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Minnesota News

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What is your reaction to Tay, Microsoft’s AI chat-bot that learned to be racist?

Microsoft’s newly launched A.I.-powered bot called Tay, which was responding to tweets and chats on GroupMe and Kik, has already been shut down due to concerns with its inability to recognize when it was making offensive or racist statements.
by MPR News Staff

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Hebda named archbishop of Twin Cities archdiocese

Hebda named archbishop of Twin Cities archdiocese

Bernard Hebda will be keeping his job running the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. He takes over May 13 as the next archbishop.
by Tim Nelson and Riham Feshir

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Bloomington cops: Police fire killed man in 2015 incident

Bloomington police confirmed that their officers fired the shots that killed a 24-year-old man last year and that he did not kill himself.
by Tim Nelson

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Do you support the reopening of a private prison in Appleton?

Legislators should be talking about closing prisons, not opening more, said the Rev. Brian Herron of the faith-based coalition group ISAIAH.
by MPR News Staff

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Commercial shipping season underway in Twin Ports

The Duluth Seaway Port Authority says the Edwin H. Gott left the Twin Ports early Tuesday and is en route to Two Harbors for a load of iron ore.
by The Associated Press

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Globetrotters in Minnesota, still playing after 90 years

Globetrotters in Minnesota, still playing after 90 years

The Harlem Globetrotters have been playing for 90 years. Their first of four stops in Minnesota is Tuesday in Bemidji.
by John Enger

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Warm weather brings Minnesota bears out early, DNR warns

Warm weather brings Minnesota bears out early, DNR warns

State conservation officials say they're already getting bear calls because of the early spring. They're urging Minnesotans who live near bear territory to check their property for food sources that could attract the critters.
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Authorities ID man killed by Burnsville cops in McDonald's lot

The man shot to death by Burnsville police last week has been identified as 38-year-old Map Kong of Chaska. The medical examiner said Kong died of multiple gunshot wounds.
by Laura Yuen

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In Minneapolis, bellying up for ... tap water

In Minneapolis, bellying up for ... tap water

The concept, developed by two Minnesota artists, started as pop-ups across the country, ranging from an event at a North Carolina artists' space to a waterfront fundraiser in Chicago.
by The Associated Press

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