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Stories from February 9, 2019

Defying parents, a teen decides to get vaccinated

Defying parents, a teen decides to get vaccinated

Ethan Lindenberger had never received vaccines for diseases like polio or measles because his mom is anti-vaccine. Now he's 18, and he's finally getting his shots.
by Amanda Morris

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A house with a horse? Of course, of course

A house with a horse? Of course, of course

Police in a Twin Cities suburb likely were a bit skeptical Friday when they received a report of a horse in a basement. But sure enough, that's exactly what they found.
by Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Two die in head-on crash along icy highway in SE Minnesota

Two people died Friday when their pickup truck collided with a semi head-on amid icy conditions along U.S. Highway 61 in southeast Minnesota.
by MPR News Staff

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Dogs have their day: AKC dog museum opens in New York City

Dogs have their day: AKC dog museum opens in New York City

Located on Bark, er, Park Avenue in midtown Manhattan, the museum's collection includes a terracotta dog paw print that dates back to the Roman empire, a dog-pulled cart from the Victorian era and an extensive array of canine fine art.
by Amanda Morris

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Minnesota sex offender program guard accused of sex with patient

A security guard at the Minnesota Sex Offender Treatment Program in St. Peter is accused of having a sexual relationship with a patient.

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Vonn to go 'full throttle' in last race of her career

Vonn to go 'full throttle' in last race of her career

Anyone expecting Lindsey Vonn to take it easy in her last race should think again. "I'm just going to go full throttle," the Minnesota native said of Sunday's downhill.
by Associated Press

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Stage set for Klobuchar's 'major announcement' in Minneapolis

Stage set for Klobuchar's 'major announcement' in Minneapolis

The stage is set for U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar's "major announcement" on Sunday at a public gathering at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis. It's widely expected that Klobuchar will join the crowded field of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.
by MPR News Staff

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Warren makes presidential bid official with call for change

Warren makes presidential bid official with call for change

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren made her bid for the presidency official on Saturday in this working-class city, grounding her 2020 campaign in a populist call to fight economic inequality and build "an America that works for everyone."
by Associated Press

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Sunday snow update; heavy snow is possible Monday night and Tuesday

Sunday snow update; heavy snow is possible Monday night and Tuesday

We really don’t need another batch of snow right now, but it’s on the way. Much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have snow on Sunday, which should taper off west to east later in the day. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential snow pattern Sunday and…
by Ron Trenda

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How to demand a medical breakthrough: lessons from the AIDS fight

How to demand a medical breakthrough: lessons from the AIDS fight

When the AIDS crisis started in the 1980s, the official response was tepid. Then activists channeled their anger into into one of the most effective protest movements in recent history.
by Nurith Aizenman

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Ohio city makes Election Day a paid holiday -- by swapping out Columbus Day

Ohio city makes Election Day a paid holiday -- by swapping out Columbus Day

Officials have been "thinking a lot about voter access and democracy," says City Manager Eric Wobser, "and so we thought it was a really natural switch."

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Bobbie Gentry's 'The Delta Sweete' gets a much-belated tribute

Bobbie Gentry's 'The Delta Sweete' gets a much-belated tribute

Back in 1967, Bobbie Gentry sang a haunting ode to young love and sad endings in the deep South called "Ode to Billie Joe." A year later, Gentry released a country-rock opera, "The Delta Sweete." It hardly sold at all — but has since become a cult classic.
by Ned Wharton

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Snow returns Sunday; we could see a lot of snow on Tuesday

Snow returns Sunday; we could see a lot of snow on Tuesday

Temperatures will be cold today, but winds will be reasonable. There’s plenty of snow cover all across Minnesota right now, which is great for cross-country skiers, snowmobilers and kids with sleds. Temperature trends Saturday afternoon highs should reach the single-digits above zero in most of northern and central Minnesota, with some lower teens in the…
by Ron Trenda

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'Enchantee' casts a delightful spell

'Enchantee' casts a delightful spell

Gita Trelease's new novel follows a young woman trying to support her family in Paris on the eve of the French Revolution, using trickery and a little real magic to disguise herself as an aristocrat.
by Caitlyn Paxson

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In 'The Night Tiger,' fantastic beasts of colonial Malaysia

In 'The Night Tiger,' fantastic beasts of colonial Malaysia

Yangsze Choo's second novel features a disembodied finger, Chinese dancehalls of the 1930s and weretigers. For the author, it's a book of parallel worlds: the supernatural and the real.

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2nd accuser comes forward against Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax

2nd accuser comes forward against Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax

Meredith Watson alleged Friday that Fairfax raped her in 2000, while they were students at Duke University. This is the second sexual assault allegation against Fairfax in the span of a week.
by Colin Dwyer

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