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March 6, 2019 5:07 PM

'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek says he has pancreatic cancer

"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek said he has been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer but intends to fight the disease and keep on working.

by Associated Press

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February 13, 2019 12:00 AM

History Forum: The history of fake news in the U.S.

Professor Michelle Nickerson tells us about the centuries-long history of "fake news" in the United States.

by MPR News Staff

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February 7, 2019 6:58 AM

Interracial couples and disability-friendly emojis coming soon to smartphones

More skin tones, more kinds of bodies, and an emoji to symbolize menstruation are included in the new update. Also, a flamingo.

by Matthew S. Schwartz

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January 23, 2019 11:00 AM

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Russell Baker dies at 93

Baker made his name as a columnist for The New York Times, where he wrote thousands of columns over more than 30 years. He won one Pulitzer Prize for commentary, and another for his autobiography.

by Matthew S. Schwartz

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January 22, 2019 3:00 PM

Editor's note: Racial bias in MPR's work? We want to know

An upcoming conference aims to encourage journalists to examine their own racial biases and assumptions. MPR is part of that effort and is taking a deep look now at its own newsroom.

by Nancy Cassutt

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January 10, 2019 6:15 AM

'Baby Shark' has crashed into the pop charts. How did it get there?

The uber-viral children's song "Baby Shark" landed in the top 40 of the Billboard charts this week, years after it debuted on YouTube.

by Joshua Bote

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December 11, 2018 7:31 AM

'Guardians and War on Truth' named Time's Person of the Year

The group is made up of four journalists and a newspaper that Time says "are representatives of a broader fight by countless others around the world."

by The Associated Press

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December 6, 2018 5:54 AM

'Baby, It's Cold Outside,' seen as sexist, frozen out by radio stations

Programmers have banned the song after fielding listener complaints that the song is offensive, only to face a backlash against that decision.

by Amy Held

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November 26, 2018 7:18 AM

Digging deep into local news, a small newspaper in rural Oregon is thriving

In far eastern Oregon, a small weekly newspaper is bucking an industry trend. The Malheur Enterprise was languishing, but recently it's won several national awards and circulation is surging.

by Tom Goldman

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November 19, 2018 8:44 AM

White House again threatens Acosta's pass

After a federal judge ordered that Jim Acosta's credentials be temporarily restored Friday, the White House sent Acosta a letter saying they had made the "preliminary decision" to suspend his pass when the judge's order expires.

by The Associated Press

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