Major League Baseball season is thrown into disarray

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - The Major League Baseball season is thrown into disarray: Games today between Baltimore and Miami and the New York Yankees and Philadelphia were postponed after several Marlins players tested positive for COVID-19, [raising anew doubts about the MLB's ability to finish the season]( during a pandemic. - Trump's national security adviser has coronavirus: [Robert O'Brien has tested positive for the coronavirus]( — making him the highest-ranking official to test positive so far. - 650 Minnesota COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths reported: Despite Monday's report, [case growth over the past week]( has state health officials watching for a lagging increase in hospitalizations and deaths. - Virus vaccine is put to final test in thousands of volunteers: The world’s [biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway today]( with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government — one of several candidates in the final stretch of the global vaccine race. - Minnesota's state watchdog agency dings utilities commission on dealings with public: The state’s internal watchdog criticized the Public Utilities Commission, which oversees the energy and communications industries, [for being inconsistent and sometimes unprepared]( in dealings with Minnesotans, particularly on a controversial new $2.6 billion oil pipeline proposed by Enbridge. - Target, like Walmart, says it will be closed on Thanksgiving Day: [Target will make its holiday deals available early]( and will not open Thanksgiving Day in attempts to prevent crowds during the season. Watch this The body of John Lewis makes last Selma bridge crossing: The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis [has crossed Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge for the final time]( as remembrances continue for the civil rights icon.  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. Trending - Travail's new rooftop cantina in Robbinsdale is now open: We explore how a restaurant known for its social theatrics [is adapting fine dining amid COVID-19](. - $750,000 time capsule home in Rochester was designed by renowned Prairie School architect: The house still [has all its original '70s features](, including abundant light oak woodwork, orange Formica countertops in the kitchen and gold carpeting. - Another top Twin Cities restaurant closes: [Octo Fishbar](, the Lowertown St. Paul seafood restaurant helmed by James Beard Award-winning chef Tim McKee, has closed. Sports roundup - Nelson Cruz homers twice, drives in seven in Twins win: The White Sox might be improved, but the [Twins spent the weekend showing Chicago that it might not be enough]( to top them in the AL Central. - The Lynx rally past Connecticut Sun for a victory in season opener: Napheesa Collier, with vocal nudge by Sylvia Fowles, led the charge as the [Lynx rallied from a halftime deficit]( in the WNBA's Florida bubble. - Thompson wins 3M Open for first victory in seven years: [Michael Thompson held back tears after holding off charges from a number of players]( and hitting clutch shots when needed on the final holes in Blaine. Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. Worth a click You've got talent, but you're missing out on the State Fair's contest this year because of COVID-19? We're announcing the Star Tribune Amateur Talent Contest. [Here's how to enter.]( Trivia winner Congratulations to Robert Berrisford! Robert was randomly selected from among the many readers who correctly answered that scuba divers are the method by which a Twin Cities company removes underwater weeds from lakes. He wins a $15 gift card of his choice. Be sure to read Talkers on Friday for another trivia question! From the archives July 27, 1980: Training expert Steve Martin tries to get a caracara bird to "talk" during a show at the Minnesota Zoo. (Photo: Theresa Aubin Ahrens/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.](