MPR NEWSLISTEN LIVEMORNING EDITION Wednesday marks the seventh day in a row of 90-degree heat in the Twin Cities and most of southern, central and western Minnesota. That’s the longest streak of 90-degree days on record before MINNESOTA'S HEAT WAVE IS POISED TO SET MORE RECORDS June 9, 2021 8:58 a.m. A boy dives over a railing into Lake Nokomis during a heat wave in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Tim Evans for MPR News. Minnesota finally sees

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Minnesota's Online Source for News That Matters PROTESTERS MAINTAIN BLOCKADE OVERNIGHT AT LINE 3 PIPELINE Near Itasca State Park, Minn. June 8, 2021 1:20 p.m. Activists Aidan Cook, right, and Ryan Morris lay underneath a boat blocking the road

to an Enbridge

MN GOVERNMENT BEGINS PLANNING FOR POTENTIAL SHUTDOWN Gov. Tim Walz sent a follow-up message on Tuesday to remind them that lack of a new budget would temporarily put them out of work. It’s the first visible sign of planning for a LINE 3 FOES KICK OFF A SUMMER OF RESISTANCE The three-day Treaty People Gathering was billed as the kickoff to a summer of resistance against the pipeline, which is already more than

halfway

HEAT WAVE LINGERS THIS WEEK Ron Trenda. June 6, 2021 6:10 p.m. Our heat wave will continue for several more days. The official Sunday afternoon high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul CAN EMPLOYERS MAKE COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATORY? Experts say employers can make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory, with some exceptions. Employers generally have wide scope to make rules for

the

TENANTS WORRY AND LANDLORDS FUME OVER EVICTION BAN One of Gov. Tim Walz’s last remaining COVID-19 restrictions is a ban on rental property evictions. Legislators have been looking for a way

to end the

MINNEAPOLIS POLICE STAFFING WOES WORSE THAN There are far fewer police officers patrolling the streets of Minneapolis so far this year than city officials anticipated. Members of a City Council committee Thursday approved $6.4 million for MPR NEWSLISTEN LIVEMORNING EDITION Wednesday marks the seventh day in a row of 90-degree heat in the Twin Cities and most of southern, central and western Minnesota. That’s the longest streak of 90-degree days on record before MINNESOTA'S HEAT WAVE IS POISED TO SET MORE RECORDS June 9, 2021 8:58 a.m. A boy dives over a railing into Lake Nokomis during a heat wave in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Tim Evans for MPR News. Minnesota finally sees

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Minnesota's Online Source for News That Matters PROTESTERS MAINTAIN BLOCKADE OVERNIGHT AT LINE 3 PIPELINE Near Itasca State Park, Minn. June 8, 2021 1:20 p.m. Activists Aidan Cook, right, and Ryan Morris lay underneath a boat blocking the road

to an Enbridge

MN GOVERNMENT BEGINS PLANNING FOR POTENTIAL SHUTDOWN Gov. Tim Walz sent a follow-up message on Tuesday to remind them that lack of a new budget would temporarily put them out of work. It’s the first visible sign of planning for a LINE 3 FOES KICK OFF A SUMMER OF RESISTANCE The three-day Treaty People Gathering was billed as the kickoff to a summer of resistance against the pipeline, which is already more than

halfway

HEAT WAVE LINGERS THIS WEEK Ron Trenda. June 6, 2021 6:10 p.m. Our heat wave will continue for several more days. The official Sunday afternoon high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul CAN EMPLOYERS MAKE COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATORY? Experts say employers can make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory, with some exceptions. Employers generally have wide scope to make rules for

the

TENANTS WORRY AND LANDLORDS FUME OVER EVICTION BAN One of Gov. Tim Walz’s last remaining COVID-19 restrictions is a ban on rental property evictions. Legislators have been looking for a way

to end the

MINNEAPOLIS POLICE STAFFING WOES WORSE THAN There are far fewer police officers patrolling the streets of Minneapolis so far this year than city officials anticipated. Members of a City Council committee Thursday approved $6.4 million for

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Minnesota's Online Source for News That Matters LATEST ON COVID-19 IN MN: HOSPITALIZATIONS RECEDE; CASES 1 day ago · Kindergarten teacher Sherri Shober doles out hand sanitizer to students Jan. 19, 2021 at Park Brook Elementary School in Brooklyn Park. 65.6 percent of Minnesotans 16 and older with at least

one

IT'S HAPPENING: MINNESOTA STATE FAIR SET TO RETURN IN 22 hours ago · The Minnesota State Fair is back. Fair officials announced Friday the beloved event will return on Aug. 26 and run through Labor Day, which falls on Sept. 6. BODY OF MISSING MINNESOTA MARINE FOUND OFF COAST OF 22 hours ago · The body of a Marine from Minnesota who went missing Sunday while swimming off the coast of Okinawa has been found. Lance Cpl. Eric John Niss-de Jesus’ body was found Wednesday, according to

an

TWO MORE MINNESOTA MEN CHARGED IN CAPITOL RIOTS 20 hours ago · Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they push barricades to storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6. Federal officials have charged two more

Minnesota men in

MINN. LAWMAKERS TO RACE THE BUDGET CLOCK IN SPECIAL 22 hours ago · Legislatures are displayed on a monitor in the nearly-empty House Chamber at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. Minnesota lawmakers need to finish a DARNELLA FRAZIER, STAR TRIBUNE WIN PULITZER PRIZES FOR 1 day ago · Updated: 6:25 p.m. The Pulitzer Prizes awarded a special citation to Darnella Frazier, the teen who filmed the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last year. The Star Tribune also won a HOMICIDES ARE UP, BUT GOP MISLEADS WITH CLAIMS ABOUT BLAME Some police organizations and Republican politicians are blaming Democrats and last year's defund the police effort for a troubling rise in homicides in many cities across the country. But the LAW ENFORCEMENT STRUGGLES TO RECRUIT SINCE KILLING OF 1 day ago · The rate of retirements at some departments rose 45 percent compared with the previous year, according to new research on nearly 200 law enforcement agencies conducted by UNIONS WANT HOURLY SCHOOL WORKERS TO GET UNEMPLOYMENT Under current Minnesota rules, bus drivers, teacher assistants and other hourly school workers are not allowed to apply for unemployment

when

MPR NEWSLISTEN LIVEMORNING EDITION In police debate at Minnesota Capitol, echoes from past ring anew. Within the next week or so, Minnesota lawmakers will decide whether law enforcement officers in the state must change how they do MN GOVERNMENT BEGINS PLANNING FOR POTENTIAL SHUTDOWN Gov. Tim Walz sent a follow-up message on Tuesday to remind them that lack of a new budget would temporarily put them out of work. It’s the first visible sign of planning for a REPUBLICANS PRESS WALZ TO GIVE UP EMERGENCY POWERS Updated 4:30 p.m. With a special session coming up mid-month, Republicans in the House and Senate are pressing DFL Gov. Tim Walz to end the emergency powers he UPDRAFT® | MPR NEWS Minnesota sees 90s by the first weekend of June. June 1, 2021 8:27 a.m. By Nicole Mitchell. The month begins with building heat and most

of the state

CAN EMPLOYERS MAKE COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATORY? Experts say employers can make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory, with some exceptions. Employers generally have wide scope to make rules for

the

TENANTS WORRY AND LANDLORDS FUME OVER EVICTION BAN One of Gov. Tim Walz’s last remaining COVID-19 restrictions is a ban on rental property evictions. Legislators have been looking for a way

to end the

FERMENTED INCENTIVE? MINNESOTA ROLLS OUT FREE BEER TO If you've already been vaccinated for COVID-19 you could get a free or discounted beer, thanks to the Craft Brewers Guild and the Minnesota

Distillers

AFTER LAST YEAR'S UNREST, SOME BUSINESSES REBUILT. BUT The interior of the destroyed Hexagon Bar in Minneapolis on May 29, 2020. A year after the unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd, some businesses are STORMY NIGHT: MULTIPLE TORNADO SIGHTINGS SOUTH OF THE TWIN Here are some of the tornado reports coming in Wednesday night. 3 W Owatonna LAW ENFORCEMENT reports TORNADO at 19 May, 7:25 PM CDT -- 3 W OWATONNA. ONE OF TWO TORNADOES WEST OF DEAL REACHED ON MINNESOTA BUDGET; SPECIAL SESSION NEEDED Minnesota legislative leaders said Monday they’ve reached bipartisan agreement on a two-year, roughly $52 billion state budget. With a midnight deadline looming to end the regular session, any MPR NEWSLISTEN LIVEMORNING EDITION In police debate at Minnesota Capitol, echoes from past ring anew. Within the next week or so, Minnesota lawmakers will decide whether law enforcement officers in the state must change how they do MN GOVERNMENT BEGINS PLANNING FOR POTENTIAL SHUTDOWN Gov. Tim Walz sent a follow-up message on Tuesday to remind them that lack of a new budget would temporarily put them out of work. It’s the first visible sign of planning for a REPUBLICANS PRESS WALZ TO GIVE UP EMERGENCY POWERS Updated 4:30 p.m. With a special session coming up mid-month, Republicans in the House and Senate are pressing DFL Gov. Tim Walz to end the emergency powers he UPDRAFT® | MPR NEWS Minnesota sees 90s by the first weekend of June. June 1, 2021 8:27 a.m. By Nicole Mitchell. The month begins with building heat and most

of the state

CAN EMPLOYERS MAKE COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATORY? Experts say employers can make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory, with some exceptions. Employers generally have wide scope to make rules for

the

TENANTS WORRY AND LANDLORDS FUME OVER EVICTION BAN One of Gov. Tim Walz’s last remaining COVID-19 restrictions is a ban on rental property evictions. Legislators have been looking for a way

to end the

FERMENTED INCENTIVE? MINNESOTA ROLLS OUT FREE BEER TO If you've already been vaccinated for COVID-19 you could get a free or discounted beer, thanks to the Craft Brewers Guild and the Minnesota

Distillers

AFTER LAST YEAR'S UNREST, SOME BUSINESSES REBUILT. BUT The interior of the destroyed Hexagon Bar in Minneapolis on May 29, 2020. A year after the unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd, some businesses are STORMY NIGHT: MULTIPLE TORNADO SIGHTINGS SOUTH OF THE TWIN Here are some of the tornado reports coming in Wednesday night. 3 W Owatonna LAW ENFORCEMENT reports TORNADO at 19 May, 7:25 PM CDT -- 3 W OWATONNA. ONE OF TWO TORNADOES WEST OF DEAL REACHED ON MINNESOTA BUDGET; SPECIAL SESSION NEEDED Minnesota legislative leaders said Monday they’ve reached bipartisan agreement on a two-year, roughly $52 billion state budget. With a midnight deadline looming to end the regular session, any LATEST ON COVID-19 IN MN: LOOKING LIKE APRIL 2020, IN A 5 hours ago · 65.6 percent of Minnesotans 16 and older with at least one vaccine dose; 60.8 percent now completely vaccinated At current pace, state won’t meet July 1 LATEST ON COVID-19 IN MN: HOSPITALIZATIONS RECEDE; CASES 1 day ago · Kindergarten teacher Sherri Shober doles out hand sanitizer to students Jan. 19, 2021 at Park Brook Elementary School in Brooklyn Park. 65.6 percent of Minnesotans 16 and older with at least

one

BODY OF MISSING MINNESOTA MARINE FOUND OFF COAST OF 18 hours ago · The body of a Marine from Minnesota who went missing Sunday while swimming off the coast of Okinawa has been found. Lance Cpl. Eric John Niss-de Jesus’ body was found Wednesday, according to

an

IT'S HAPPENING: MINNESOTA STATE FAIR SET TO RETURN IN 19 hours ago · The Minnesota State Fair is back. Fair officials announced Friday the beloved event will return on Aug. 26 and run through Labor Day, which falls on Sept. 6. DARNELLA FRAZIER, STAR TRIBUNE WIN PULITZER PRIZES FOR 21 hours ago · Updated: 6:25 p.m. The Pulitzer Prizes awarded a special citation to Darnella Frazier, the teen who filmed the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last year. The Star Tribune

also won a

TWO MORE MINNESOTA MEN CHARGED IN CAPITOL RIOTS 17 hours ago · Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they push barricades to storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6. Federal officials have charged two more

Minnesota men in

MINN. LAWMAKERS TO RACE THE BUDGET CLOCK IN SPECIAL 19 hours ago · Legislatures are displayed on a monitor in the nearly-empty House Chamber at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. Minnesota lawmakers need to finish a LAW ENFORCEMENT STRUGGLES TO RECRUIT SINCE KILLING OF 1 day ago · Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the

next generation

COLD FRONT BRINGS SOME RELIEF TO MINNESOTA'S HOT AND HUMID 23 hours ago · A cold front moving across the state Friday will finally bring a slight break in the recent heat wave that has gripped Minnesota. Meanwhile, rain WEEKEND FORECAST: LESS HUMID; WARM SATURDAY, HOT SUNDAY 21 hours ago · Better weather is on tap for the weekend. Saturday will be our most pleasant day in over a week, then temperatures ramp up a bit on Sunday. We have your weekend forecast details. MPR NEWSLISTEN LIVEMORNING EDITION The number of newly reported cases ticked up to 302 Saturday from 257 the day before. The waning vaccination pace remains a worry, but overall state data shows the pandemic receding. Sign MN GOVERNMENT BEGINS PLANNING FOR POTENTIAL SHUTDOWN Minnesota state government employees have been officially warned they’ll be sidelined if no budget is approved by the end of June. Layoff notices began arriving over the holiday weekend. They CAN EMPLOYERS MAKE COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATORY? Experts say employers can make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory, with some exceptions. Employers generally have wide scope to make rules for

the

THE WAYS NEW VOTING LAWS COULD HELP OR HURT DEMOCRACY IN 4 hours ago · A group opposing new voting legislation protests outside the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas on May 6. Many legislatures around the country — and the U.S. Congress —

are

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Minnesota's Online Source for News That Matters TENANTS WORRY AND LANDLORDS FUME OVER EVICTION BAN One of Gov. Tim Walz’s last remaining COVID-19 restrictions is a ban on rental property evictions. Legislators have been looking for a way

to end the

DEAL REACHED ON MINNESOTA BUDGET; SPECIAL SESSION NEEDED Minnesota legislative leaders said Monday they’ve reached bipartisan agreement on a two-year, roughly $52 billion state budget. With a midnight deadline looming to end the regular session, any ST. PAUL POLICE FIGHT CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS WITH St. Paul police are taking a new approach to fighting catalytic converter thefts: They're offering to paint the devices underneath cars and SUVs to deter thieves. WHY 1918 WAS SO AWFUL IN MINNESOTA In Minnesota, the year 1918 was devastating. Curt Brown documents why in his latest book "Minnesota, 1918: When Flu, Fire, and War Ravaged

the State."

A FRIEND OF A WOMAN WHO TOOK HER LIFE STANDS UP TO DAVID The image of David Sedaris, the author and humorist, is taking a significant hit this week as the result of his October New Yorker article about the suicide of his sister. MPR NEWSLISTEN LIVEMORNING EDITION The number of newly reported cases ticked up to 302 Saturday from 257 the day before. The waning vaccination pace remains a worry, but overall state data shows the pandemic receding. Sign MN GOVERNMENT BEGINS PLANNING FOR POTENTIAL SHUTDOWN Minnesota state government employees have been officially warned they’ll be sidelined if no budget is approved by the end of June. Layoff notices began arriving over the holiday weekend. They CAN EMPLOYERS MAKE COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATORY? Experts say employers can make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory, with some exceptions. Employers generally have wide scope to make rules for

the

THE WAYS NEW VOTING LAWS COULD HELP OR HURT DEMOCRACY IN 4 hours ago · A group opposing new voting legislation protests outside the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas on May 6. Many legislatures around the country — and the U.S. Congress —

are

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Minnesota's Online Source for News That Matters TENANTS WORRY AND LANDLORDS FUME OVER EVICTION BAN One of Gov. Tim Walz’s last remaining COVID-19 restrictions is a ban on rental property evictions. Legislators have been looking for a way

to end the

DEAL REACHED ON MINNESOTA BUDGET; SPECIAL SESSION NEEDED Minnesota legislative leaders said Monday they’ve reached bipartisan agreement on a two-year, roughly $52 billion state budget. With a midnight deadline looming to end the regular session, any ST. PAUL POLICE FIGHT CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS WITH St. Paul police are taking a new approach to fighting catalytic converter thefts: They're offering to paint the devices underneath cars and SUVs to deter thieves. WHY 1918 WAS SO AWFUL IN MINNESOTA In Minnesota, the year 1918 was devastating. Curt Brown documents why in his latest book "Minnesota, 1918: When Flu, Fire, and War Ravaged

the State."

A FRIEND OF A WOMAN WHO TOOK HER LIFE STANDS UP TO DAVID The image of David Sedaris, the author and humorist, is taking a significant hit this week as the result of his October New Yorker article about the suicide of his sister. LATEST ON COVID-19 IN MN: ACTIVE CASES FALL BELOW 2K 17 hours ago · 65.2 percent of Minnesotans 16 and older with at least one vaccine dose; 60.1 percent now completely vaccinated State unlikely to meet July 1 MINNESOTA'S TOUGH NEW DEADLY FORCE LAW GETS SECOND LOOK 17 hours ago · The effort to enact more police accountability measures is proving difficult for Minnesota lawmakers. But there’s also a move afoot to revisit a stricter deadly force standard approved

last

CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS HIT 50% HIGHER THAN PREINDUSTRIAL 7 hours ago · The annual peak of global heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air has reached another dangerous milestone: 50 percent higher than when the industrial age began.

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Minnesota's Online Source for News That Matters. Weekend Edition Sunday with Lulu Garcia-Navarro TRAIN BARRELS INTO ANOTHER IN PAKISTAN, KILLING AT LEAST 12 hours ago · An express train barreled into another that had derailed in Pakistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 40 people, authorities said. More than 100 were injured. LINE 3 FOES IN NORTHERN MN BLOCK ROAD, CHAIN THEMSELVES TO 6 hours ago · A summer of ramped-up opposition to the Line 3 oil pipeline kicked off Monday as more than 1,000 opponents began disrupting the construction work, FOURTH MAN SENTENCED FOR BURNING MINNEAPOLIS POLICE A federal judge has sentenced the last of four men who pleaded guilty to burning a Minneapolis police station last summer. U.S. District

Judge

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LATEST ON COVID-19 IN MN: PANDEMIC PULLING BACK; VACCINATIONS

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The number of newly reported cases ticked up to 302 Saturday from 257 the day before. The waning vaccination pace remains a worry, but overall state data shows the pandemic receding. * Sign upAnalysis of COVID-19 data in Minnesota * APM Research LabTracking the vaccination progress in the U.S. HUNDREDS EXPECTED IN NORTHERN MINN. TO PROTEST LINE 3 THIS WEEKEND Organizers say more than 1,500 people from around the country are expected in northern Minnesota this weekend for what they’re calling the “largest resistance yet” to the ongoing construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline project. * As Line 3 construction rolls onRiver crossings draw pipeline

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The number of newly reported cases ticked up to 302 Saturday from 257 the day before. Overall state data shows the pandemic receding, though the pace of vaccination is also slowing down. VIGIL, PROTESTS HELD OVER MAN KILLED BY MINNESOTA DEPUTIES Protesters faced off with officers in Minneapolis early Saturday over the shooting death of a man by members of a U.S. Marshals task force. * FridayFamily IDs man fatally shot in Mpls. arrest attempt WILDFIRE CAUSES CLOSURES IN BWCA NEAR TOWER, MINN. A wildfire that is believed to have been started by a lightning strike has forced the closure of some portages, lakes and campsites in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness as a precaution. JUSTICE DEPT. SAYS IT'LL NO LONGER SEIZE REPORTERS' RECORDS The Justice Department says it no longer will secretly obtain reporters’ records during leak investigations. It's a policy shift that abandons a practice long decried by news organizations and press

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POLICE: 3 FATALLY SHOT IN UNRELATED ATTACKS IN MINNEAPOLIS Authorities say three people were killed in separate shootings in Minneapolis early Saturday, though none of the shootings were related to protests over the fatal shooting of Winston Smith by sheriff’s deputies earlier in the week. EPA ALERTS WISCONSIN, FOND DU LAC BAND THAT POLYMET MINE 'MAY AFFECT'

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NOT ZOOM WEARY? OLDER MINNESOTANS BUILD ON NEW TECH SAVVY Many people used various forms of video chatting through the pandemic to stay in touch with family. Just because they now can see loved ones in person doesn’t mean they’re able to do that all the time. So they’re now connecting in new ways with relatives and friends than

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In the upheaval following the murder of George Floyd, passionate debates ignited across America about what to do with the remnants of the Civil War. It divided one in Jacksonville, Fla. SILENCED ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER, TRUMP IS SET TO SPEAK OUT AGAIN ON

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Officials recalled the Fisher-Price 4-in-1 Rock 'n Glide Soother and the 2-in-1 Soothe 'n Play Glider, and urged consumers to stop using

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JUDGE GRANTS DELAY IN CIVIL RIGHTS CASE OVER FLOYD'S DEATH The four former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights will be arraigned on the federal charges in September. A magistrate judge ruled Friday that the case is complex and not subject to time restraints under the Speedy Trial Act. U.S. INTEL REPORT ON UFOS: NO EVIDENCE OF ALIENS, BUT... Whatever or whoever they are, they’re still out there. But a new U.S. government report fails to give a definitive explanation of UFOs spotted by military pilots. REMAINS OF MINN. SAILOR WHO DIED AT PEARL HARBOR TO RETURN HOME A U.S. Navy sailor from Minnesota who was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor 79 years ago has been identified and is returning home to

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U.S. ADDS MODEST 559,000 JOBS, A SIGN OF MORE HIRING STRUGGLES U.S. employers added 559,000 jobs in May, an improvement from April’s sluggish gain but still evidence that many companies are struggling to find enough workers as the economy rapidly recovers from the pandemic recession. A GUIDE TO GENDER IDENTITY TERMS How do I make sure I use the right pronouns for someone? And what if I mess up? Language can change quickly. Here's a guide to talking gender in its beautiful complexity. HONG KONG VIGIL ORGANIZER ARRESTED ON TIANANMEN ANNIVERSARY Police arrested an organizer of Hong Kong's annual candlelight vigil remembering the deadly crackdown in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, warned people not to attend the banned event and cordoned off parts of the venue Friday as authorities mute China's last pro-democracy voices.

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