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Historic St. Paul house to be deconstructed, preserved in public-private deal

Historic St. Paul house to be deconstructed, preserved in public-private deal

Plans are in the works to take apart and eventually rebuild St. Paul’s historic Justus Ramsey House at a different site on West Seventh Street. The agreement, which includes public money, came after a judge on Tuesday halted the building’s demolition.
by MPR News Staff

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Historic St. Paul house, facing demolition, wins reprieve

Historic St. Paul house, facing demolition, wins reprieve

The Justus Ramsey House on West Seventh Street dates back to the 1850s and has ties to Minnesota’s first territorial governor and St. Paul’s Black community. A judge’s temporary restraining order Tuesday stopped the building’s destruction.
by Peter Cox and Kerem Yücel

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Author Katie Hickman on the women of the American West

Author Katie Hickman on the women of the American West

Old West mythology is full of dust-covered cowboys, lonesome gun slingers and gold-seeking prospectors. But if you only know the men’s side of the story, you only know part of it.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Norway archaeologists find 'world's oldest runestone'

Norway archaeologists find 'world's oldest runestone'

Archaeologists in Norway say the inscriptions are up to 2,000 years old and date back to the earliest days of the enigmatic history of runic writing.
by The Associated Press

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Alan Page brings back 'Testify' exhibit to spark conversations on race

Alan Page brings back 'Testify' exhibit to spark conversations on race

Alan Page is again sharing his popular and provocative exhibit of African American art and artifacts with the public. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the former Minnesota Supreme Court justice and his daughter about the importance of remembering America’s painful racist history.
by Angela Davis, Maja Beckstrom and Nicole Johnson

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Here's what 2023 has in store, as predicted by experts in 1923

Here's what 2023 has in store, as predicted by experts in 1923

A researcher collected century-old newspaper clippings with predictions in fields ranging from public health to beauty to transportation. Some have proven more accurate than others.
by Rachel Treisman

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Trailblazing journalist Barbara Walters has died at 93

Trailblazing journalist Barbara Walters has died at 93

Over more than a half century, the driven celebrity journalist built one of the most remarkable careers in TV news. She was 93.
by David Folkenflik

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Jonathan, the world's oldest tortoise, marks his 190th with fanfare and salad cake

Jonathan, the world's oldest tortoise, marks his 190th with fanfare and salad cake

While Jonathan's exact birthday is unknown, it's estimated he was born in 1832 — before the first photograph of a person and the first postage stamp. He's getting lots of well-wishes on St. Helena.
by Rachel Treisman

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