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For dying cats and dogs, a last loving goodbye

For dying cats and dogs, a last loving goodbye

Terminally ill and elderly animals have little hope of adoption, but there's a network of Twin Cities pet hospice volunteers dedicated to making sure vulnerable cats and dogs are loved as their lives end.
by Nancy Yang

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Strategies for happiness in life

Aspen Ideas Festival: Strategies for happiness in life

Arthur Brooks is a classical musician and a behavioral economist. He ties together philosophy, art, music, social science and neuroscience to suggest ways you can find happiness and success in every stage of life.
by MPR News Staff

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The story behind this bagpiper's tune

The story behind this bagpiper's tune

The rites of a formal funeral for a fallen law enforcement officer are solemn and time honored. And one Minnesota piper has made the tradition his own.
by Tim Nelson

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All-plant Impossible Burger and its 'blood' are safe, FDA says

All-plant Impossible Burger and its 'blood' are safe, FDA says

The Impossible Burger, a plant-based patty sold across Minnesota that mimics cow meat's bleeding, got the federal Food and Drug Administration's blessing this week
by Cody Nelson

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What Friday's extra-long lunar eclipse can tell us about Earth

What Friday's extra-long lunar eclipse can tell us about Earth

The moon will turn orange or even red. And the eclipse -- expected to be the longest this century -- will be best to see in eastern and southern Africa, the Middle East, eastern Europe and south Asia.

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Appetites: Tomatoes and garlic to look for at the farmers market

Appetites: Tomatoes and garlic to look for at the farmers market

Appetites regular, and author of "Minnesota's Bounty: The Farmers Market Cookbook," Beth Dooley joined Tom Crann to discuss her favorite things to pick up at your local farmers market.
by Tom Crann

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IQ2 debate: Social media is good for democracy?

IQ2 debate: Social media is good for democracy?

An Intelligence Squared debate: Is social media good for democracy?
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota DNR releases first comprehensive deer management plan

Minnesota DNR releases first comprehensive deer management plan

After two years and hundreds of public comments, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources biologists have released their first ever comprehensive statewide deer management plan.
by John Enger

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National Press Club broadcast: Gretchen Carlson

National Press Club broadcast: Gretchen Carlson

Journalist, author, former Miss America and advocate Gretchen Carlson is best known today because of her sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, which helped to open the #MeToo floodgates.
by MPR News Staff

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