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Toxic. Sour. Atomic. Why we love to hate gross candy

Toxic. Sour. Atomic. Why we love to hate gross candy

Why does it seem like so many candies are trending toward the mouth-manglingly sour and the exuberantly repulsive, with names like Sour Smog Balls, gummy brains and oozing eyeballs, rotten egg or barf-flavored Jelly Belly jelly beans?
by Nadia Berenstein

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More Americans head into the wild unprepared for ... the wild

More Americans head into the wild unprepared for ... the wild

It's easier now to find places to hike and camp, but rescuers say people are showing up in wildlands unprepared, without the right equipment or skills.
by Brian Mann

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Amid GMO strife, food industry vies for public trust in CRISPR technology

Mushrooms that don't brown? Pigs resistant to diseases? Though the process does not introduce foreign genetic material into food or livestock, getting consumers to buy in will be an uphill battle.
by Kristofor Husted

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Hall's Island facelift brings new water access to NE Mpls.

Hall's Island facelift brings new water access to NE Mpls.

The $6.7 million restoration of a Mississippi River island that disappeared to make room for a lumber company's expansion will begin in November.
by Emma Sapong

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Canadian motorist fined $118 for singing while driving

Canadian motorist fined $118 for singing while driving

Montreal police ticketed Taoufik Moalla for screaming in public. But Moalla says he was doing nothing more than singing along to C+C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)."

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DNR expects kills to jump during 2017 MN deer hunting season

DNR expects kills to jump during 2017 MN deer hunting season

Three years of "conservative" deer hunting regulations together with three relatively mild winters will mean lots of deer to hunt this fall in Minnesota, state conservation officials said Monday.
by MPR News Staff

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Appetites: Want to try Native American cooking? Start with cookies

Appetites: Want to try Native American cooking? Start with cookies

Chef Sean Sherman says those looking to try authentic Native American dishes should pay attention to where the ingredients come from. And those hoping to cook something on their own should start simple, with these sunflower cookies.
by MPR News Staff

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