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An asteroid gets its close-up as Geminids light up the sky

An asteroid gets its close-up as Geminids light up the sky

This week, the skywatchers will experience a flashy double feature: The Geminid meteor shower -- one of the year's best -- will coincide with an unusually close encounter by an asteroid.

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Birders aflutter over snowy owl 'irruption'

Birders aflutter over snowy owl 'irruption'

Every few years there are so called "irruptions" of snowy owls to Minnesota and other northern states, when the majestic raptors flock south from the Arctic tundra. This winter's could be an especially big one.
by Dan Kraker

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'Alternative facts' remark tops 2017 list of notable quotes

'Alternative facts' remark tops 2017 list of notable quotes

The use of the term "alternative facts" by Kellyanne Conway, an adviser to President Trump, tops a Yale Law School librarian's list of the most notable quotes of 2017.
by The Associated Press

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Love it or loathe it, Minnesota's lutefisk tradition lives on

Love it or loathe it, Minnesota's lutefisk tradition lives on

The taste, the texture, and the smell of lutefisk are legendary ... for being repulsive. Still, every Christmas season, Lutheran churches across Minnesota serve thousands of platefuls of the Scandinavian dish -- even if the legions of lutefisk lovers are dwindling.
by Dan Kraker

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'Millennials': Be careful how we use this label

'Millennials': Be careful how we use this label

The Wall Street Journal announced that it would consider how it uses the term "millennial." Linguist Ben Zimmer weighs in on whether this term has painted a whole generation with too broad a brush.
by Michel Martin

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Minnesota, Fond du Lac tribe formalize rights to hunt, fish

While an agreement has been in place for decades, Gov. Mark Dayton and tribal chairman Keven Dupuis say a memorandum of understanding filed Friday reinforces practices already in place.
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MnDOT: I-694 in Oakdale expected to reopen Saturday

MnDOT: I-694 in Oakdale expected to reopen Saturday

After a water main break left a washout that closed a stretch of I-694, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced on Twitter that the interstate should reopen Saturday.
by MPR News Staff

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Appetites: What makes good comfort food?

Appetites: What makes good comfort food?

With the cold weather upon us, now is the time of year Minnesotans turn to comfort food to help fight off the winter chill. Cook book author Teresa Marrone has some suggestions on dishes that will help you stay warm.
by Steven John

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