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Thrust into a regular-season game for the first time, Minnesota rookie quarterback Jaren Hall walked to the huddle deep in Vikings' territory in Lambeau Field on Sunday, trying to keep his team together after Kirk Cousins went down with an injury.
Kirk Cousins is out for the rest of the season with a torn right Achilles tendon.
Republican Tom Emmer has abruptly abandoned his bid to become House speaker.
Some Republicans are pining for a repeat campaign for Minnesota governor by former state Rep. Tom Emmer. A new draft effort surfaced last week to get the GOP's 2010 nominee to seek a 2014 rematch with Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton.
The Lake Superior Zoo says it has lost several animals in the damaging flood waters. A zoo spokeswoman says a beloved donkey named Ashley died as well as sheep and goats in the zoo's barnyard area.