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In historic change, Boy Scouts to let girls in some programs

In historic change, Boy Scouts to let girls in some programs

Under the plan, Cub Scout dens -- the smallest unit -- will be single-gender, either all-boys or all-girls. The larger Cub Scout packs will have the option to remain single gender or welcome both genders.
by The Associated Press

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'Soul of a Woman' to be released next month

'Soul of a Woman' to be released next month

Sharon Jones, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2013, died last November.
by MPR News Staff

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New Yorker cartoonist offers a how-to guide to the city

New Yorker cartoonist offers a how-to guide to the city

As Roz Chast describes New York City, the streets run east-west and the anxieties go every which way.
by Euan Kerr

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Group wants Wisconsin boy allowed to dance in Minnesota

"It's a classification based on 1970s ideals about what boys should be doing and what girls should be doing," Thompson told The Associated Press. The Pacific Legal Foundation wants the high school league to allow any boy in Minnesota to dance competitively.
by The Associated Press

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Fenty Beauty, Dove and colorism in the cosmetics industry

Given the success of Fenty Beauty, what does Rihanna understand about the cosmetics industry that mainstream beauty brands don't? And what does the Dove controversy say about the change that's still needed in the beauty industry?
by Kerri Miller, Julia Franz and Jeffrey Bissoy

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Hallelujah! The songs we should retire

Hallelujah! The songs we should retire

They are often beloved classics, or works of pure genius. And you never, ever need to hear them again. They are the songs that must be retired.
by Bob Boilen

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Paltrow, Jolie join flood of allegations against Weinstein

Paltrow, Jolie join flood of allegations against Weinstein

An avalanche of allegations poured out Tuesday against Harvey Weinstein in on-the-record reports that detailed claims of sexual abuse and included testimonies from Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie.
by The Associated Press

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Chick Corea to perform at Dakota Jazz Club

The 22-time Grammy Award winner will be joined on this tour by drummer Steve Gadd, one of most highly-regarded session drummers around.
by MPR News Staff

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Gordon Parks' advice to aspiring black artists in the 1980s

Gordon Parks' advice to aspiring black artists in the 1980s

In a 1980 speech, artist Gordon Parks told the story of how he survived Minnesota winters as a homeless teen, and shared some important advice for fellow black writers.
by Jim Bickal

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In 'This Blessed Earth,' the outdated romance of the family farm

In 'This Blessed Earth,' the outdated romance of the family farm

Journalist Ted Genoways spent a year on a small farm in rural Nebraska, and he says American nostalgia for the family farm overlooks the pressures farmers face and the realities of food production.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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