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If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Video shows passenger forcibly dragged off overbooked United flight: Passenger Audra D. Bridges posted the video on Facebook after the incident Sunday evening. It shows the guards grabbing the screaming man, who reportedly said he was a doctor who needed to see patients in the morning, from a window seat and pulling him across the armrest before [dragging him down the airplane aisle by his arms.]( United Airlines booted 3,765 passengers off flights last year just because it sold more tickets than there were seats on the plane. [Here's a brief explainer on why airlines frequently oversell flights]( and how the process is supposed to work. - Ramsey County attorney declines charges in St. Paul triple murder: The Ramsey County attorney's office said it needs more information before it can consider filing charges against a man who was arrested last week [in connection with the triple murder of a St. Paul family]( in the city's Payne-Phalen neighborhood. A Sunday night vigil commemorating three victims became [a gathering to condemn domestic violence](, with the victims’ friends and family members urging young women to speak up about abuse before it’s too late. - Gorsuch sworn in to Supreme Court: President Donald Trump [praised new Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch]( during a White House swearing-in ceremony on Monday as a jurist who will rule "not on his personal preferences but based on a fair and objective reading of the law." - Trump to nominate U health care economist for key HHS job: [Stephen Parente would serve in the Trump administration]( as an assistant secretary for planning and evaluation at the Department of Health and Human Services, which operates the Medicare health insurance program and has implemented key provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act. - Say it ain't snow: [Snow is likely to make a return to the Twin Cities]( late Monday night into Tuesday, and there may even be enough turn some lawns white. The greatest potential for accumulating snow will be to the north and east of the metro. - Wells Fargo takes back $75M from top execs in sales scandal: The problems at Wells Fargo and its overly aggressive sales culture date back at least 15 years, and management had little interest in dealing with the issue until it spiraled out of control resulting in millions of accounts being opened fraudulently, [according to an investigation by the company's board of directors](. The bank's board also clawed back another $75 million in pay from two former executives, CEO John Stumpf and community bank executive Carrie Tolstedt. - Minnesota state parks, trails face major budget squeeze: For Minnesotans who will make millions of visits to their beloved state parks this year, budget proposals moving through the Republican-controlled Legislature [could produce some sad surprises.]( - Impeachment hearings begin for Alabama governor: Alabama lawmakers started impeachment hearings Monday for Gov. Robert Bentley as they consider whether to oust him over accusations he used state resources [to hide an alleged affair with a top aide.]( - Ruling on White Bear Lake water use could affect scores of lakes: During the March trial over who or what is to blame for White Bear Lake’s radical drop in elevation, lawyers for lakeshore owners and their allies laid out a case which, if they win, threatens to create years of turmoil and anger and cost huge sums to fix. Because an internal DNR memo the lawyers obtained warns that [there are scores of White Bear Lakes.]( Hey, look at this The 1997 Grand Forks flood, then and now: In case you missed it over the weekend, here's Jen Brooks' story on [how the great Red River flood of 1997 reshaped the city of Grand Forks, N.D.]( Don't miss the before/after photo sliders showing the shocking extent of the flooding back then and how the same areas look now. Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to talkers@startribune.com. Trending - Don't call Chris Brown's Xcel show a comeback: [Attendance at the troubled performer's St. Paul concert]( was more like a strong night when the Minnesota Swarm lacrosse team used to play at the X, with the upper deck of the arena entirely dark and empty and about 7,000 fans in the lower bowl. - Kylie Jenner getting new reality show: E! has announced plans for a "Keeping up with the Kardashians" [spinoff titled "Life of Kylie."]( - New patio furniture outlet takes on Pottery Barn and Frontgate: Last year, Jay Dillon and his dad, Bob, [began experimenting with the “everyday low price” concept](, applying it to patio ­furniture — a rarity in the Twin Cities. Sports roundup - Boudreau says proof of success comes in playoffs: Fair or unfair, Wild coach Bruce Boudreau knows nothing short of a Stanley Cup — or a Game 7 win or two — [will change the opinion embedded into the minds of at least some](. - Foul play not suspected in disappearance of former Twin: [Otis Nixon, 58, was last seen around 10 a.m. Saturday]( leaving his home in Woodstock, Ga., about 30 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta, police said. He left in a gray Range Rover and was on his way to a golf course where he had a tee time but never arrived, police said. - Two lessons on why you should never, ever bet on sports: Two things happened in recent days that are reminding us to remind you that [gambling on sports is a bad idea.]( Quote of the day “I don’t care if you’re seated up top or at the bottom.” -- [R&B singer Chris Brown](, thanking fans for "buying the tickets" for his show at the Xcel Energy Center last night. There was no one up top. Worth a click Hazing, Supreme Court-style: What does it mean to be the new guy (or gal) on the Supreme Court? Well, for one, [it starts with cafeteria duty](, reports the Washington Post's Robert Barnes. Trivia winner Congratulations to Eric Stephan! Eric was randomly selected from among the readers who correctly answered that a British vigilante is going around the city of Bristol correcting grammar on signs. He wins a Star Tribune travel mug. Be sure to check back Friday for another trivia question! From the archives Sept. 30, 1979: Vice President Walter Mondale is pictured right, with television newsman Martin Agronsky and his daughter Rachel as they gather round the Easter Bunny, AKA Mondale's counsel Mike Berman, on the grounds of the vice presidential residence in Washington. 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