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[Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - 47 cats rescued from hot vehicle at Minnesota rest area: [Nearly 50 cats found living in sweltering and unsanitary conditions]( inside a vehicle at a far north metro rest area Tuesday are now in the care of the Animal Humane Society. - Minneapolis school board approves budget cuts, including to arts programs: A divided Minneapolis school board on Tuesday night [approved its budget for the 2022-2023 school year]( amid intense pushback from the teachers union, students and parents over cuts to arts education and other programs. - Twin Cities housing market loosened just a bit last month: Rising mortgage rates have made houses more expensive, but there's a silver lining for buyers — [more choices and a little less competition.]( - Biden nominates Chauvin prosecutor Jerry Blackwell for federal judge in Minnesota: President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Jerry Blackwell — a Minneapolis attorney who helped prosecute the state's criminal case against Derek Chauvin —[to be a federal judge in Minnesota.]( If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Blackwell would be the second Minnesota federal jurist appointed by the Biden administration. - What you need to know about Doe v. Gomez, a 27-year-old case at the center of Minnesota's abortion debate: As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to issue its ruling expected to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision on abortion, [Minnesotans will hear a lot about a different court case.]( - Cyclist on trek to raise money for granddaughter's surgery killed by truck in South Dakota: A truck driver [struck and killed a Winnipeg bicyclist]( on an eastern South Dakota interstate who was on a long-distance trek to raise money for his 3-year-old granddaughter battling kidney disease. - Buffalo supermarket gunman charged with federal hate crimes: The white gunman accused of killing 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket was charged Wednesday with federal hate crimes and [could face the death penalty if convicted.]( - Minneapolis-based Regis faces delisting from New York Stock Exchange: The New York Stock Exchange notified Regis Corp. that because of its sliding market capitalization and shareholder equity figures, [it faces possible delisting](. Shares of the Minneapolis-based Regis, which announced the news Wednesday, have fallen 70% since the start of the year. - Is your employer on the 2022 list of Minnesota's Top Workplaces? Minnesota employees surveyed by Energage ranked [these 200 employers as the state's Top Workplaces for 2022](. WATCH THIS Record flooding of Yellowstone River washes away large cabin: A tourist from Indiana was recording video as [this large waterfront cabin teetered before collapsing]( into the raging Yellowstone River in Gardiner, Mont., on Monday. Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. TRENDING - 19 patios in the Twin Cities area to suit every summer mood: Whether you're looking for a lakeside sunset view, an urban oasis or a place to settle in for a night of revelry, [the Twin Cities metro area has a spot for you.]( - You can buy moon dust from 1969's Apollo 11 landing — with a catch: NASA asked a University of Minnesota professor to [conduct an experiment with cockroaches.]( - Wolves star Anthony Edwards and Adam Sandler both score in Netflix's "Hustle": [Here's a rundown of what our critics are watching this week](, including a tribute to Bob Saget and a documentary about George Floyd attorney Benjamin Crump. SPORTS ROUNDUP - Buxton goes from 0-for-30 to Player of the Week: Consistency at the plate helped the star center fielder reverse a slump and [put together an impressive offensive surge.]( - All-Black hockey team draws from all over U.S. for Richfield tourney: The Panthers — a team with 17 players from eight different states — [competed in a Minnesota Showcase event last weekend.]( - Is Apple TV's soccer deal a first step in changing how we watch (and pay for) sports? You can see good and bad in the deal with Major League Soccer — [and a whole lot that we don't know yet.]( Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. WORTH A CLICK Google says it bans gun ads. It actually makes money from them. "For roughly two decades, Google has boasted that it doesn't accept gun ads, a reflection of its values and culture. But a ProPublica analysis shows that before and after mass shootings in May at a New York grocery store and a Texas elementary school, millions of ads from the some of the nation's largest firearms makers flowed through Google's ad systems and onto websites and apps — in some cases without the site or app owners' knowledge and in violation of their policies," [report Craig Silverman and Ruth Talbot for ProPublica.]( FROM THE ARCHIVES June 15, 2019: Prior Lake midfielder Josie Wilhelm (2) celebrates after scoring to tie the girls' lacrosse state championship game against Eden Prairie at Chanhassen High School. Prior Lake emerged victorious, winning its first state championship. (Photo: Nicole Neri/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 © 2022 StarTribune. 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