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What does your America look like?

"My America," a Penumbra and MPR News production, harnessed the power of personal narrative.
by Marianne Combs

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Love is Blue was a Eurovision contest entry

"Love is Blue" by Paul Mauriat was number one on the Billboard pop chart 50 years ago today. Mauriat was a French conductor and orchestra leader.
by Phil Picardi

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In Junot Diaz's 'Islandborn,' a curious child re-creates her Dominican roots

In Junot Diaz's 'Islandborn,' a curious child re-creates her Dominican roots

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author's new children's book follows Lola, a young Dominican-American who is "haunted by the fact that she was born on an island that she can't remember," Diaz says.
by Steve Inskeep

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Images of Japanese disaster strike a chord in Minnesota

Images of Japanese disaster strike a chord in Minnesota

The tsunami that hammered the Japanese coast in 2011 left scenes reminiscent of the Red River floods. Photos are now on display at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
by Euan Kerr

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Mark your calendar: Tuesday is Minnesota Township Day

Mark your calendar: Tuesday is Minnesota Township Day

All of Minnesota's nearly 1,800 townships will hold their annual meetings Tuesday in a grassroots display of democracy. Some of those townships will also hold elections Tuesday.
by Mark Steil

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Partition, through child's eyes, in 'The Night Diary'

Partition, through child's eyes, in 'The Night Diary'

Veera Hiranandani's new book is a coming of age story, for both her half-Muslim, half-Hindu heroine, 12-year-old Nisha, and Nisha's country -- which is about to split into India and Pakistan.
by Renee Montagne

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In 'No Turning Back,' the journeys of four Syrians in wartime

In 'No Turning Back,' the journeys of four Syrians in wartime

Journalist Rania Abouzeid has had a front-row view of the Syrian conflict since its beginning. Her new book tracks people through the six chaotic years following the first peaceful protests.
by Renee Montagne

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'Loaded': A look at the complex history of the Second Amendment

'Loaded': A look at the complex history of the Second Amendment

The national conversation around gun control is dominating the news. Bookseller Alyson Jones Turner recommends a title that dives into America's unique historical relationship with firearms.
by Tracy Mumford

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