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That's not a real word ... or is it? A spelling bee quiz

That's not a real word ... or is it? A spelling bee quiz

The metro's best student spellers will face off on Sunday at the regional spelling bee sponsored by Minnesota Public Radio. Test your skills: Can you spot real words from fake ones?
by Nancy Yang

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If you set high expectations for your marriage, is it doomed?

If you set high expectations for your marriage, is it doomed?

People often expect a great many things out of a marriage. That can work if spouses are pragmatic about what they're really able to deliver on, a study finds.
by Nancy Shute

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Appetites: Why leave L.A.?

Appetites: Why leave L.A.?

Thomas Kim, co-owner and chef of The Rabbit Hole, had success with several restaurants in Los Angeles, but he moved to Minneapolis anyway. Why?
by Tom Crann

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Bachelor Farmer, Heartland chefs land James Beard nominations

Bachelor Farmer, Heartland chefs land James Beard nominations

Paul Berglund of The Bachelor Farmer in Minneapolis and Lenny Russo of Heartland Restaurant & Farm Direct Market in St. Paul made the final cut in the Best Chef: Midwest category.
by Nancy Yang

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Why boredom drives us nuts

Why boredom drives us nuts

We've all been there: bored in class, bored at work, bored in standstill traffic -- even astronauts get bored. But why do we find boredom so unbearable?
by Shankar Vedantam and Maggie Penman

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DNR's EagleCam just got cuter: 3 eaglets now visible

DNR's EagleCam just got cuter: 3 eaglets now visible

Forget that work you have to do (for a little bit at least) and instead feast your eyes on three recently hatched bald eaglets.
by Nancy Yang

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Can 'Slow Fish' help save America's small-scale fishermen?

Can 'Slow Fish' help save America's small-scale fishermen?

An event in New Orleans this weekend highlighted the wealth of seafood the Americas have to offer -- and the endangered state of the small fishers who catch it.
by Eve Troeh

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Is Facebook fading?

Is Facebook fading?

In December of last year Facebook reported having 1.04 billion active users daily. However, it's estimated that about one million teens a year are opting for other forms of social media.

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Forget the red sports car. The midlife crisis is a myth

Forget the red sports car. The midlife crisis is a myth

The midlife crisis is entrenched in American popular culture, but mostly, it doesn't exist in more than a mere 10 percent of the population. Here, five ways we misunderstand midlife.
by Barbara Bradley Hagerty

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Gunmen assault tourist hotels in Ivory Coast, killing at least 14

Gunmen assault tourist hotels in Ivory Coast, killing at least 14

The attack on a beach resort popular with Westerners has been claimed by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, according to SITE. Ivory Coast's president says the six gunmen have been killed.

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