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Twins bullpen gives up two home runs in 6-2 loss to White Sox

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins came into Friday's game with a mirror-image pair of streaks in play: They had homered in nine consecutive games, and surrendered a home run in seven in a row, each the longest such streaks of the season.

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Jim Souhan: Is Rudy Gobert the next Herschel Walker? No, and here’s why.

MINNEAPOLIS — In early July the Timberwolves, ignoring Minnesota PTSD (Player Trades Spurring Depression), traded five players and four first-round draft picks to Utah for star center Rudy Gobert.

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Federal judge ends probe into leaks of grand jury proceedings surrounding George Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge on Friday ended his investigation into information leaked to newspapers about secret grand jury proceedings against the officers involved in George Floyd's murder.

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Vigil held for man killed by Minneapolis police in standoff

Several dozen people gathered for a vigil outside a Minneapolis apartment building where police fatally shot a man during an hourslong standoff that began with gunfire before officers arrived

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Jim Souhan: Golf pro knows, Tiger’s comeback is painful and impressive

MINNEAPOLIS — Roger Fahrenkrug attended the first round of The Masters this year, then headed to Augusta's small airport. A flight attendant correctly guessed that the longtime teaching pro at Braemar Golf Course in Edina, Minn., had an interest in golf, and asked on which side of the plane he…

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Twins throttled by White Sox in series opener

MINNEAPOLIS — Sonny Gray took a 100 mph screamer off his pitching shoulder in the fourth inning Thursday, a scary moment that caused the game to be delayed for several minutes while he was checked out.

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Minneapolis police fatally shoot man during standoff

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police officers shot and killed a man early Thursday after an overnight standoff that began after reports that he had fired shots inside an apartment building on the city's South Side, according to city and state officials.

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Paul Sullivan: It’s a big weekend between Cubs catcher Willson Contreras’ potential swan song and the underperforming White Sox

Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras’s audition for the New York Mets begins Thursday night at Wrigley Field, just as the White Sox arrive at a fork in the road in Minneapolis.

Chicago Tribune

Man shot to death during police standoff in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS — An hourslong standoff between law enforcement and a man who allegedly fired shots inside a south Minneapolis apartment building ended early Thursday when he died after being shot by police, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.

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Minn. parents who left US after suspicious death of son, 7, have returned years later

MINNEAPOLIS -- A former Plymouth, Minnesota, couple who moved to New Zealand after their 7-year-old son died of suspected neglect have returned to the U.S. more than five years later.

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District court rules many Minnesota abortion restrictions unconstitutional

MINNEAPOLIS — A district court judge has ruled many Minnesota laws restricting abortion access violate the state Constitution, a significant victory for abortion rights groups just weeks after the fall of Roe v. Wade.

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'This Is Us' star Mandy Moore talks about the tricky sleepless balance of motherhood and music

MINNEAPOLIS — Maybe the signs were already there.

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University of Minnesota COVID-19 study finds benefit from metformin, not ivermectin

MINNEAPOLIS — COVID-19 patients were less likely to die or need hospital care if they took the common anti-diabetes drug metformin, according to a long-awaited University of Minnesota study, but not if they took ivermectin.

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EXPLAINER: What's next for 3 other ex-cops in Floyd's death

Now that former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to federal prison, attention turns to the fates of three fellow ex-cops

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Derek Chauvin given 21-year jail sentence for violating George Floyd's civil rights

White policeman Derek Chauvin was previously jailed for the murder of black dad George Floyd after being filmed kneeling on his neck until he suffocated in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Even at His Sentencing Hearing, Derek Chauvin Did Not Manage To Express Remorse for Killing George Floyd

Despite the stakes, the former Minneapolis police officer could not bring himself even to feign regret for his actions.

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Ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin sentenced to more than 20 years in federal civil rights case

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge sentenced Derek Chauvin on Thursday to more than 20 years in prison for violating the civil rights of George Floyd and a Black Minneapolis teen, extending the term he is already serving on state murder charges for killing Floyd in 2020.

France 24

US ex-police officer Chauvin gets extra 20 years on federal charges for Floyd death

A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, a move that adds a few years to the time the former Minneapolis police officer is already serving for his murder conviction while transferring him to federal custody.

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The Independent UK

Derek Chauvin sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for murder of George Floyd

Ex-cop will be transferred from state to federal prison to serve remainder of sentence

Reason

$370K Verdict in Bee Libel Lawsuit

Minneapolis Star Tribune (John Reinan) reports: A Traverse County jury made the award to Nancy and Keith Budke of Wheaton, Minn. The Budkes, in the bee business for more than 40 years, sold 75 Texas hives to Nick Olsen of Maple Lake. When Olsen got the hives home from Texas,…

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Ex-cop Chauvin to get federal sentence for Floyd's killing

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is about to learn his sentence for federal civil rights violations in the killing of George Floyd

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Rudy Gobert joins Wolves, says goal 'is to win a championship'

MINNEAPOLIS — A few days before the Timberwolves and Jazz agreed to send Rudy Gobert to Minnesota for a cache of players and draft picks, Gobert told his agent, Bouna Ndiaye, that he wanted a little time to think over the move.

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General Mills remains on track to meet 2030 regenerative ag goal

MINNEAPOLIS — A group of General Mills employees recently traveled to a farm in Redwood Falls, Minn., to feel the difference regenerative agriculture has made for the soil.

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Rabbit rescue president charged after authorities find 47 dead bunnies in Minnesota barn

MINNEAPOLIS — The president of a nationally known rabbit rescue nonprofit has been charged with felony animal cruelty and torture after 47 dead rabbits were found by authorities in a feces-filled Savage barn last week.

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Derek Chauvin's federal sentencing scheduled for Thursday

MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Chauvin will be sentenced Thursday on federal civil rights charges connected to the 2020 murder of George Floyd and a previous excessive force case involving a Minneapolis teenager.

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