Twin Cities, Duluth nurses overwhelmingly vote to strike

͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Twin Cities, Duluth nurses overwhelmingly vote to strike: The vote would authorize up to 15,000 members of the Minnesota Nurses Association to walk off the job after giving their employers a 10-day notice. Should that happen, it would be one of the largest nurse strikes in U.S. history, and would mark the first time nurses in the Twin Cities and the Twin Ports took such an action together in contract negotiations. [Read more.]( - Hennepin County set to invest $10M in businesses, especially in riot-damaged areas: The County Board will vote to use $10 million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to make investments in 18 redevelopment projects, business accelerators and nonprofits. The biggest award — $1.5 million — will benefit the $29 million resurrection of the huge, burned-out Coliseum building at E. Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue, an intersection devastated by arson. [Read more.]( - Cheney braces for loss as Trump tested in Wyoming and Alaska: Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, a leader in the Republican resistance to former President Donald Trump, is fighting a dire threat from Republican opponent Harriet Hageman, a Cheyenne ranching industry attorney who has harnessed the full fury of the Trump movement in her bid to expel Cheney from the House. [Read more.]( - Wells Fargo evaluating mortgage division, which has big Twin Cities presence: A senior executive told Bloomberg News that the cuts to the home mortgage division would be sizable, as the bank is no longer committed to ranking first in the business, the news service reported Monday.[Read more.]( - Biden to sign massive climate and health care legislation: President Joe Biden will sign Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill on Tuesday, delivering what he has called the "final piece" of his pared-down domestic agenda, as he aims to boost his party's standing with voters less than three months before the midterm elections. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS Massive waterspout recorded looming off Florida coast: Waterspouts don't typically rattle Floridians, but an intimidatingly large one turned heads when it appeared off Destin, Florida, writes Mark Price. The massive funnel appeared early Tuesday, Aug. 16, and photos and video quickly spread on social media, including multiple posts from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. Waterspouts are common off Destin, but [this one was big enough — and close enough — to scare people.]( *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING Some orioles are being dyed a brilliant red by the food they eat: We're all familiar with the bright orange color of the male oriole, but a reader recently sent in some astounding photos showing a very different oriole: He's got the right shape and markings, but his body feathers are a brilliant red. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK After Lynx miss playoffs, Cheryl Reeve says, 'I was not able to get through to this group': While there were a lot of contributing factors to Lynx ending the season with a 90-83 loss, from a lengthy inured list to a missing point guard. But the biggest problem, the thing that had Reeve questioning herself as a coach, was that she was never able to get the team to commit to working hard enough to consistently win. [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK Salsa and spaghetti sauce are under threat: California leads the world in production of processing tomatoes—the variety that gets canned and used in commercial kitchens to make some of the most popular foods. The problem is the worst drought in 1,200 years is forcing farmers to grapple with a water crisis that's undermining the crop, threatening to further push up prices on pantry staples. [Read more.]( FROM THE ARCHIVES August 16, 2011: Seven floating islands made from recycled PET bottles and filled with aquatic plants were set loose on Spring Lake in the Lowry Hill neighborhood of Minneapolis. They were designed to clean the polluted water of excess nutrients the natural way. (Photo: Richard Sennott/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 © 2022 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](