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TOP STORIES

• Tall Ships festival moves to Two Harbors for 2022: The Festival of Sail featuring tall-masted ships of yesteryear will have a new port of call next summer as the popular maritime-themed event moves from Duluth to Two Harbors.
• Biden says new variant cause for "concern, not panic": President Joe Biden said he was not considering any widespread U.S. lockdown. He urged Americans anew to get fully vaccinated, including booster shots, and return to face masks indoors in public settings to slow any spread.
• Wall Street steadies following omicron slide: The markets today halted last week's slide caused by the newest coronavirus variant, as investors wait for more clues about just how much damage it may do to the economy.
• Police shoot and kill armed suspect in Mounds View: An armed carjacking suspect was fatally shot by police after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers inside a liquor store Sunday night, according to police.
• Iran nuclear deal talks resume in Vienna amid muted hopes: Negotiators are back at the table over reviving Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, with hopes of quick progress muted after a hard-line new government in Tehran led to a more than five-month hiatus.
• Iowa teens plead not guilty in high school teacher's death: Two southeast Iowa teenagers charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of their high school Spanish teacher pleaded not guilty today.

WATCH THIS

The axe is back: Since it's Monday, and Saturday feels so long ago, why not watch Gophers fans storm the field at Huntington Bank Stadium one more time after beating the Badgers 23-13 for Paul Bunyan's Axe.

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TRENDING

• Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey stepping down as CEO: Dorsey, who said he was "really sad...yet really happy," will be succeeded by Twitter's current chief technology officer, Parag Agrawal.
• Miss Universe hopeful tests positive for COVID-19 in Israel: Organizers of the pageant said that despite the positive case after arriving in Israel, they are pressing ahead with plans to hold it in Jerusalem.
• Twin Cities couple plan to give away around $100M: John and Denise Graves, unassuming and grateful, have spent much of their time coming up with a plan to give most of their money away through a family foundation that bears their name.

SPORTS ROUNDUP

• With nine-figure deal, Buxton will face Mauer-like levels of scrutiny: Randball writes that Byron Buxton already checked a lot of boxes in terms of potential criticism, but his expensive new contract will accelerate those questions.
• Kirk Cousins angry (and prayerful), Adam Thielen disappears: In Mark Craig's five extra points, Cousins talks about the reasons for his durability and faced postgame questions about why he was angry at the end of the first half in Sunday's loss.
• Legendary golfer Lee Elder dies: Elder, who broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and paved the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow, has died at the age of 87.

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WORTH A CLICK

'Found love in a hopeless place': Gloria Nlewedim and Andy Eichar are engaged to be married. The couple first encountered each other as congressional staff assistants in an elevator on Capitol Hill.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Nov. 29, 2011: Wilder Child Development Center students Soleil Sangster and Lucia Simon listened as MacPhail instructor Nick Johnson played the guitar during a program that uses music to teach basic skills to kids. (Photo: Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune)