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  1. Boy, 6, drowns in a supervised pool while at a birthday party at Oak Ridge Country Club, Hopkins police say. strib.mn/KyM60U about 6 hours ago via HootSuite
  2. Column from @patrickreusse on the man that was Dark Star: strib.mn/LQmFEX about 7 hours ago via HootSuite
  3. Coming later: @patrickreusse writes about his memories of Dark Star, who died earlier today at the age of 66. about 9 hours ago via HootSuite
  4. One shot to death in south Minneapolis. Updates to come. strib.mn/KjuYyv about 10 hours ago via HootSuite
  5. Longtime sports radio personality Dark Star died at age 66. More to come. strib.mn/L4YT6R about 10 hours ago via HootSuite
  6. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones industrial average is down about 275 points thanks to today's dismal jobs report. strib.mn/KEwWaV about 12 hours ago via TweetDeck
  7. @mnceeNLange @plesserchick @rstephens You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Get up close to Obama's Minnesota visit" strib.mn/L8Gk7q about 12 hours ago via HootSuite
  8. @WieEinFuchs @moespaws16 @Bucknabachi You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Get up close to Obama's Minnesota visit" strib.mn/L8Gk7q about 12 hours ago via HootSuite
  9. Comcast to lay off 65 workers in St. Paul as some call-center work moves to Oregon. strib.mn/KEvhSO about 12 hours ago via TweetDeck
  10. See all the photos from Obama's visit to Minnesota: strib.mn/L986AK, including this one of POTUS meeting a girl: ow.ly/i/FqWy about 13 hours ago via HootSuite
  11. A Florida judge revoked the bond of George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case. He has 48 hours to turn himself in. strib.mn/MfZXMv about 13 hours ago via TweetDeck
  12. @Angie_Arner @ChrisSpah @lxforever You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Get up close to Obama's Minnesota visit" strib.mn/L8Gk7q about 13 hours ago via HootSuite
  13. The Sabo Bridge carrying bicycles and pedestrians over Hiawatha Avenue in south Minneapolis has reopened. strib.mn/MfVVDV about 13 hours ago via TweetDeck
  14. UPDATED: Get a close-up view of Obama's Minnesota visit by checking out the photos + tweets on social media. strib.mn/L8Gk7q about 14 hours ago via HootSuite
  15. Obama at Honeywell to spotlight jobs for vets: 'I place my bets on American workers.' strib.mn/L8HdNv about 14 hours ago via HootSuite
  16. Man shot, killed by Brooklyn Center police was 20-year-old student about to graduate, friends say. strib.mn/NoWIPv about 15 hours ago via TweetDeck
  17. When Obama arrived at MSP, he had a long chat with a Minnesota member of Congress who greeted him. strib.mn/L8HdNv #mnObama about 15 hours ago via TweetDeck
  18. Lunch plans? We're live at Honeywell in Golden Valley, where President Obama will be making a noon speech on jobs. strib.mn/NoJSkf about 16 hours ago via TweetDeck
  19. @Willynotwillie @colincjcampbell You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Get up close to Obama's Minnesota visit" strib.mn/L8Gk7q about 16 hours ago via Storify
  20. Follow @stribrooks and @gspphoto for tweets and photos from Obama's Minnesota visit today. #MnObama strib.mn/L8HdNv about 16 hours ago via HootSuite