Minnesota woman charged with fatally shooting boyfriend in failed YouTube stunt

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers Top stories - Minnesota woman charged with fatally shooting boyfriend in failed YouTube stunt: Pedro Ruiz III, 22, held up a book and MonaLisa Perez, 19, [pulled the trigger on a .50-caliber pistol](, trying to see whether the bullet would go through, according to the criminal complaint. Norman County Attorney James Brue said there are “multiple videos” of the shooting, and they will not be released publicly at this time. - EPA official pressured U scientist to change congressional testimony, e-mails show: A University of Minnesota chemist was [pressured by the Environmental Protection Agency’s chief of staff]( to alter her recent testimony before Congress and play down the agency’s dismissal of expert advisers, his e-mails show. The Trump administration plans to [revoke a rule that gives the EPA broad authority]( over regulating the pollution of wetlands and tributaries that run into the nation’s largest rivers, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said Tuesday. - Autistic teen at center of police violence protest charged with assaulting Minneapolis officer: Marcus Abrams, 19, had just settled a lawsuit for $40,000 for excessive force as a result of a 2015 incident involving a Metro Transit cop on a light rail platform. This week, he will appear in court for assault charges after [an altercation with a Minneapolis officer during bar close over Memorial Day weekend.]( - Senate Republicans shelve health care bill: Senate GOP leaders [abruptly shelved their long-sought health care overhaul]( Tuesday, asserting they can still salvage it but raising new doubts about whether President Donald Trump and the Republicans will ever deliver on their promises to repeal and replace "Obamacare." School superintendents across the country are raising alarms about the possibility that the legislation would [curtail billions of dollars in annual funding]( they count on to help students with disabilities and poor children. An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found [just 17 percent of respondents say they approve]( of the Senate bill, while 55 percent oppose. - Ex-Trump campaign chairman retroactively files as foreign agent: "A consulting firm led by Paul Manafort, who chaired Donald Trump’s presidential campaign for several months last year, retroactively filed forms Tuesday showing that his firm received $17.1 million over two years from a political party that dominated Ukraine before its leader fled to Russia in 2014," [the Washington Post reports.]( - Downtown Minneapolis struck by gridlock this morning: The combination of rain and road construction [turned Wednesday's morning commute into a slow slog](, more reminiscent of a midwinter drive to work than one in mid-June. - Niagara Falls daredevil may have brought a boa constrictor on fatal plunge: After Kirk Jones' death, New York State Park Police [found a website with a photo of him and the 7-foot snake]( named Misty previewing his plans and selling T-shirts and photos, the Niagara Gazette reported Wednesday. - St. Louis Park poised to raise tobacco sales age to 21: St. Louis Park could become [the second city in Minnesota to raise the tobacco sales age from 18 to 21](, following the footsteps of neighboring suburb Edina. - North Shore's Lutsen Resort goes on the market: Longtime owners Nancy Burns and Scott Harrison have put the resort up for sale, asking $9.95 million for [a collection of buildings and land that includes 50 acres](, some scenic Lake Superior shoreline, a ballroom, a covered bridge, restaurants, a main lodge and beds for 700. The adjacent ski hill known as Lutsen Mountains is owned by a different company and is not part of the sale. - Beauty and the bees: Aveda heiress Nicole Rechelbacher is [leading an ambitious research venture to aid bee populations]( harmed by pesticides, diseases and parasites. But she also wants people to learn how daily decisions have real environmental impact. It’s an ethic she inherited from her father, Horst, a charismatic hairdresser who in the 1960s took Minneapolis by storm — and by accident — and ended up raising the city’s cool quotient around the world.  Watch this Well-meaning dad accidentally wrecks little kid with giant soccer ball: It looks worse than it was, according to mom, who [posted the video with the hashtag #DADFAIL](. He was back up and at it again after "30 seconds of tears."  Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](.  Trending - Man destroys new Ten Commandments statue at Arkansas Capitol: Capitol police arrested a man after Arkansas' new Ten Commandments monument [was smashed to pieces when someone rammed a vehicle into it]( early Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the 6-foot granite statue was placed on state Capitol grounds. - Moody Blues journey through "Days of Future Passed" at Orpheum: [The Moody Blues offered a night to remember]( Tuesday as they celebrated the 50th anniversary of their landmark album before a wildly receptive, sold-out audience at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. - New 510 Lounge opening in former La Belle Vie space: [The former La Belle Vie lounge is the open-to-the-public centerpiece](, a seven-days-a-week enterprise featuring cocktails, wines and a roster of shareable foods that range from oysters, caviar and cheeses to black rice croquettes, mussels in a pistou broth and smoked duck ham with pickled cherries. There's a major dessert program, too. The dining room – which was also home to 510 Groveland in the 1980s and 1990s – will be reserved for private events.  Sports roundup - Monster muskie found on Mille Lacs exceeds state record: Gary Gilbert, 55, of Becker, and his wife, Ann, were en route to a favorite walleye spot on Mille Lacs on June 17 when [they came upon a record 59½-inch muskie that was dead.]( - Phil Jackson let go after becoming the David Kahn of the Knicks: [The Knicks went 80-166 in Jackson’s three years]( as team president, a .325 winning percentage that might remind basketball fans more of Kahn (.285 winning percentage during his four years running the Wolves) than anything else. - Wolves' rookie Justin Patton has guard skills trapped in a center's body: From 6-1 guard and stadium concessionaire to a versatile 7-footer who can run the floor, handle the ball, pass and shoot with range, [you could say he has come a long way.](  Quote of the day “I said, 'Don't do it. Don't do it. Why are you going to use a gun? Why?'” -- [Pedro Ruiz's aunt](, to her nephew after he described the fatal stunt he and his girlfriend intended to post to YouTube.  Worth a click How Facebook's secret censorship rules protect white men from hate speech, but not black children: "While Facebook was credited during the 2010-2011 'Arab Spring' with facilitating uprisings against authoritarian regimes, [internal] documents suggest that, at least in some instances, the company’s hate-speech rules tend to favor elites and governments over grassroots activists and racial minorities. In so doing, they serve the business interests of the global company, which relies on national governments not to block its service to their citizens," [Pro Publica reports.](  From the archives June 28, 1992: Boaters cling to pilings just above St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis as a tow line is attached to the boat to keep it from plunging into the falls after the boat's battery died. 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