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It's easier to call a fact a fact when it's one you like, study finds

It's easier to call a fact a fact when it's one you like, study finds

The Pew Research Center looked at Americans' ability to identify factual statements as opposed to opinion statements. Success rates varied significantly, they found -- and partisan bias played a role.

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Billboards seek new clues to TV anchor's 1995 disappearance

Billboards seek new clues to TV anchor's 1995 disappearance

Billboards are going up around Mason City, Iowa, asking the public for clues in the long-unsolved disappearance of Minnesota native Jodi Huisentruit.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Twin Cities provides a tale of newspaper woe and redemption

Twin Cities provides a tale of newspaper woe and redemption

The region retains two daily newspapers: One, a media darling owned by a Minnesota billionaire who has invested in the paper; the other, owned by a New York hedge fund that industry-watchers contend is more interested in reaping profit than retaining reporters.
by Tom Weber

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Parting Thoughts: Martha Sawyer Allen left indelible mark on Minn. journalism

Martha Sawyer Allen was a formidable and fearless reporter. She died last month after a long career covering religion at the Star Tribune, where she helped found the award-winning Faith and Values section.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Sowing chaos: Russia's disinformation war

Sowing chaos: Russia's disinformation war

An exploration of Russia's longtime, and ongoing, disinformation and propaganda campaigns which are intended to sow chaos in Europe and the United States.
by MPR News Staff

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Comic Michelle Wolf responds to backlash: 'I'm glad I stuck to my guns'

Comic Michelle Wolf responds to backlash: 'I'm glad I stuck to my guns'

Though critics argued that the comedian's barbed monologue at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner was too pointed, Wolf stands by her set: "I wouldn't change a single word."
by Terry Gross

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Comedian faces criticism after controversial remarks at DC gala

Comedian faces criticism after controversial remarks at DC gala

Twitter was abuzz after the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, with several political journalists sounding off on comedian Michelle Wolf's routine and soul-searching about the event.
by Martina Stewart

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