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Get pregnant by a World Cup player, get a lifetime supply of Whoppers

Get pregnant by a World Cup player, get a lifetime supply of Whoppers

In Russia, nothing sells burgers like a promotion offering free Whoppers to women who agree to get impregnated by soccer players in the World Cup. Burger King has now apologized for the promotion.
by Bob Collins

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NYT made the right call in spiking White House audio

The New York Times is under fire in some quarters for spiking an on-the-record audio interview with Stephen Miller, President's Trump's senior policy adviser.
by Bob Collins

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It’s softbrawl season in the south

Kingsport, Tennessee's athletic director wins the competition for understatement this week with this observation after a brawl broke out between parents watching their girls play softball.
by Bob Collins

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Iron Range is perfect example of how all politics is local

The Iron Range is much like America itself. No matter what is shown on TV that's happening between families seeking refuge in the United States, if the times are good in the wallet, politicians and voters can shake just about anything else off.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News? 6/20/18

Here are the stories, topics and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.
by Bob Collins

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Nation’s only air race for women makes stop in Minnesota

Nation’s only air race for women makes stop in Minnesota

Over 100 women pilots will prove today they haven't forgotten their routes or their roots. They're taking off at 8 a.m. in Sweetwater, Texas, in the 2018 Air Race classic. By nightfall, perhaps, they'll make Faribault, Minn., enroute to the finish line in Fryeburg, Maine.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News? 6/19/18

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.
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Rochester man proves T-shirts are not trivial

Rochester man proves T-shirts are not trivial

Today marks the 365th consecutive day that John Sievers has worn a different T-shirt, capping his year-long effort to draw attention to his community.
by Bob Collins

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Minn. candidate releases a dumpster fire of an ad

What's the opposite of Ronald Reagan's famous "Morning in America" campaign ad which proved that with some slick marketing, you can put lipstick on a pig? Minnesota U.S. Senate candidate Richard Painter's first campaign ad, which he released on Sunday.
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Graduate with autism gives a speech to remember

High school commencement speeches can be forgettable things. Not so this year in Plano, Texas, where Sef Scott did the honors.k
by Bob Collins

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