"George Floyd Park" is a mystery to Minneapolis Park Board

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - "George Floyd Park" is a mystery to Minneapolis Park Board: A sign at a Minneapolis park has been altered to include George Floyd’s name, but a city park leader said Sunday that it was changed without permission. The sign had read George Todd Park until [someone added Floyd’s surname Saturday night.]( - U.S. Supreme Court rules LGBT workers are protected by civil rights law: The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights [law protects LGBT people from discrimination in employment](, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court. The court decided by a 6-3 vote that a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 known as Title VII that bars job discrimination because of sex, among other reasons, encompasses bias against LGBT workers. - In battered Minneapolis, Frey faces his "own failures": After navigating one of the worst weeks in Minneapolis history under national scrutiny, [the first-term mayor now must chart a path toward reform.]( - St. Cloud officer shot in hand by teenager, prompting rumors and unrest: In connection with the St. Cloud shooting, rumors quickly posted on social media that two black men had been shot by officers, and [a large and at times unruly crowd assembled outside police headquarters]( overnight, said Police Chief Blair Anderson. - Minnesota's COVID-19 hospitalizations drop to April levels: The number of Minnesotans hospitalized for COVID-19 has dropped to levels not seen since late April, [reflecting the continued decline]( of at least the first wave of the pandemic. Millions of Americans are jeopardizing their health by avoiding hospital care, even in medical emergencies, for fear of contracting COVID-19. [Emergency room visits across the United States have dropped sharply]( since the pandemic took hold, even though doctors say patients are far less likely to catch the virus lying in a hospital bed than by shopping in a store. - Trump's halting walk down ramp raises new health questions: President Trump [faced new questions about his health Sunday](, after videos emerged of him gingerly walking down a ramp at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and having trouble bringing a glass of water to his mouth during a speech there. - U.S. revokes emergency use of malaria drugs vs. COVID-19: U.S. regulators on Monday [revoked emergency authorization for malaria drugs]( promoted by President Donald Trump for treating COVID-19 amid growing evidence they don't work and could cause deadly side effects. - Fall outlook for Minnesota's K-12 schools still hazy: Districts have been directed by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) to [create contingency plans around three scenarios]( – in-person instruction, distance learning or a hybrid of the two. MDE plans to weigh in during the week of July 27 on which option looks to be the safest for the fall, but that date could change given the fluid nature of the pandemic. - Atlanta man killed by police was shot in the back, autopsy finds: [The killing of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks]( as he tried to flee after wrestling with officers and grabbing a Taser has rekindled protests in Atlanta that erupted in the wake of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis. The Wendy's restaurant where Brooks was shot was burned down over the weekend. - Walz connects Duluth lynchings 100 years ago to George Floyd's death: A masked and socially distant Gov. Tim Walz [got a tour of Duluth’s painful history]( Monday morning, exactly 100 years after a white mob lynched three black men, Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie, on a downtown street corner.  Watch this Girl's plan to rescue squirrel from kiddie pool backfires spectacularly: One cannot save that which [does not wish to be saved.](  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - Long closed, Galaxy Drive In is now open again in St. Louis Park: The Galaxy Drive In, that showy summer showplace overlooking Hwy. 7 in St. Louis Park, [is back in business](. There’s a slightly new name — it’s now Clays Galaxy Drive In, a reflection of its new operator. He’s Mark Saliterman, owner of Clays Restaurant. - Twin Cities mom and media personality snags endorsement deal to fund family vacation: Sheletta Brundidge’s new friendship with a financial mogul just may lead to her own TV show. The local media personality has informally made a deal with Marcus Lemonis, the star of CNBC’s “The Profit”, to be [a celebrity endorser for his company, Camping World](. - Fallout from pandemic could scar a generation of working mothers: As the pandemic upends work and home life, women have carried an outsize share of the burden. They have been more likely to lose a job and more likely to shoulder the load of closed schools and day-care centers. For many working mothers, the gradual reopening will compound their problems, forcing them out of the labor force or into part-time jobs while increasing their responsibilities at home. [The impact could last a lifetime](, reducing their earning potential and work opportunities.  Sports roundup - Baseball has never looked worse than during current exchange of insults: A pandemic unseen in a century, and George Floyd's death have created a different America than a few months ago. The ability to ignore this and not reach a deal to play a semi-legitimate baseball season is mind-numbing, [writes Patrick Reusse.]( - After delay, St. Thomas expects to learn its Division I fate this week: A proposal to allow the move is on the agenda for the NCAA’s Division I Council meetings Tuesday and Wednesday. The 40-member council, comprised of representatives from D-I schools and conferences, is expected to vote on [whether to let Division III schools reclassify directly to D-I.]( - From family of cops, Lynx's Rachel Banham wants to be bridge to community: [Her perspective adds something different]( to the Lynx’s platform to tackle social injustice and promote change in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death while in Minneapolis police custody.  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Worth a click The mysterious bones found in a 17th-century shipwreck: "Pirates, shipwrecks, mutiny, and murder are hallmarks of fictional swashbuckling adventures. But they were also features of an ill-fated French expedition to colonize part of North America. Now, human bones discovered in the wreckage of the expedition’s flagship are adding a new level of mystery to the story thanks to cutting-edge DNA analysis," [Hakai magazine reports.](  From the archives June 15, 1924: Housekeeping staff fold bedsheets in the laundry room of the Nicollet Hotel in Minneapolis. (Photo: C.J. Hibbard/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 © 2020 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](