The Falcon Heights City Council on Wednesday night [upheld its controversial ban on front-yard vegetable gardens]( after dozens of neighbors on both sides of the issue made impassioned pleas.  Watch this Michigan lake disappears after dam failure: It took about an hour for Wixom Lake, a reservoir held back by the Edenville Dam, [to drain entirely after record floods caused the dam to fail](, devastating the area downstream.  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - Restaurants get creative to protect diners from virus: Dining at a table where [each person is enclosed by a clear plastic shield]( might look and sound futuristic, but it could be one way for some restaurants to reopen. It also might help out if your companion orders escargots, heavy on the garlic. - No new summer blockbusters? Revisit these old favorites. The next couple of months could end up feeling a lot like 1974, the last summer without a movie blockbuster. Let’s instead take another look at [some of the blockbuster highlights of summers past.]( - "Cathy" cartoonist takes to Instagram to share daily "Scenes From Isolation": “Cathy” lives on Instagram — and she’s a character fit for these frazzled times. A decade after the eponymous comic strip’s lengthy run ended, cartoonist Cathy Guisewite [brought back her much loved and much mocked character]( (whose struggles with the four “guilt groups” of work, food, love and mom never abated, even as new generations of women embraced changing sensibilities) in single-frame cartoons, shared through @cathygwite.  Sports roundup - Brothers in boxing can't fully share pain over Floyd's death: For Phil Williams and Ryan Burnet, bonded by their work together at a boxing gym in north Minneapolis, [emotions are running raw in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd](. - Twin Cities trying to sell themselves as hosts for planned NHL revival: As part of the return-to-play plan it revealed Tuesday, [the NHL officially named Minneapolis/St. Paul one of 10 candidates]( to host games if the league relaunches later this summer to finish the season that was put on hold in March by the coronavirus pandemic. - High school league sets summer plans despite hazy fall outlook: The Minnesota State High School League will allow coaches to start working with athletes on June 15, the first concrete step toward [possibly resuming competition later this year.](  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? 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