Python swallows Indonesian man whole

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune](?om_rid=1593555401&om_mid=42230217) Talkers Top stories - Python swallows Indonesian man whole: A six-minute video on the website of the Tribun Timur publication shows [villagers slicing open the 23-foot python's carcass]( to reveal the legs and torso of the victim, a 25-year-old man named Akbar. WARNING!!! The embedded video is not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach. 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In the fourth quarter of 2016, [only half of Minneapolis projects met state workforce inclusion goals](. - Storm chasers die in crash while chasing tornado: n Texas, three storm chasers — including two who were contractors for The Weather Channel — [were killed in a collision at a remote intersection]( near the town of Spur, about 55 miles southeast of Lubbock. - Careless smoker ignites 60-acre fire in west metro: A property owner who was cutting some trees on swampy land north of Watertown [was careless with his cigar](, authorities said, - Felony charges for anti-abortion activists who secretly filmed Planned Parenthood: California prosecutors on Tuesday [charged two anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos]( of themselves trying to buy fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood with 15 felonies, saying they invaded the privacy of medical providers by filming without consent. - Brain, arm implants help paralyzed man feed himself: Bill Kochevar, of Cleveland, [was able to feed himself for the first time in eight years](, after doctors implanted sensors in his brain that sent signals to his arm. 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[Cast your final vote here.]( - Here's a workplace trend we can all get behind: [Cutting off vacationing employees from their e-mail]( is a quickly growing trend among businesses that are dealing with the stress of the modern workplace, where technology allows people to field work e-mails late into the night and first thing in the morning. - Crayola will retire one of its colors: The crayon company says the announcement revealing which color is getting put out to pasture [will be livestreamed on Facebook on Friday morning.]( Sports roundup - Wild reaches deal with Gophers captain Kloos: The Wild has agreed to terms with University of Minnesota senior center Justin Kloos on a[two-year, $1.4 million entry-level contract](, according to sources. - New documentary "Wide Left" follows Vikings over last 20 years: Bailey Cossairt’s YouTube project on the last 20 years of Vikings history is probably not the documentary you wanted. But dear Vikings fans, [it sure might be the documentary you needed](. - Hey, it's an MLB coloring book featuring Joe Mauer: The Washington Post has unveiled a coloring book in which readers can color in the faces of each team's biggest "difference maker," with Mauer representing the Twins. Michael Rand writes that [it's been a while since that label applied to the first baseman.]( Anonymous big-league scouts [demolished the Twins in Sport Illustrated's baseball preview edition.]( Quote of the day “Is this the way grown-ups are supposed to behave?” -- [Gov. Mark Dayton](, denouncing religious bias "at the highest levels of our society and our government" at a Muslim Day event at the state Capitol. Worth a click Why is Houston the armored car-robbery capital of America? "Between 2013 and 2016, according to FBI data, there were 30 attempted armored-car robberies in Harris County, with a high of 11 in 2013. That’s about a fifth of the average nationwide total during the same period. Houston doesn’t have particularly high rates of other violent crimes, so why is it that when it comes to this crime, our town has suddenly become The Town?" [asks Houstonian magazine.]( From the archives March 29, 1990: The demolition of the Sheraton-Ritz Hotel, on the current site of Orchestra Hall in downtown Minneapolis, began at the top of the building and worked its way down. (Photo: Charles Bjorgen/Star Tribune) Connect with Star Tribune [facebook]( [twitter]( [google+](startribune/) [pinterest]( [instagram]( [tumblr]( [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 © 2017 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](