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News you need to know for Friday, Aug. 31

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Trump touts economy, goes after Donnelly in Evansville speech

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President Donald Trump pumps his fist in the air during a rally Thursday while the crowd cheers after Trump said, “This country is tired of being ripped off by other countries.” The rally took place in Evansville, Indiana, for Trump to advocate for Mike Braun for U.S. Senate.  Ty Vinson

Trump claimed former IU basketball coach Bob Knight told him to run for president a year before he did. Read more here. 


Bloomington man arrested for choking hospital security guard

 
 

The man entered the hospital asking for treatment, then yelled at workers. Read more here. 


Fantasy coffins take forms of uterus, basketball, octopus

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Kristin Otto, the curator of “Shapes of the Ancestors: Bodies, Animals, Art, and Ghanaian Fantasy Coffins,” will be speaking at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures on Thursday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Indiana University

Fantasy coffins help connect the deceased of the Ga people to the afterlife. Read more here. 


Three things to know about Florida International University

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IU Football players line up on the scrimmage line Aug. 6 during practice at the football practice fields. IU opened its season with a 38-28 win Saturday night against Florida International in Miami, Florida. Matt Begala

IU football takes on the Panthers on Saturday at 7 p.m. Read more here. 

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