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Lifestyle

Hops and hatchets -- what could go wrong?

Hops and hatchets -- what could go wrong?

Bad Axe Throwing in Minneapolis will start serving beer and wine. It's safer than it sounds, say company officials.
by Brandt Williams

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Limiting screen time for your kid? It's harder than it looks

Limiting screen time for your kid? It's harder than it looks

Parents in many American households are finding the power struggles — tantrums, withdrawal and, in some cases, even school and discipline problems — difficult, especially as more kids get access to screens at younger and younger ages.
by Associated Press

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Oh, the places you'll go: Toilet signs try to help

Oh, the places you'll go: Toilet signs try to help

Using toilets is not always intuitive. That's when a sign or two can be helpful -- and sometimes hilarity-inducing.
by Melody Schreiber

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Wisconsin hunters asked to help in search for Jayme Closs

Wisconsin hunters asked to help in search for Jayme Closs

Wisconsin's firearms deer season begins Saturday, and officials are asking hunters across the state to keep an eye out for any evidence that might provide a break in the case of a missing 13-year-old girl.
by MPR News Staff

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Met Council approves Lunda/McCrossan's $800M bid for light rail project

Met Council approves Lunda/McCrossan's $800M bid for light rail project

The council Thursday unanimously approved a nearly $800 million deal with Lunda Construction and C.S. McCrossan. Met Council Chair Alene Tchourumoff noted the project has been a long time in the making.
by Martin Moylan

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'Toxic' is Oxford Dictionaries' word of 2018

'Toxic' is Oxford Dictionaries' word of 2018

The publisher's research found "the sheer scope of its application" made "toxic" stand out this year.
by Barbara Campbell

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Appetites: Swedish chef talks Nordic cooking, baking and experimenting

Appetites: Swedish chef talks Nordic cooking, baking and experimenting

Swedish chef Magnus Nilsson, author of "The Nordic Cookbook" has completed another book of recipes featuring Nordic delights, this one focusing on baked goods -- for the most part.
by Tom Crann

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Watch the Leonid meteor shower this weekend

Watch the Leonid meteor shower this weekend

Hopefully you don't have anything planned between midnight Saturday and 3 a.m. Sunday because with a clear calendar and clear skies you should be able to catch a glimpse of a few meteors.
by Ruben Kimmelman

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Sourdough hands: How bakers and bread are a microbial match

Sourdough hands: How bakers and bread are a microbial match

In Robert Dunn's new book, Never Home Alone, he explores our symbiotic relationship with food: Not only do we impact the bacteria in our food, but the microbes in our food imprint our bodies.
by Lindsay Patterson

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Netflix series features Minnesota veteran

Netflix series features Minnesota veteran

Lyle Conaway was 21 years old when he watched Joe Vittori, his comrade and fellow member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division (Reinforced), conduct a "valiant stand" against the enemy in Korea.

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