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Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge Wilhelmina Wright of St. Paul is the newest member of the state Supreme Court, the first black woman chosen to serve on the state’s highest court.

Best Buy Co. co-founder Richard Schulze said Thursday that he is committed to his offer for the electronics retailer and has heard from a number of private equity firms prepared to make “significant commitments.” Ten days after he made a public bid to take the business private, Schulze, a St. Thomas trustee and benefactor, told Best Buy’s board in a letter that he’d like to create a group and put forth a fully financed plan.

Democrat Rick Nolan and Republican Allen Quist won congressional primaries Tuesday night after decades out of public office.