The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on advancing Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general to the full Senate, capping weeks of negotiations over a controversial Justice Department fund and lingering questions about his ties to President Trump.
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"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" opened to $360 million domestically and $927 million worldwide this weekend, the biggest domestic opening and the second-biggest global debut in box office history, trailing only 2019's "Avengers: Endgame," which opened to $357.1 million.
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President Donald Trump said talks with Iran would resume Monday and predicted an imminent deal on the Strait of Hormuz, but Iranian officials say they are negotiating only with Oman, not Washington.
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More than 30 community water systems across Minnesota were hit by a coordinated cyberattack over the weekend of July 26. No water supplies were compromised, officials say, but investigators are examining whether Iran-linked hackers were behind the intrusion.
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Saint Paul police are investigating a fatal shooting late Wednesday, July 29, in the 200 block of 7th Street East that left one man dead and a second man wounded. No arrests have been made.
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Minnesota's most popular musical has 10 days left at the historic Orpheum Theatre before the touring production moves on.
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A cottage industry has emerged to supply AI developers with millions of physical books that are cut apart, scanned for training data and discarded. Unsealed court records name Anthropic's "Project Panama" as one confirmed example; other buyers remain anonymous.
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The Minneapolis Institute of Art will present "María Berrío: Songlines" beginning in September, a co-organized exhibition tracing a decade of the Colombian-born artist's intricate paper and watercolor compositions.
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A Hennepin County judge issued a murder warrant for a second teen in the July 5 killing of 16-year-old Immanuel Kowo at Hartkopf Park. The suspect was apprehended in Illinois Tuesday night and awaits extradition to Minnesota.
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Metro Transit has replaced Blue Line trains with buses between Target Field and Mall of America stations while crews complete a signal upgrade project meant to reduce delays and improve reliability across the line.
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