Curfew resumes tonight as Minneapolis cleans up after night of looting

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Curfew resumes tonight as Minneapolis cleans up after night of looting: Residents and workers in downtown Minneapolis grappled with shattered peace, broken glass, looted shops and personal trepidation Thursday morning after [a suicide of a homicide suspect on Nicollet Mall ignited waves of rioting](. The destruction recalled the damage done in the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody three months ago but lacked the moral outrage as the suspect, Eddie Frank Sole Jr., 38, died of his own hand. Mayor Jacob Frey [imposed a citywide curfew again Thursday night](, beginning at 8 p.m. He encouraged people to stay inside and help restore the peace. - Belated lab reporting distorts Minnesota COVID-19 numbers: Minnesota reported a one-day record of 1,158 confirmed infections with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 on Thursday, but [blamed the high number on inconsistent reporting]( by one lab that has delayed notification to some patients with positive cases. The confirmed infections bring the state’s total count in the pandemic to 72,390. The state also confirmed 13 deaths — the second straight day of double-digit totals — bringing that total to 1,806. - Minnesota holds firm on COVID testing after CDC changes: Minnesotans in close contact with COVID-19 cases [should continue to seek diagnostic testing]( even in the absence of symptoms, despite new federal guidance that such testing is optional, state health officials said on Wednesday. Across the country, public health experts called [the change in guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]( bizarre. They noted that testing contacts of infected people is a core element of public health efforts to keep outbreaks in check, and that a large percentage of infected people — the CDC has said as many as 40% — exhibit no symptoms. - Vigilante calls on social media preceded deadly Kenosha attack: [Repeated calls for armed vigilantes]( to travel to Kenosha, Wis., to protect businesses following the police shooting of Jacob Blake spread across social media in the hours before two people were shot to death and a third was wounded during a third night of unrest in the city. Two people were killed by gunfire Tuesday night and Kyle Rittenhouse, a white 17-year-old from nearby Antioch, Ill., was [arrested Wednesday on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide.]( - No signs of foreign targeting of mail-in vote, U.S. officials say: U.S. officials said Wednesday [there has been no intelligence to suggest that foreign countries are working]( to undermine mail-in voting and no signs of any coordinated effort to commit widespread fraud through the vote-by-mail process, despite numerous claims made by President Donald Trump in recent months. - Hurricane Laura blasts Gulf Coast with wind, rain and wall of seawater: Laura arrived as [one of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S.]( based on its wind speed of 150 mph, unleashing a wall of seawater that could push 40 miles inland as the Category 4 storm roared ashore in Louisiana near the Texas border. At least one person was killed. - Trump to accept GOP nomination for second term tonight: Four years ago, Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president with a dark convention speech that painted a dystopian portrait of America in decline and he offered a singular solution: himself. Though Trump has been president for three-and-a-half years, his rhetoric about the state of the nation has remained bleak. As he prepares to [deliver his second acceptance speech on Thursday](, the president faces a country in crisis, one gripped by a once-in-a-century pandemic, a battered economy, a racial reckoning and a massive hurricane slamming the Gulf Coast. Though he will promise national greatness, there was little expectation he would deliver a message designed to unify the divided electorate. - Young Trump supporters in Minnesota say they're different from the older generation: Polls consistently show that younger voters, particularly college students, favor Democratic nominee Joe Biden over President Trump, a gap that could be decisive if Democrats can get them to turn out to vote in November. But to his younger supporters, Trump’s low polling numbers among young people are less a reflection of the president [than the traditional GOP establishment.]( - Father of former Vikings player Mackensie Alexander found safe: The missing father of former Vikings defensive back Mackensie Alexander [turned up early Thursday at a ranger station]( at a Florida state park, sheriff's officials said. Alexander was jailed Wednesday on a misdemeanor battery charge after deputies say he beat up a man shortly after returning to Florida to help search for his father.  Watch this Bummed about the lack of State Fair Grandstand concerts? We've got the next best thing! The Star Tribune's Virtual State Fair kicks off today with [a grandstand performance by Lucinda Williams.](  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - Iconic Minnesota gift shop Treasure City is for sale: Treasure City, the iconic Minnesota gift shop selling everything from arrowheads to alligator heads, is for sale. After nearly 50 years, owner Robert R. Janski is [ready to retire from the sprawling store on U.S. Hwy. 10]( in Royalton, Minn., about 85 miles northwest of the Twin Cities. - Where food critic Rick Nelson will get his fair food fix: Some of the best food on the fairgrounds is available elsewhere, either in carbon copy form or as a close facsimile. [Here's where to find his favorite fair treats.]( - Record Store Day returns with caution as Twin Cities shop closes for testing: Safety concerns for Saturday's first of three RSD installments are renewed after [Mill City Sound shut down Wednesday.](  Sports roundup - NBA players reportedly decide to continue season at Disney: A person with knowledge of the situation says NBA players decided Thursday that they want to continue the season, coming to that consensus one day after three postseason games were postponed in a protest of racial injustice. The NBA’s board of governors were [meeting separately Thursday to decide next steps.]( - Athletes threaten bosses' money as they sit out for justice: Black athletes have raised fists and boycotted anthems and broadcast their grief, but sadly they may never have mattered as much, in terms of social impact, as they did on Wednesday, [writes Jim Souhan.]( - Impressions from an unusual Vikings training camp: With no preseason games and only nine out of 10 practices open to this observer, here are some pleasant surprises, some concerns and [some areas that bear further observation.](  Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](.  Worth a click Inside the remote hideout of the World Bank: A secret World War II meeting in New Hampshire’s remote (and scenic!) White Mountains created one of the 20th Century’s most important institutions, [the BBC reports.](  From the archives Aug. 27, 1976: Passengers held on as the Swiss Bob, flying Bicentennial flags, careened around its course on the Minnesota State Fair Midway. (Photo: Bruce Bisping/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.](