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Afternoon weather: High of 83, mix of sun and clouds
It'll be summery, with a chance of isolated storms to the west that will move toward the Twin Cities on Saturday. Cooler and sunnier air is on the way Sunday.
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Watch: Pigs run loose after semi overturns on I-694 in Little Canada
The eastbound lanes of Interstate 694 at the I-35E interchange in Little Canada are expected to be closed until 1 p.m. as crews work to coral the loose pigs and clear the wreckage, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said.
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Russia claims it blew up tank, but video shows it was a tractor
A grainy black-and-white gunsight video Russia released this week to bolster a claim its military blew up some of Ukraine's most fearsome tanks actually documented the destruction of a tractor, according to a visual analysis by the Associated Press.
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Explaining the Trump document case
The road to former President Donald Trump's federal indictment by the Department of Justice is paved with documents.
