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Lifestyle

Chocolate exhibit opens at Minnesota History Center

MPR's Marianne Combs explores chocolate's rich history and modern industrial reality with exhibition developer Gretchen Baker and local chocolatier B.T. McElrath.

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Risky behavior, self-control, and reverse psychology

Recent research on distracted driving shows that laws against texting and cell phone use may not have any effect. Midmorning asks why we're tempted to make risky decisions instead of doing the right thing.

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Minnesota duck hunting season opens Saturday

As Minnesota duck hunters prepare for Saturday's season opener, safety experts are reminding them to pack something that could save their lives.

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Grammar rocks

If music is a language, its lyrics are flying in the face of the rules of English grammar. Midmorning explores the grammatical slip-ups that make popular music great, but still irk the experts.
by Mark Wheat

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Portions of I-35E closed this weekend for bridge removal

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will close several miles of Interstate 35E near the northern suburbs of Little Canada and Vadnais Heights on Saturday and Sunday.
by Dan Olson

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Record low traffic deaths in Minnesota, but problems remain on rural highways

Record low traffic deaths in Minnesota, but problems remain on rural highways

Minnesota is on track to see the lowest number of traffic deaths since the 1940s and many credit stronger seat belt laws and crackdowns on impaired driving.

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Ideas From Aspen: Living Digitally

Ideas From Aspen: Living Digitally

Twitter, smart phones, iPads. What's next in the digital revolution, and how is technology reshaping our lives? Marketplace Host Kai Ryssdal talks with some of the brains behind the tech revolution. Ryssdal presents highlights from the 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival conversations about living digitally.

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Your photos: Minnesota skies

Your photos: Minnesota skies

Spectacular scenes from the skies across Minnesota.

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Another research bear killed in Minn.

The death of a second research bear in northeastern Wisconsin has drawn hundreds of posts on a Facebook page dedicated to the bear's sister.

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Officials say booster seat effective in keeping kids safe

State officials say the booster seat law Minnesota enacted last year is making a noticeable impact in passenger safety on the state's roads.
by Tim Nelson

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