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Sports
Wrestling heel Iron Sheik dies; his 'anti-USA' image was born in Minnesota
The idea for the Iron Sheik character played by Khosrow Vaziri came from the wife of a wrestling legend Verne Gagne. It was Gagne who first trained and promoted the wrestler after Vaziri moved to Minneapolis.
Local
Two from Inver Grove Heights killed in southern Minnesota crash
The crash happened at about 10:10 p.m. Wednesday on Hwy. 60 in Watonwan County.
Twins
Twins' late rally falls short of Rays' later rally in 2-1 loss
The Twins needed a hit batter, two stolen bases and a single to tie the game in the ninth before their rally came to an abrupt end. The Rays waited only two pitches to untie the score.
Business
Duluth seaport's ag exports are at historic low. Could the Moroccans help revive its good fortune?
Poultry businessmen from north Africa toured a century-old grain elevator in the Twin Ports last month, looking to purchase Minnesota-grown soybeans. The key Minnesota commodity has significantly dropped in export volume from Duluth-Superior in recent years.
Variety
Yuen: Why are there so many Asian Connies? A Minnesota-raised author set out to find the answer
Connie Wang discovered an outsize sisterhood of Connies — namesakes of the iconic Connie Chung.
