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Control your alcohol intake by asking for a different glass

Control your alcohol intake by asking for a different glass

Downed a few too many drinks at the office happy hour? The shape of the glass may be at fault - at least in part - for encouraging drinkers to overindulge.

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Leaves begin to change color in Minn.

Leaves begin to change color in Minn.

The Department of Natural Resources has started updating its fall color reports and maps at noon every Thursday.

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Are today's Millennials the 'screwed generation'?

Are today's Millennials the 'screwed generation'?

Writer Joel Kotkin claims today's millennial generation is getting the short end of the stick. Kotkin speaks about his Newsweek/Daily Beast article on what he calls the "screwed generation."

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State Fair attendance 2nd largest ever

State Fair attendance 2nd largest ever

This year's Minnesota State Fair was the second biggest of all time, according to attendance numbers released by the fair Monday.
by Tim Nelson

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Ale to the chief: White House releases beer recipe

Ale to the chief: White House releases beer recipe

Beer lovers, the secret is out. The White House has made public the recipe for two homemade beers that have become an object of fascination for beer drinkers everywhere.

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Wading pools in Mpls. stay open

Given the hot weather, Minneapolis residents will get a few extra days to splash around in 32 wading pools scattered across the city.
by Curtis Gilbert

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State Fair moments in motion

State Fair moments in motion

This is a look at some moments at this year's Minnesota State Fair through a format called the cinemagraph. These animated GIFs are made by combining video and still photos, isolating selective movements in each frame.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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What happens to the Princess Kay butter heads after the Fair?

What happens to the Princess Kay butter heads after the Fair?

With the State Fair ending Monday, you only have a few more days to go to the Dairy Building to see the butter princesses inside the rotating cooler, having their likeness carved into 90 pounds of butter. What happens to those butter heads when the Fair ends?
by Tom Weber

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The crowds, noise, traffic - outside the fair

The crowds, noise, traffic - outside the fair

The people who live near the State Fair's main entrance have mixed feelings about life in their Falcon Heights neighborhood during the Great Minnesota Get-Together. For 12 days each year, more than a million people flock to the fair. There are the crowds, the noise, the garbage - and that's outside the fair.
by Jessica Mador

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