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Local
Today, a wildfire in St Louis county caused residents to evacuate occurring as high wildfire threats have been issued to the whole state of Minnesota.
(Source: The Minnesota Star Tribune)
In Burnsville, a 22 year old man died after a fatal gunshot on Sunday.
National
(Source: The Minnesota Star Tribune)
National
The FBI is sending more agents to tribal lands, as part of Operation not Forgotten, its biggest effort to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people.
(Source: The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The U.S. and China have made progress in Geneva trade talks, with both sides agreeing to keep negotiating. No major deal has been announced, but hopes remain for easing the tariff war.
(Source: The New York Times)
International
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, called for peace in Ukraine and Gaza during his first Sunday address, echoing Pope Francis. He pledged to serve ordinary people and the marginalized.
(Source: The New York Times)
