An act of "traffic violence": Aggressive driving leads to Hwy. 10 zipper merge crash

Plus: Jeep owners are likely to get "ducked" soon ͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - An act of "traffic violence": Aggressive driving leads to Hwy. 10 zipper merge crash: A video showing a driver cutting off another motorist attempting to zipper merge went viral and touched off a debate about the maneuver in work zones. [Read more.]( - Marijuana market could be a boon for other industries, jobs: Not everyone who works with cannabis will be growing or selling it. The new industry will need accountants, lawyers, insurance agents and more. [Read more.]( - Girl, 15, shot to death in Uptown, shooter yet to be located : "Circumstances surrounding the incident are unknown at this time," a police statement read. [Read more.]( - Minnesota transplant centers seek to reduce delays, deaths through donor units: Minnesota's organ donor agency is hoping to increase transplant surgeries and save more lives by having organs procured at the state's two largest transplant centers. [Read more.]( - Hollywood plunges into all-out war on heels of pandemic and a streaming revolution: Three years after the pandemic brought Hollywood to a standstill, the film and TV industry has again ground to a halt. This time, though, the industry is engaged in a bitter battle over the how streaming — after advancing rapidly during the pandemic — has upended the economics of entertainment. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS Michigan family turns home into "Barbie"-themed light show: A Garden City, Mich., family celebrated the release of the "Barbie" movie by turning the exterior of their home into an elaborate light display, bathed in pinks and purples. [See the video.]( *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING Got a Jeep? If so, you're likely to get "ducked" sometime soon. Groups of ducked Jeepers have sprung up on social media — including the local page "Duck Duck Jeep Minnesota" — with drivers posting photos of ducks they've found on their cars. Some are painted as vikings, cows or come attached to cards directing them to their local Jeep duck social media pages. An Instagram page, "Duck Duck Jeep," has more than 50,000 followers. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK Did the Twins prove anything by sweeping the feeble Athletics? Daily Delivery podcast host Michael Rand and Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse look back at the weekend in sports, which included a Twins [sweep in Oakland]( that put Minnesota back on much better footing in the AL Central. [Listen here.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK How a billionaire GOP donor slashed his tax bill by taking Clarence Thomas on superyacht cruises: "In lavishing gifts on the Supreme Court justice, billionaire Harlan Crow may have violated tax laws, according to tax experts," Paul Kiel reports for ProPublica. [Read more.]( TRIVIA WINNER Congratulations to Ronee McHendrik! Ronee was randomly selected from among the many readers who correctly answered that lutefisk is the infamous Nordic dish being used for the first time in one of this year's new foods at the Minnesota State Fair. Ronee wins a $15 gift card. Be sure to read Talkers on Friday for another trivia question! FROM THE ARCHIVES July 17, 1998: Tens of thousands of music fans packed six blocks of downtown Minneapolis for a free concert by Smashing Pumpkins to mark the opening of the city's Aquatennial festivities. (Photo: Jeff Wheeler/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 © 2023 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](