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Video: Vote for the best and worst charity ads of 2016

Video: Vote for the best and worst charity ads of 2016

There are two awards up for grabs -- one you want to win and one you definitely don't want to win. Yes, it's time for the Radi-Aid Awards!
by Malaka Gharib

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Dorado Schmitt to play Dakota Jazz Club

Schmitt, who plays guitar and violin, was born in Lorraine, France. According to his bio, he was weaned on traditional Roma music and Gypsy jazz, but rebelled as a teenager by taking up the electric guitar.

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A clear message from Colombian police: Don't mess with '100 Years of Solitude'

A clear message from Colombian police: Don't mess with '100 Years of Solitude'

In 2015, a first edition copy of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's classic was stolen from a Bogota book fair. Many cases in that city go unsolved, but local law enforcement went all out to find the book.

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A Tribe Called Red breaks down its 'powwow-step' style

A Tribe Called Red breaks down its 'powwow-step' style

A group of three indigenous DJs from Canada combines dubstep, hip-hop, and traditional powwow samples in its music. Bear Witness calls it "a very inclusive party that everybody showed up to."

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'Moonglow' shines a light on hidden family history

'Moonglow' shines a light on hidden family history

Michael Chabon's new novel is based on deathbed conversations with his own grandfather, as strong painkillers unlocked the stories of a long full life -- stories Chabon says he'd never heard before.

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Boston's Scholz took his time finishing band's lone No. 1 song

"Amanda" was Boston's first and only No. 1 hit. The song was on their third album, which took Boston leader Tom Scholz seven years to complete.
by MPR News Staff

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How technology helped Martin Luther change Christianity

How technology helped Martin Luther change Christianity

As the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's 95 Theses approaches, an exhibit at MIA shows how Luther's treatise against the Catholic church spread, before the advent of modern communications.
by Tom Gjelten

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'Musicians don't retire': A Tribe Called Quest on the work ahead

'Musicians don't retire': A Tribe Called Quest on the work ahead

The death this year of a founding member means that the group's long-delayed new album may really be its last. But as Q-Tip and Jarobi White put it, "Musicians don't retire."

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Tribes revive indigenous crops, and the traditions that go with them

Tribes revive indigenous crops, and the traditions that go with them

Members of some Native American tribes are hoping to revive their food and farming traditions by planting the kinds of indigenous crops their ancestors once grew.
by Grant Gerlock

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