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MINNEAPOLIS AP 鈥?St. Paul had the worst air quality in the United States on Wednesday as smoke from massive Canadian wildfires drifted across Minnesota a week after similar smoke blanketed the northeastern U.S.The smoke was near the worst on record for the Twin Cities, the Star-Tribune reported, citing Nick Witcraft, an air-quality meteorologist with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.MORE REPORTING: Canadian wildfire smoke blankets Wisconsin with thick layer Wednesday night into Thursday morningAir quality hit
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