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Iconic Palmer’s Bar in Minneapolis announces it will close in September

Iconic Palmer’s Bar in Minneapolis announces it will close in September

The 119-year-old Minneapolis gathering place and music venue Palmer’s Bar announced on social media late Wednesday that its final day of business will be Sept. 14. Palmer’s dates back to 1906.
by MPR News Staff

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Radio Camp 2025 explores the work of Loft Literary Center writers and those who support them

Radio Camp 2025 explores the work of Loft Literary Center writers and those who support them

Radio Camp this year focused on writers of fiction, poetry and memoir and the Minneapolis center where many teach. The Loft Literary Center offered interviewees so high school students could learn to research, interview and produce radio stories.
by MPR News Staff

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‘Jurassic World’ needed a restart. Steven Spielberg knew who to call

‘Jurassic World’ needed a restart. Steven Spielberg knew who to call

In the 32 years since penning “Jurassic Park,” Wisconsin native David Koepp has established himself as one of Hollywood’s top screenwriters not through the boundlessness of his imagination but by his expertise in limiting it.
by The Associated Press

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Paramount to reach a $16 million settlement over Trump’s CBS lawsuit

Paramount to reach a $16 million settlement over Trump’s CBS lawsuit

Paramount Global will pay $16 million to settle President Trump’s lawsuit over 60 Minutes’ interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris — a lawsuit that many legal experts considered spurious.
by David Folkenflik

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Judge OKs sale of 23andMe — and its trove of DNA data — to a nonprofit led by its founder

Judge OKs sale of 23andMe — and its trove of DNA data — to a nonprofit led by its founder

The DNA data of millions of people who used 23andMe’s services won’t be sold to a pharmaceutical company. A bankruptcy judge greenlighted the sale of the remnants of the firm, including its wealth of genetic data, to a nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki.
by John Ruwitch

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St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center will now be Grand Casino Arena

St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center will now be Grand Casino Arena

The downtown St. Paul hockey arena hosts NHL and PWHL games, concerts and several state high school championship tournaments.
by Peter Cox

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Canada ditches digital tax after tariff threat from Trump

Canada ditches digital tax after tariff threat from Trump

Canada scrapped a digital services tax that would have hit U.S. tech companies such as Google and Amazon after President Trump halted trade talks and threatened higher tariffs on Canadian imports.
by Scott Horsley

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The challenges of opening and running a restaurant

The challenges of opening and running a restaurant

MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about what it takes to start and manage a restaurant — and keep it open.
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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General Mills reports lower sales and profit this quarter

General Mills reports lower sales and profit this quarter

The maker of well-known products like Lucky Charms, Cheerios and Bisquick reported lower sales and profit in its fiscal fourth quarter and for its fiscal year.
by Chris Farrell

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Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91

Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91

Moyers' career ranged from youthful Baptist minister to deputy director of the Peace Corps, from Johnson’s press secretary to newspaper publisher, senior news analyst for “The CBS Evening News” and chief correspondent for “CBS Reports.”
by The Associated Press

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