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Video shows Minneapolis police and passersby pulling motorists from burning car on I-94: The car jumped the curb and went airborne through a guardrail, then [plunged an estimated 16 feet onto the westbound lanes of Interstate 94 below](.
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"No chaos," Trump insists as he swears in new chief of staff: [In an Oval Office ceremony](, the president predicted Retired Gen. John Kelly, who previously served as Homeland Security chief, would do a "spectacular job."
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Sam Shepard, Pulitzer-winning playwright and actor, dies at 73: The actor, who [lived in Stillwater for several years with his then longtime partner, Minnesota-born actress Jessica Lange](, suffered from Lou Gehrig's Disease.
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Acting teacher allegedly exposed himself in front of minor at St. Paul library: [Police have surveillance video of the suspect committing the act twice]( with different victims.
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Divorce report caps Anthony Scaramucci's explosive first week on the job: [His wife, Deidre Ball, filed for divorce while pregnant]( with the couple's second child, a boy born last week.
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Nancy Pelosi's fundraising breaks $25 million for 2017 as her total since 2002 nears $600 million: [Most of her 2017 haul was directed toward the coffers of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee](, which will be leading the party's quest to take back the House in 2018.
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Ronaldo tells a judge that he has "never tried to avoid taxes": A state prosecutor in Madrid [accused Ronaldo in June of four counts of tax fraud]( from 2011-14 worth 14.7 million euros ($16.5 million).
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Police seek public's help finding missing older couple from Duluth: [They were last seen about 9 a.m. Saturday.]( Their SUV also is gone.
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was getting razzed by some Cubs fans Sunday in Milwaukee: [So he got in the face of one of them.](
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Trending
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Ultramodern house in the shape of Star of David hits market for $899,000 in Minneapolis: [The house is on a large wooded lot overlooking the Mississippi River]( in the heart of Minneapolis.
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Study finds aardvarks suffering as African climate heats up: The hotter temperatures are [taking their toll on the aardvark](, whose diet of ants and termites is becoming scarcer in some areas because of reduced rainfall.
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Costco throws in freebies to entice new members: Their new sales campaign says you still pay $60 for a Gold Star membership, but [you get four freebies to sweeten the offer.](
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Sports roundup
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Rand Ball sayd the Twins' slide was a self-fulfilling prophecy fueled by bullpen decisions: It seemed like the Twins were one or two dependable bullpen arms away from feeling really secure about life after the sixth inning. [He calls it a failure of roster construction.](
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Allen Iverson no-shows Big3 games in Dallas: The league is [investigating why the biggest star in Ice Cube's 3-on-3 league]( of former NBA players did not show up.
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Twins' minor-league team plays 21 innings and wins: The [Chattanooga Lookouts needed 21 innings]( on Saturday night (and early Sunday) to beat Birmingham 2-1 in a Southern League game.
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Quote of the day
“We should be adding [players]. Itâs frustrating. ” -- [Twins second baseman Brian Dozier](
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Worth a click
Is Vladimir Putin richer than Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos combined? Bezos made waves last week when he briefly unseated Gates as the wealthiest person in the world, but [Putin might have more money than the two combined.](
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Trivia winner
Congratulations to Mike Kosidowski! Mike was randomly selected from among the readers who correctly answered that Bartolo Colon is the Twins player who recently vowed to continue playing until he is 45 years old. Mike wins a Star Tribune travel mug. Be sure to check back Friday for another trivia question.
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From the archives
July 31, 1979: St. Paul Mayor George Latimer substituted for Garrison Keillor, who was scheduled to play the role of Don Alhambra, the nobleman in Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Gondoliers," but fell ill. The performance was part of a "Night at the Operetta" program at Northrup Auditorium on the University of Minnesota campus. (Photo: Pete Hohn/Star Tribune)
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