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The books behind the Oscar nominees

The books behind the Oscar nominees

Four of this year's nine nominees for Best Picture take their inspiration from the bookshelf.
by Tracy Mumford

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How the U.S. war in Laos was key to the 'birth of a military CIA'

How the U.S. war in Laos was key to the 'birth of a military CIA'

A new book by Joshua Kurlantzick examines how the U.S. involvement in Laos in the 1960s and 1970s transformed the CIA from an intelligence-gathering organization into a war-fighting one
by Nishant Dahiya

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Paul Simon hit came from when someone called him "Al"

Paul Simon hit came from when someone called him "Al"

Today's Morning Edition music is from Paul Simon with "You Can Call Me Al" off his album Graceland.
by MPR News Staff

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Boy Scouts allows transgender kids into boys-only programs

Boy Scouts allows transgender kids into boys-only programs

The Boy Scouts of America announced Monday that enrollment in its boys-only programs will now be based on the gender a child or parent lists on his application to become a scout, rather than the gender listed on the child's birth certificate.
by Associated Press

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'Six Wakes' is a nerve-tingling interstellar murder mystery

'Six Wakes' is a nerve-tingling interstellar murder mystery

In Mur Lafferty's latest, six crewmembers wake up to horror on a malfunctioning spaceship -- the artificial gravity is gone, and blood floats in the air. It's up to them to find out what happened.
by Jason Heller

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Japanese arcade pioneer and 'Father of Pac-Man' has died

Masaya Nakamura, the "Father of Pac-Man" who founded the Japanese video game company behind the hit creature-gobbling game, has died. He was 91.
by Associated Press

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The groundbreaking girl group Shirelles started 60 years ago

Today's Morning Edition music is from the Shirelles with "Mama said."

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Minnesota Book Awards finalists announced

Minnesota Book Awards finalists announced

The finalists in nine categories were selected by a group of 27 judges from around the state.
by Tracy Mumford

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Looping, twisting 'Number 11' may be the perfect book for our time

Looping, twisting 'Number 11' may be the perfect book for our time

Jonathan Coe's new novel is a black-hearted satire about the crumbling of modern Britain, and the point at which childhood gives way to a cold assessment of the world as it is, not as we dream it.
by Jason Sheehan

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