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The next day, he declared anew, "I don't want to say the election is over." That was in a previously unaired outtake of a speech he was to give, shown at Thursday night's prime-time hearing of the House investigating committee. [Read more.]( - Review questions key work by University of Minnesota on Alzheimer's: Allegations of duplicated or manipulated images have cast suspicion on University of Minnesota discoveries that have been fundamental to Alzheimer's disease research. [Read more.]( - A North Dakota city attracted a corn mill. Then came questions about its Chinese owners. Officials in Grand Forks are enthusiastic about the potential benefit to the economy, but the connection to China stoked a backlash. [Read more.]( - Target puts the squeeze on suppliers after inventories pile up: Target Chief Executive Officer Brian Cornell pledged in a June blog post that the retailer would take necessary actions to adapt to a post-pandemic landscape, paring a record $15.1 billion in unsold merchandise. Behind the scenes, Target's actions this summer include putting pressure on its vendors, asking them to pick up the tab for transporting goods and requiring some to retain more merchandise at their own warehouses, 11 Target vendors told Reuters. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS What it's like to battle a raging wildfire: A fire department in northern Greece shared [this dramatic footage of firefighters heading into a massive blaze]( near the town of Rodopolis. *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING The 5 best things our food writers ate this week: From pan-seared gnocchi to cured Chinese sausage sliders, here's a rundown of the greatest hits from their dining diaries over the past seven days. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK What happens now? Five second-half predictions for the Twins: Will everything the Twins do add up to a division title, or were the first 94 games a mirage? Thoughts about trades, who needs to go big and a look at when the AL Central will have a winner. [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK Why don't woodpeckers get concussions? "Woodpeckers lead a pretty high-impact lifestyle. When they smash their beaks against trees, they're subjected to forces that would easily knock a person silly. 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