DFL leader hurt in Minneapolis carjacking as tougher penalties take effect

Plus: The 5 best things our food writers ate this week ͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - DFL leader hurt in Minneapolis carjacking as tougher penalties take effect: Shivanthi Sathanandan's children wailed as four masked carjackers beat the Minnesota DFL leader in the driveway of her Minneapolis home. Sathanandan, the second vice chair of the party, shared a bloodied picture of herself while describing the experience in a social media post Wednesday. Writing that she suffered a broken leg, lacerations to her head and bruises, she said that she is filled with rage. [Read more.]( - Minnesota education activists, DFLers argue ban on student restraints needs to stay: Minnesota Republicans have called for a special session to repeal the measure that prompted several law enforcement agencies to pull out of schools. [Read more.]( - Georgia special grand jury recommended charges in election case for Sen. Graham, 2 ex-senators: A report released on Friday revealed that a special grand jury investigating efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential election results recommended indictments against a much larger group than prosecutors ultimately charged, including one current and two former U.S. senators. [Read more.]( - Officials ID three fatally shot in suspected murder-suicide in Breezy Point: Investigators say a Maple Grove man shot and killed a woman he was in a relationship with and her daughter before taking his own life at a resort home in Breezy Point, Minn. [Read more.]( - Time to update your iPhone with a significant security fix: Apple released a significant security update for iPhones and iPads Thursday to patch newly discovered security vulnerabilities in the devices' system software. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS Drone gives its life to capture stunning images of volcano eruption in Iceland: TikTok user @LifewithElliott piloted his drone directly over the Litli-Hrutur volcano to capture some incredible footage as it spewed lava, but sadly the device overheated and perished before it could return home. [See the video.]( *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING The 5 best things our food writers ate this week: From prime rib egg rolls to a strawberry and cream croissant, here's a rundown of the greatest hits from their dining diaries over the past seven days. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK What will the Vikings record be in 2023? Star Tribune writers make their predictions. The Vikings offense is loaded. Their defense can't be much worse than 2022. But about those 11 one-score wins last season ... [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK Florida man arrested trying to cross Atlantic Ocean in giant hamster wheel: "[Ray] Baluchi was found in the hamster wheel nearly 70 nautical miles east of Tybee Island, Georgia. A court filing said Baluchi was armed with two knives and threatened to use a bomb to blow himself up. Later, Baluchi said there was no bomb," Sara Filips reports for WFLA. [Read more.]( TALKERS TRIVIA Want to win a $15 gift card of your choice? It's Friday, so that means it's time for another trivia question. The correct answer to this question can be found in a story that appeared in Talkers this week. E-mail your answer to talkers@startribune.com by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. A winner will be selected at random from the correct responses. That lucky reader will receive a $15 card of their choice from one of several retailers — Best Buy, Target, Holiday or Menards — as well as a shout-out in Monday's newsletter. Here is this week's question: It is now legal for adults 21 and older to purchase alcoholic beverages from some bars and restaurants and consume them on sidewalks in the historic downtown area in which Minnesota city? Good luck! FROM THE ARCHIVES Sept. 8, 2022: Poppy Benjamin, left, covered her ears as Jimmy Herman performed "Amazing Grace' on bagpipes as a tribute to late British monarch Queen Elizabeth II at Brit's Pub in Minneapolis. Benjamin made a special trip with her sister, Mila, and her dad, John, to honor the queen after she died. (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.](