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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 - How well are Minnesota's teachers paid? Several teachers unions have negotiated unusually large raises in their new contracts this year, but the state's average teacher pay isn't the highest nationally. [Read more.]( - Minnesota's "uncommitted" vote on Super Tuesday could be a warning sign for Democrats in the fall: While Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in Minnesota by more than 7% of the vote four years ago, there are early signs that the state could be more competitive this fall. [Read more.]( - Target is making a major change to self-checkout lanes: After a successful pilot last fall, Target is limiting the use of its self-service checkout lanes for customers buying 10 items or fewer. [Read more.]( - Walz says "old white men need to learn" how to talk about abortion, reproductive health: The governor told CNN the issues are winners for Democrats before taking aim at former President Donald Trump's golf game. [Read more.]( - Skid-steers, Softsoap and Nerf: 8 more Minnesota inventions that changed the world. One article couldn't hold all of the state's innovations that shape our daily lives. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS Spanish firefighters hoist flatbed truck out of backyard swimming pool: The driver was not present when the truck's handbrake failed and it fell over a ledge into the swimming pool, according to officials in Malaga, Spain. The truck was carrying butane canisters at the time. No injuries were reported. [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: A seafood-free "crab boil" and a new burger both got our attention, go-to Mexican on opposite ends of the metro, and tastes of La Belle Vie brought back all the nostalgic feels. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK Vikings trade for 23rd overall pick from Texans, gain draft day options: The team sent its 2024 and 2025 second-round picks to Houston in the deal, which could help them move up to find a replacement for Kirk Cousins. [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK Montana man admits to genetically engineering giant hybrid sheep in "audacious scheme," Justice Department says: "A Montana man pleaded guilty before a federal judge to two felony wildlife crimes for an almost decade-long effort to create giant sheep hybrids to sell the species to hunting facilities, the U.S. Department of Justice announced this week," Leah Sarnoff reports for ABC News. [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. Email 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: The city of Duluth is investigating a slew of property purchases by a billionaire in which neighborhood? Good luck! FROM THE ARCHIVES March 15, 2022: Corryn Vitek, left, and Jamie Clarke, both senior veterinary technicians at the Raptor Center, examine the results of a tail feather replacement on an adult barred owl that was injured while trying to nest in a chimney. Feather imping is a surgical procedure that replaces damaged feathers with feathers from another bird. (Photo: Brian Peterson/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 © 2024 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](