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'Transit' is a journey you won't want to end

'Transit' is a journey you won't want to end

Rachel Cusk's latest -- the second in a trilogy that began with 'Outline' -- follows a writer unmoored by the breakup of her marriage, and the people she meets as she goes about her strange new life.
by Heller McAlpin

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Local Show favorites to play First Ave.

The group is made up of three brothers, the Campbells, and they say they're rooted in an authentic "Minnesota sound."

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In battle over band name, Supreme Court considers free speech and trademarks

In battle over band name, Supreme Court considers free speech and trademarks

The Patent and Trademark Office denied registration to an Asian-American rock band named The Slants; the musicians say they want to reappropriate the term. The case hits the high court on Wednesday.
by Nina Totenberg

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Parting thoughts: Let the good times roll

Parting thoughts: Let the good times roll

Diane Witherspoon of Minneapolis passed away last month after a long career as a jazz singer. She was first inspired by her sister, Shirley Witherspoon, a renowned jazz musician who sang with the likes of Duke Ellington.

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Prince tax deadline looms

Prince tax deadline looms

Star Tribune reporter Emma Nelson joined MPR News host Tom Weber for an update on the Prince estate.
by Julie Siple and Tom Weber

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A memoir of a father's grief

A memoir of a father's grief

When Thomas Harding's teenage son was killed in a bicycling accident, Harding began writing -- about his son, about the accident, about his grief. Those writings have become a powerful new memoir.
by Kerri Miller and MPR News Staff

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Rep. John Lewis' books sell out after Trump's tweets

Rep. John Lewis' books sell out after Trump's tweets

"March," a graphic novel trilogy about Rep. John Lewis' role in the Civil Rights movement, became the No. 1 best-seller on Amazon over the weekend.
by Tracy Mumford

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Apostle Islands ice caves frozen enough to visit? Not yet

Apostle Islands ice caves frozen enough to visit? Not yet

The caves off Wisconsin's Lake Superior coast are breathtakingly beautiful in the winter, but the weather is not cooperating so far this season. Officials say the ice is still too dangerous to venture out.
by MPR News Staff

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