Hawaii-bound jet took off with unruly passenger despite many red flags

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Hawaii-bound jet took off with unruly passenger despite many red flags: Anil Uskanli, who authorities say inspired so much fear among flight attendants on a Hawaii-bound jet that [fighter jets were scrambled to escort the plane](, raised a series of possible red flags at Los Angeles International Airport before the flight took off. - Islamic State claims responsibility for Manchester concert bombing: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for [the suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert]( in Manchester, England, on Monday evening that left 22 people dead and sparked a stampede of young concertgoers, some still wearing the American pop star's trademark kitten ears and holding pink balloons. Greater Manchester Police say they have [arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with the bombing](, but did not provide further details. - Last-minute budget deal reached as Legislature heads into special session: Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican lawmakers cut [a last-minute deal on $46 billion in state spending and tax cuts]( with just about an hour to spare Monday night, not fast enough to head off a brief special session that started immediately at midnight, but foreclosing the threat of a partial government shutdown this summer. - Minnesota tightens limits on 3M chemicals in groundwater: Minnesota health officials Tuesday [drastically cut the exposure limits for toxic chemicals]( that have long contaminated drinking water in Cottage Grove and other southeast metro communities and Bemidji, arguing that current federal standards are insufficient to protect infants and small children from their long-term health risks. - Ex-CIA chief says he warned Russians about election meddling: Former CIA director John Brennan also told the House intelligence committee that [he had become so concerned about Russian interference]( — and contacts between Americans "involved" with the Trump campaign and the Russians — that he convened a group of officials from the CIA, FBI and National Security Agency in late July to focus exclusively on the issue. In March, Trump asked Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and National Security Agency Director Michael S. Rogers to help him push back against an FBI investigation into possible collusion with the Russian government, but the officials [deemed the request inappropriate and refused to comply](, according to current and former officials. Former national security adviser Michael Flynn [invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination]( in rebuffing a subpoena Monday in the investigation into Russia's election meddling. Then a top House Democrat cited new evidence he said appeared to show [Flynn lied on a security clearance background check](. - Trump budget would slash aid for poor in favor of tax cuts, defense spending: President Trump on Tuesday [proposed dramatic changes to the role of the federal government](, issuing a budget plan that culls back or eliminates numerous programs that the White House says are a waste of money or create too much dependency. Some of these programs — including Medicaid and the modern version of food stamps — provide benefits to up to a fifth of all Americans, and the breadth of the cuts has rattled lawmakers from both parties who have warned that the reductions go too far. - With rent spike, longtime tenants forced to face cost of living in Edina: New owners of an older apartment building [wasted no time raising rents to market levels](, forcing some to leave. - Target asks Minnetonka to delay vote on liquor store: Sensing the reluctance of Minnetonka leaders to permit another liquor store in their city, Target Co. officials asked the City Council to [delay its vote Monday on a liquor license for the retailer.]( - Scientists planting 400 acres of Minnesota pines to weather climate change: Scientists from the Nature Conservancy and elsewhere are embarking this summer on [a project to plant 400 acres with cold-loving evergreens]( like jack pine and tamarack in carefully selected "conifer strongholds" — places that they predict will stay cooler or wetter or have better soil, increasing the chances that a few of each species will survive for the next generation as Minnesota grows warmer. - Eagan teacher collapses, dies during rugged North Shore race: Jon Mathson, 41, [a science teacher at Eagan High School since 2007](, was between Moose Mountain and Mystery Mountain in Lutsen when he collapsed, the sheriff's office said. - "No wake" restriction announced for St. Croix River ahead of big boating weekend: Just in time for the first big boating weekend of the season, authorities on Tuesday announced that it will impose [a speed limit of no more than 5 miles per hour]( on a stretch of the St. Croix River that skirts the edge of the Twin Cities.  Watch this Turkish tow-truck technology is light years ahead of our own: [The whole process takes about 30 seconds](, no chains required.  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - "Justice League" director quits film after daughter's suicide: Zach Snyder and his wife, Deborah Snyder, who is a producer on “Justice League,” had initially taken a short break to mourn, returning to the production after two weeks. [They are now stepping aside entirely.]( - 5 nasty Minnesota bugs to watch out for this summer: Warmer weather brings out all kinds of creepy, crawly bugs. [Here are some you probably want to avoid.]( - Roger Moore, star of 7 James Bond films, dies at 89: Moore replaced Sean Connery [to become the third Bond on the big screen](, starring in 1973's "Live and Let Die," 1974's "The Man With the Golden Gun," 1977's "The Spy Who Loved Me," 1979's "Moonraker," 1981's "For Your Eyes Only," 1983's "Octopussy" and 1985's "A View to a Kill."  Sports roundup - It's rookie Dalvin Cook's backfield as Vikings ramp up practices: For the first time Tuesday, Vikings’ top draft pick [Dalvin Cook will line up against Linval Joseph]( and the rest of Mike Zimmer’s defense. - Golden State is beautiful to watch (unless you love the Wolves): Minnesota should become a playoff-caliber team. But it will take a healthy mix of good fortune, timing and [the unexpected demise of the Warriors to become anything more.]( - After surgeries, Rachel Banham making her hometown WNBA debut: Banham, 23, will be at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday night when the Connecticut Sun plays the Lynx. For Banham, the Gophers’ all-time leading scorer, [it is a much-anticipated hometown professional debut.](  Quote of the day “We struggle to comprehend the warped and twisted mind that sees a room packed with young children not as a scene to cherish but as an opportunity for carnage.” -- [British Prime Minister Theresa May](, on a suicide bombing that killed at least 22 at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England.  Worth a click New Orleans mayor delivered a powerful speech on the removal of Confederate monuments: Shortly before the removal of a statue of General Robert E. Lee, the fourth and final monument to the Confederacy to be dismantled in New Orleans, Mayor Mitch Landrieu spoke forcefully about the city's history and the purpose and legacy of the monuments during an address at Gallier Hall. These statues are not just stone and metal. They are not just innocent remembrances of a benign history. These monuments purposefully celebrate a fictional, sanitized Confederacy; ignoring the death, ignoring the enslavement, and the terror that it actually stood for. After the Civil War, these statues were a part of that terrorism as much as a burning cross on someone’s lawn; they were erected purposefully to send a strong message to all who walked in their shadows about who was still in charge in this city. [Read the whole transcript here.](  From the archives May 23, 1957: Advice columnist Ann Landers looks over proofs of her column with copyreader Marilyn Kinzel, left, and copy desk chief Louis Greene in the Minneapolis Tribune newsroom. 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