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British rapper Stormzy banned from driving for using phone behind wheel of his Rolls-Royce

British rapper Stormzy banned from driving for using phone behind wheel of his Rolls-Royce

British rapper Stormzy has been banned from driving for nine months after admitting that he drove his Rolls-Royce through London while using his phone. The 31-year-old whose real name is Michael Ebenazer Owuo Jr. is known for bringing the grime genre of rap into the commercial mainstream.
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Heart and Hearth: An MPR News special broadcast

Heart and Hearth: An MPR News special broadcast

As nights remain cold and daylight is meager, nothing sounds better than warming by a fire with loved ones. Help celebrate this time of year with “Heart and Hearth,” a special broadcast from MPR News.
by Jacob Aloi and Alex V. Cipolle

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What are you reading? What are you watching?

What are you reading? What are you watching?

MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the books, movies and TV shows that helped them unwind in 2024.
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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A new book traces the history of ballet in Minnesota

A new book traces the history of ballet in Minnesota

A new book on Minnesota ballet traces its history from the 1800 and 1900s to today in an art form founded by immigrants and funded by corporate donors. 
by Elizabeth Shockman

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St. Francis school board gets pushback on controversial book buying plan

St. Francis school board gets pushback on controversial book buying plan

Board members in the district north of the Twin Cities are under pressure to rethink their plan to use a conservative website to help choose books to buy for school libraries. Their superintendent warns it would violate state law. The school board chair says the ACLU may intervene.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Longtime Minnesota blues band faces uncertainty after front man suffers stroke

Longtime Minnesota blues band faces uncertainty after front man suffers stroke

The Lamont Cranston Band has been playing at venues across the state and country since 1969. Front man Pat “Lamont” Hayes had a stroke in December, putting the band’s future in limbo.
by Emily Reese and Ngoc Bui

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Christopher Bollen unleashes ‘Havoc’ with his new thriller

Christopher Bollen unleashes ‘Havoc’ with his new thriller

Is 81-year-old Maggie Burkhardt on a mission or mercy? Or is her meddling a sign of something more sinister? And what happens when she meets her match in the the form of a demented eight-year-old boy? Christopher Bollen’s deliciously tense “Havoc” lets it all unspool.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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