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State parks offer sweet deal: maple syruping demos

Several Minnesota state parks are offering a sweet deal as spring approaches this month - maple syruping demonstrations starting Saturday.

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Oscars attracted more viewers this year

Oscars attracted more viewers this year

Early ratings show about 14% more people watched this year's Academy Awards show, compared with last year.

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'Avatar,' 'Hurt Locker' lead expanded Oscar parade

'Avatar,' 'Hurt Locker' lead expanded Oscar parade

Academy Awards voters are expected to go very big or very small on their best-picture winner at Sunday's Oscars.

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Bill stirs passions in Minn. gun debate

Gun control and gun rights advocates are ready for a clash over a bill that would require a background check on buyers of firearms at Minnesota gun shows.

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America in 2050

America in 2050

A leading expert on economic and social trends gives us his predictions for what America will look like in 2050. Joel Kotkin expects our cities and suburbs to become more densely populated, and we'll have an advantage over other countries because of our ethnic diversity.

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Infomercial king holds audition for next big thing

There wasn't a bottle of Oxiclean or a ShamWow anywhere. But there was Dawn Stephens' nifty new, all-in-one toilet-bowl-cleaning brush.

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Minn. panels look at dangers of distracted driving

Minnesota lawmakers are taking another look at the dangers of distracted driving.

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Canada Day, eh? Minn. lawmakers celebrate ties

Minnesota lawmakers are brushing aside Olympic rivalries to celebrate the state's cultural and economic ties with Canada.

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