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The contiguous United States just endured its hottest month since recordkeeping began in 1895, narrowly surpassing the Dust Bowl summer of 1936, according to NOAA. Every state in the Lower 48 ran above its 20th-century average, with more than 200 all-time records broken along the way.
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With HBO's "Lanterns" set to premiere later this month, the Daily Planet wants to know if readers plan on watching.
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The Daily Planet debuts Flamebird Frames, a new weekly photojournalism showcase, with an extended inaugural edition covering nine days of Twin Cities life, a road trip to Iowa and Valleyfair's golden anniversary.
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Below-normal rainfall and above-normal temperatures have pushed much of north-central Minnesota into what state officials call "storage drought," a condition that can take years to reverse even with heavy rain.
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The Daily Planet debuts Flamebird Frames, a new weekly photojournalism showcase, with an extended inaugural edition covering nine days of Twin Cities life, a road trip to Iowa and Valleyfair's golden anniversary.
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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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Elon Musk's xAI filed a federal lawsuit against Minnesota this week over a new law banning AI nudification technology, arguing the ban is unconstitutionally broad days before it takes effect.
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Gov. Tim Walz traveled to Ely Monday to meet with wildfire crews, local officials, first responders and residents as fires across northeastern Minnesota reached 53% containment.
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Tom Holland is back in the suit. "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" swings into theaters Friday, marking Holland's first solo outing as Peter Parker since 2021's "Spider-Man: No Way Home." We want to know where you stand heading into opening weekend.
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