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‘Golden Bachelorette’ sends Minnesota-raised widower Mark Anderson home
Still, he questioned whether he was doing the right thing until, filming in California, he spotted a hummingbird. “I tried to catch my breath,” Anderson said, “because it’s like she’s there and she’s saying, ‘This is right.’
“The darkness is going away and it’s becoming brighter and brighter and brighter.”
Anderson was the last of Vassos’ remaining suitors to score a one-on-one date. They sipped sparkling wine on a yacht. They shared stories about their late spouses.
But Vassos noted that she and Anderson, who is “soft-spoken,” were still strangely formal around one another. The next day, she came by to break it off, sparing Anderson a brutal rose ceremony. Instead, she gave her four remaining roses to Ibgui, a French, 69-year-old salon owner; Jordan Heller, a 61-year-old sales executive from Chicago; Guy Gansert, a 66-year-old doctor; and Chock Chapple, a 60-year-old insurance executive from Wichita, Kansas.
Anderson’s departure left many of the other men teary-eyed, especially Ibgui, who called him “my best friend.”
Riding off in the car, Anderson gave a goodbye worthy of a “Golden Bachelor.”
See how the bald eagle’s story shows its enduring symbolism
As the U.S. celebrates 250 years, the bald eagle endures as North America’s native sea eagle and national bird.
The common loon, Minnesota’s state bird, is more closely related to a penguin than a duck.
Despite loons predominantly living in the northern hemisphere and penguins mostly living in the southern hemisphere, researchers consider them to be genetic cousins. Taxonomic analyses placed them in an evolutionary cluster tracing back 40 million to 50 million years ago, along with herons and pelicans.
While loons and ducks share habitat on Minnesota lakes, they aren’t close relatives. Ducks are closer cousins to geese and swans.
After sharing a common ancestor, penguins and loons developed distinct characteristics. Loons can fly, but struggle to move on land; penguins can’t fly, but waddle on land. Penguins use flipper-like wings to swim; loons use webbed feet for underwater propulsion.
They have some similar features, however, including dense bones to help dive underwater and their tuxedo coloring.
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Fires in the past burned more frequently in western Canada, but recent years have seen that trend migrate eastward, with large fires now burning in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic provinces, Prof Chasmer said, leading to more noticeable smoke in densely populated cities like Toronto and New York.
Minnesota United, the Liberia Lone Star National Football Team and SARX today announced that the international friendly against the Liberia National Team, scheduled for July 26, 2026, has been canceled.
While we were looking forward to welcoming the Liberia National Team and celebrating the strong ties between Minnesota’s Liberian community and our club, circumstances outside of our control have made it necessary to cancel the match. We appreciate the understanding of our supporters and wish the Liberia National Team all the best.
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