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A cookbook for healthy eating -- in prison

A cookbook for healthy eating -- in prison

Behind bars, it takes ingenuity, other prisoners and a little help from the commissary to approximate a proper diet. That's what rapper Prodigy of hip-hop's Mobb Deep learned after going to prison.
by Tove Danovich

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A modern version of Beethoven hit No. 1 40 years ago

A modern version of Beethoven hit No. 1 40 years ago

Walter Murphy, a classically trained pianist, says he was inspired by two pop hits that were adapted from the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.

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Growing up as a bank robber's daughter in 'Bandit'

Growing up as a bank robber's daughter in 'Bandit'

Kids eventually realize their parents are real people, says author Molly Brodak. But in her new memoir, she talks about another sort of realization: That her father was dishonest, and a criminal.

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Beard's jumper lifts Sparks over Lynx in Game 1

Beard's jumper lifts Sparks over Lynx in Game 1

In a championship series filled with stars, Alana Beard sometimes can get lost with so much attention on Minnesota's four Olympians and the two MVPs in Los Angeles.
by Associated Press

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Photos: Record-breaking marathon finish by Dominic Ondoro

Photos: Record-breaking marathon finish by Dominic Ondoro

Kenyan Dominic Ondoro breaks 30-year-old Twin Cities marathon course record.

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The WNBA Finals year 20: Minnesota Lynx vs Los Angeles Sparks

The WNBA Finals year 20: Minnesota Lynx vs Los Angeles Sparks

Minnesota Lynx and Los Angeles Sparks meet in Game 1 of the WNBA finals on Sunday. The game will be played under a new format, where the Lynx will be playing their fifth finals in the last six years.
by Tom Goldman

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Ask a bookseller: Country Bookshelf in Bozeman, Mont.

Ask a bookseller: Country Bookshelf in Bozeman, Mont.

Debut novelists don't always get the respect they deserve, but bookseller Carson Evans is a fan of first-timers. Her fall book pick is "The Mothers" by Brit Bennett.
by Tracy Mumford

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Cuba is a dream that doesn't let go in 'The Mortifications'

Cuba is a dream that doesn't let go in 'The Mortifications'

Derek Palacio's new novel follows a family who escape Cuba, leaving their political rebel patriarch behind after he refuses to go with them. When he reappears decades later, their lives come apart.
by Jason Sheehan

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A U.S. Senate candidate just dabbed at the end of a debate

A U.S. Senate candidate just dabbed at the end of a debate

U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez ended her debate against California Attorney General Kamala Harris by doing a dance move called the dab.
by Meg Anderson

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