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White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci talks to the media outside the White House in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

White House purge: 'I'm going to fire everybody,' says Scaramucci

WASHINGTON - Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House communications director, threatened on Tuesday to fire his entire staff in an effort to...

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FILE PHOTO: Justin Bieber performs a medley of songs at the 2016 Billboard Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., May 22, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

'It's not in my heart or anything': A tired Justin Bieber apologizes for canning tour

LOS ANGELES - Pop star Justin Bieber has apologized to his fans for the sudden cancellation of the remainder of his world tour, saying he needed...

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Chelise Desiree Brown

UPDATED: Police: Woman no longer considered missing

BEMIDJI -- Bemidji police are searching for a 21-year-old pregnant woman who has not had contact with her family since mid-June. According to...

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A section of the Park Theater marquee burned Monday evening as staff and customers were evacuated shortly before 7 p.m. (Kevin Cederstrom/Enterprise)

15-20 movie-goers evacuated as historic Park Theatre marquee in Park Rapids catches fire

A fire at Park Theatre caused extensive damage to the iconic downtown Park Rapids marquee Monday evening. An estimated 15-20 people were in the...

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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. July 25, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

Senate narrowly votes to open debate on healthcare repeal as McCain returns for vote

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Republicans narrowly agreed on Tuesday to open debate on a bill to repeal Obamacare, but the party's seven-year effort...

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions, right, is greeted by Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., center, and Vice Chair Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., before he testifies in June. Sessions' former Senate colleagues were among those defending him Tuesday against attacks from President Trump. Photo by Bill O'Leary.

Capitol Hill throws up red flags as Trump moves on Sessions and possibly Mueller

WASHINGTON - A bevy of congressional Republicans are warning President Donald Trump not to move against Attorney General Jeff Sessions in what...

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This black willow tree in Marine on St. Croix was determined in June 2017 to be the largest tree of its kind in Minnesota. (Courtesy of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)

Marine on St. Croix willow is 26 feet around and the biggest in Minnesota

MARINE ON ST. CROIX, Minn. — A black willow tree in Marine on St. Croix is the largest of its kind in Minnesota — and is on track to be crowned...

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Body of MSUM swimming instructor heading home to Ethiopia

MOORHEAD —— The body of the 24-year-old Minnesota State University Moorhead swimming instructor who died in the Red River earlier...

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Rob Reid and Jayne Freij hike along the Savannah Loop trail on the morning of Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at Beaver Creek Reserve in Fall Creek. Marisa Wojcik / Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

Couple addicted to hiking trails throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — When Rob Reid of Eau Claire started joining his wife for walks a handful of years ago, he had no idea the hobby would...

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Former Minnesota Republican Chairman Keith Downey speaks during an event Thursday, July 25, 2016. File photo / Forum News Service

Keith Downey, former GOP chair, is running for governor with the message: 'I believe in you.'

ST. PAUL — After four years of running the Minnesota Republican Party, former chairman Keith Downey is bidding to run the entire state....

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Paul Manafort of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's staff listens during a round table discussion on security at Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

Senate committee issues subpoena for Manafort

WASHINGTON - A U.S. Senate panel has issued a subpoena to force Paul Manafort, a former campaign manager to President Donald Trump, to appear...

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Speaking to staff, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks off the Senate floor Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Washington Post photo by Melina Mara

Its fate uncertain, GOP leaders are set to press on with a vote on health care

WASHINGTON - Republicans intensified their drive to pass a sweeping rewrite of the nation's health-care laws Tuesday, negotiating behind the...

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Emojis add meaning to texts and emails, but can increase risk of miscommunication

A hairless bat photo landed in Debra Johnson Robnik's text messages. Her response: "I hope that's not your dinner." Insert barbecue grill emoji....

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Nathan Olson talks about the destruction caused by the May 16, 2017, tornado that blew through his eastern Barron County property along Prairie Lake, which was mostly invisible from their cabin before the storm. Eric Lindquist / Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

Tornado victims rebuilding lives after storm ravages Wisconsin communities

CHETEK, Wis. — Ten weeks after a tornado turned her life and many of her belongings upside down, Shasta Westaby is set to start over this...

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Obdulia Sanchez is seen in a police booking photo from the Merced County Sheriff's Department in Merced, California July 24, 2017. Merced County Sheriff's Department/Handout via REUTERS.

Father of teen who live-streamed fatal crash: 'She killed her own sister'

A father spoke out about the death of his daughter after a car accident that was live-streamed in a horrifying Instagram video by his older daughter,...

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