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Candy canals: Architects craft gingerbread replica of Venice

Candy canals: Architects craft gingerbread replica of Venice

A competition brought hundreds of architects, designers and engineers together to build a mini version of the Italian city out of gingerbread, candy bars, jelly beans, cereal, gummy bears and more.
by Sophia Alvarez Boyd

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Study finds 'time-restricted eating' may prompt weight loss

Study finds 'time-restricted eating' may prompt weight loss

A new study finds time-restricted eating helped overweight people who were at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes to lose about 3 percent of their body weight, reduce belly fat and feel more energetic.
by Allison Aubrey

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Big money is building a new kind of national park to protect Montana's prairie

Big money is building a new kind of national park to protect Montana's prairie

In Montana, a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur wants to create a massive, privately funded public park. Some ranchers oppose the American Prairie Reserve and say they can better conserve the land.
by Nate Hegyi

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Spirit Mountain to ask Duluth for $235K to stay afloat after canceled Snocross

Spirit Mountain to ask Duluth for $235K to stay afloat after canceled Snocross

Unless the city of Duluth agrees to provide Spirit Mountain with a $235,000 subsidy, the ski hill will have only about enough money left in its coffers to meet payroll next Friday.

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Brewing beer, breaking boundaries: People of color tap into MN’s craft business

Brewing beer, breaking boundaries: People of color tap into MN’s craft business

Craft breweries and distilleries abound in Minnesota, but few are owned by people of color. The co-owner of a new Minneapolis taproom hopes his experience helps open the door wider to diversity — and great beer.
by Brandt Williams

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Orion: Ruler of Minnesota's winter skies

Orion: Ruler of Minnesota's winter skies

The most prominent winter constellation in the southern sky is clearly visible on cold crisp winter nights.
by Paul Huttner

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Storm topples often-photographed sea stack at Tettegouche State Park

Storm topples often-photographed sea stack at Tettegouche State Park

A beloved and often-photographed sea stack along the Lake Superior shoreline of northeastern Minnesota's Tettegouche State Park has been toppled by this weekend's winter storm.
by Emily Bright

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