Daily Digest: Dangerous situation defused
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Here are some items in the news to start your Thursday:
1. Police say that "unattended package" that shut down Coffman Union at the University of Minnesota the other day contained gasoline-soaked towels, flares and a lighter. (MPR News)
2. Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges is proposing a 3.4 percent increase in the city's property tax levy next year, but she says most homeowners won't feel it. (MPR News)
3. The number of people without health insurance in the U.S. has dropped by about 15 million since 2013. (New York Times)
4. Politicians sometimes say that journalists are cynical, but this strikes me as pretty cynical. (Politico)
5. Former Gov. Jesse Ventura is saying nice things about Donald Trump and suggesting that, as usual, he is available should Trump call looking for a running mate. Ventura has actually already endorsed Bernie Sanders, so read this item with a grain of salt. (The Hill)
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