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Eric Schlosser: US came close to nuclear disaster in 1960's

Eric Schlosser: US came close to nuclear disaster in 1960's

Investigative journalist Eric Schlosser explores America's history struggling to control the most dangerous machines ever built-- nuclear weapons. He says we've been on the edge of catastrophe since this technology was invented. Eric Schlosser spoke about his new book, "Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety," as part of the Club Book series in St. Paul.

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Boy on bike hit by teen driver, dies

Isanti County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Chris Caulk said the boy was riding his bike near the airport in Cambridge Township when he was struck.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Scientists doubt N. Dakota oil spill estimates

Scientists doubt N. Dakota oil spill estimates

Scientists who helped calculate oil spilled from a broken BP well into the Gulf of Mexico are questioning the methodology used to estimate the amount of crude that recently leaked from a ruptured pipeline into a wheat field in northwestern North Dakota.

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Man sets himself on fire on the National Mall

A fire official says a man has been flown to the hospital after setting himself on fire on the National Mall.

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Mom: Woman killed in DC chase was depressed

Mom: Woman killed in DC chase was depressed

The mother of a Connecticut woman who was shot to death by police after a car chase that began when she tried to breach a barrier at the White House said her daughter suffered from post-partum depression.

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Deadly deer vs. car crashes on pace to set record

DPS says seven people have been killed in deer-motorcycle accidents so far in 2013. That matches the record number of fatal deer-motorcycle accidents in 2008.

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St. Paul chemical spill prompts evacuation

St. Paul chemical spill prompts evacuation

St. Paul Fire Marshal Steve Zaccard said that a janitor had accidentally mixed chlorine and sulfuric acid and the mixture gave of a toxic cloud.
by Tim Nelson

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Dozens injured in Chicago-area CTA train crash

Two Chicago Transit Authority trains crashed at a station west of the city injuring as many as four dozen.

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4 dead after Le Sueur County crash

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash happened about 10 p.m. Friday and involved a sports utility and car about four miles west of Montgomery in Le Sueur County.

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A year after Accent Signage shootings, debate shifts from gun control to mental health

A year after Accent Signage shootings, debate shifts from gun control to mental health

After the deadliest workplace shooting in Minnesota history, legislators tried and failed to pass stricter gun laws. However, they did approve measures to keep people with mental illness from acquiring firearms and to fund mental health treatment programs.
by Brandt Williams

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