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If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Should you get a second COVID-19 vaccine booster? Clinics are seeing an uptick in vaccination appointments after updated CDC guidance, but [some newly eligible Minnesotans question the timing.]( - Hennepin Healthcare bans doctors from moonlighting as cops: Calling it part of an ideological evolution, leaders at Hennepin Healthcare say the system will end its contract for medical instruction with Minneapolis police and [prohibit its doctors from moonlighting as law enforcement agents.]( Interim Chief Medical Officer Dr. Daniel Hoody announced the latter policy in an internal newsletter to staff on March 14, explaining the dual professions of some doctors with police agencies is harming patient trust. - Washington County Attorney Pete Orput dies at 66: Washington County Attorney Pete Orput [died Sunday at his home in Stillwater](, county officials announced late Sunday. He was 66. Orput announced in January that he would not seek re-election for a fourth term in office and planned to retire at the end of the year. That announcement came more than a year after he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. - Biden calls for Putin to face trial for war crimes in Ukraine: President Joe Biden on Monday [called for a war crimes trial against Russia President Vladimir Putin]( and said he'd seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine. Biden's comments to reporters came after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Bucha, one of the towns surrounding Kyiv where Ukrainian officials say the bodies of civilians have been found. Zelenskyy called the Russian actions "genocide" and called for the West to apply tougher sanctions against Russia. Biden, however, stopped short of calling the actions genocide. The U.S. government on Monday [seized a 254-foot yacht in Spain owned by an oligarch]( with close ties to Putin, a first by the Biden administration under sanctions imposed after the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine and targeting pricey assets of Russian elites. - Man's body recovered from pond in Apple Valley: The circumstances of the man's death remain under investigation, but the Dakota County Sheriff's Office said [it has ruled out foul play.]( - Metro Mobility bus thief skips sentencing, steals car in Washington County and flees police at 100 mph, charges say: On the same day when a chronic auto thief skipped his sentencing for stealing a Metro Mobility bus, the 31-year-old man stole a car, rammed a deputy's squad outside a Washington County gas station and fled at 100 miles per hour, [according to charges.]( - At least 2 shooters kill 6, wound 12 in Sacramento, police say: At least two shooters opened fire early Sunday in Sacramento in [the city's second mass shooting in five weeks](, killing six people and wounding 12 others as bars closed for the night and crowds emptied onto downtown streets, police said. - Suddenly, Tesla's Elon Musk is Twitter's biggest stakeholder: Tesla CEO Elon Musk [acquired a 9% stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder](, just before raising questions about the social media platform's dedication to free speech and the First Amendment. WATCH THIS WCCO unearths archival footage of young Prince interviewed during 1970 Minneapolis teachers strike: During a recent search through WCCO's archive, production manager Matt Liddy found [a brief interview with the music legend when he was just 11 years old.]( Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. TRENDING - 80-year-old Mahtomedi mans's TikTok fame leads to veteran advocacy: With 1.8 million followers, Navy vet Kenny Jary has [raised more than $160,000 to buy mobility scooters for other vets.]( - Grammys go retro as crafty pros steal the show from Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish: Jon Batiste and Silk Sonic [won three of the four top awards]( while Rodrigo was named best new artist. - "Painstakingly restored" Queen Anne home in Minneapolis lists for $620K: [It's one of the Six Sisters](, a row of historic homes in the Lowry Hill East neighborhood of Minneapolis. SPORTS ROUNDUP - Many came to "see Paige play," but South Carolina takes title: Twenty-year-old Hopkins High graduate Paige Bueckers and her University of Connecticut Huskies fell behind hard and fast to top-ranked South Carolina, [losing 64-49 Sunday night at Target Center](. Sunday night's game was the culmination of the NCAA Women's Final Four 68-team tournament and a March Madness weekend that brought multiday sporting events back to the Twin Cities. The event breathed life back into downtown after two years of a pandemic that kept workers and tourists away. - For Wild and Wolves, it's time to set higher expectations: Trade your April gloom and doom for hope. [Both these teams are worthy of it.]( - A winning season? Here are five keys to the Twins' success. From pitching to catching, from Byron Buxton to Carlos Correa, these are the factors that [will help determine whether 2022 is a good year for the Twins.]( Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. WORTH A CLICK Digging up Britain's rich Viking history: "A massive 1,100-year-old graveyard leads to a surprising new view of the Nordic legacy in Britain," [writes Joshua Levine for Smithsonian Magazine.]( TRIVIA WINNER Congratulations to Rebecca Mix! Rebecca was randomly selected from among the many readers who correctly answered that Richfield is the city where Mayor Maria Regan Gonzalez — Minnesota's first Latina mayor — announced that she will not seek a second term. Rebecca wins a $15 gift card. Be sure to read Talkers on Friday for another trivia question! FROM THE ARCHIVES April 4, 2018: Andrew Hall of Columbia Heights sprayed seats with hot water to remove snow and ice in preparation for the Twins home opener the following day at Target Field. 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