Lunds & Byerlys offers same-day pay for workers who want it

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Lunds & Byerlys offers same-day pay for workers who want it: The Twin Cities supermarket chain will [let employees decide when and how often they want to be paid]( as a perk to attract more workers. - Frey unveils commission to advise him on new "strong mayor" powers: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced Thursday that he's forming a commission to [advise him on how he should set up city government]( after voters handed him more power in an election earlier this month. - Minnesota set to move forward with booster shots for all adults: State health leaders said [the expansion will address waning immunity levels in early COVID-19 vaccine recipients]( that are increasing viral exposure risks. The U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is scheduled to consider the booster expansion Friday, but Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm said the state would act this week regardless of federal guidance. - Ex-Anoka middle school teacher sentenced for sexual abuse of students: Victims flanked by relatives and dozens of supporters packed an Anoka County courtroom Wednesday as former middle school teacher Jefferson Fietek was [sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing five boys]( over the course of a decade. - CVS Health to close hundreds of drugstores: The company said Thursday that [it will close about 300 stores a year for the next three years](, nearly a tenth of its roughly 10,000 retail locations as it reduces store count density in some places. - Hopkins woman charged with swindling $130K from 2 victims with promises to lift curses: The self-proclaimed psychic and spiritual adviser said she was more effective than health professionals, [according to the charges.]( - Pfizer, U.S. ink $5.29B deal for possible COVID-19 treatment: The U.S. government will pay drugmaker Pfizer $5.29 billion for [10 million courses of its potential COVID-19 treatment]( if regulators authorize it, the nation's largest purchase agreement yet for a coronavirus therapy. - Rittenhouse jury resumes deliberating after second mistrial bid: The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial began deliberating for a third day Thursday with [a new defense request for a mistrial]( hanging over the politically and racially fraught case. - GOP congressman censured for posting animated video depicting him killing Democratic colleague: [The U.S. House voted to censure Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona]( for posting an animated video that depicted him killing Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a sword, an extraordinary rebuke that highlighted the political strains testing Washington and the country. The vote Wednesday to censure Gosar and also remove him from his House committee assignments was approved by a vote of 223-207, almost entirely along party lines. WATCH THIS Octopus demonstrates why they are known as masters of disguise: A diver in Port Phillip, Australia, [watched this blue-ringed octopus slowly wake up from a nap]( and shake off the shells and seaweed it used to camouflage itself from predators. Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. TRENDING - These Twin Cities farmers markets are open this winter, indoors and outdoors: Shop local, from now until April, at [more than 20 metro-area farmers markets.]( - Mindy Kaling's "Sex Lives of College Girls" is more than just raging hormones: The new HBO Max series deals with a lot of [deeper issues encountered by students.]( - How to watch tonight's "nearly total" lunar eclipse: The longest lunar eclipse in centuries will happen overnight, NASA says. [Here's what to know.]( SPORTS ROUNDUP - Twins looking to reshape roster to avoid piracy of minor leaguers: The Twins [will make a few changes to their offseason roster]( by Friday's MLB deadline, and they'll do so with a valuable tool that was missing last year — information. - Vikings think they have a plan for handling Green Bay's highly ranked defense: Receiver Adam Thielen sees the win over the Chargers as [a formula for facing a Packers defense]( that ranks third in the NFL against the pass. - Wild shakes up lines, Suter returns to the X with Dallas tonight: Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello have been split up and the Wild has [reunited its most successful line from the 2020-21 season.]( Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. WORTH A CLICK From deep within the Earth's mantle, a never-before-seen mineral hitched a ride to the surface inside a diamond: "At 1,800-miles-thick, Earth's mantle makes up roughly 84 percent of the planet's volume. However, the layer of mostly solid rock is characterized by intense heat and crushing pressure, which makes it difficult for geologists to study. Instead, they study the minerals and rocks that come to the surface, typically via volcanic eruptions. Now, a team of scientists have discovered a new mineral trapped within a diamond," [reports Rasha Aridi for Smithsonian Magazine.]( FROM THE ARCHIVES Nov. 18, 2018: Andrew Wiggins chased a loose ball in the first quarter of the Wolves' game against the Memphis Grizzlies at Target Center in Minneapolis. 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