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A new marijuana dispensary opening this week will be the closest to the Twin Cities

A new marijuana dispensary opening this week will be the closest to the Twin Cities

A new adult-use cannabis dispensary opens Thursday. It’s called The Sweetest Grass, and it will now be the closest dispensary to the Twin Cities metro. It’s 182 miles or a little more than 3 hours from downtown Minneapolis to Walker, just west of Leech Lake in Cass County.
by Clay Masters

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Step aside BMI, body composition tests are on the rise. Here's what to know

Step aside BMI, body composition tests are on the rise. Here's what to know

If you dread getting on a scale to calculate your body mass index, there’s a good reason to ignore the measure. Body composition tests are an increasingly popular way to gauge health. Here’s why they're better than BMI.
by Allison Aubrey

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Rural U.S. health care is in a crisis. We went to a Georgia town to see how people there experience it

Rural U.S. health care is in a crisis. We went to a Georgia town to see how people there experience it

Rural health care in the U.S. is facing a crisis. We visited a town in Georgia to see how some people are getting health care and to hear from providers about what they need to fix it.
by Obed Manuel, A Martinez, Milton Guevara and Adam Bearne

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What to make of the new COVID variants, FLiRT

What to make of the new COVID variants, FLiRT

Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health and former White House COVID-19 response coordinator, returned to All Things Considered to speak with host Ailsa Chang about what the new variants could bring.
by NPR Staff

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7 surprising facts about dreams — why we have them and what they mean

7 surprising facts about dreams — why we have them and what they mean

Dreaming is often misunderstood. But in a new book, a neuroscientist argues that it’s one of the most vital functions of the human brain, and just about anyone can tap into dreams’ insights.
by Andrea Muraskin

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Class of 2024 reflects on tumultuous journey from 2020 to graduation

Class of 2024 reflects on tumultuous journey from 2020 to graduation

The class of 2024 may be one of the most unique college classes. They faced both a pandemic and a racial reckoning — many just as they were beginning college and leaving home for the first time. Now, with diploma in hand, they reflect on the tumultuous journey they made to walk across the stage on graduation day.
by Josh Cobb

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