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March 13, 2018 9:52 AM

$60M later, former Minnesota Timberwolves player is broke

Joe Smith earned $61 million dollars during his playing career, CNBC says. He's living paycheck to paycheck and has $157,000 in debt.

by Bob Collins

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March 13, 2018 9:27 AM

TV reporter attacked during live broadcast

"Can we just stop with this already though?! It’s not funny anymore," the San Diego reporter said.

by Bob Collins

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March 13, 2018 7:22 AM

Best Buy’s return policy: good for algorithms, bad for customers

A Wall Street Journal report shows Best Buy and other retail chains are alienating legitimate customers as they chase down the fraction of store returns that are considered fraudulent.

by Bob Collins

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March 13, 2018 5:59 AM

Fear not thy smart speaker

If there's one thing that radio listeners -- and some radio employees, too, I've noticed -- don't like, it's the advancing technology that allows us access to information on demand, even if it provides an opportunity to stem the decline of radio as a relevant medium.

by Bob Collins

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March 13, 2018 3:22 AM

What good is being informed?

Journalists haven't yet figured out how to properly report on politics in American in 2018. News organizations report 'fake news' because politicians are making fake news and their job is to report what politicians are doing. And what politicians are doing is distracting, misinforming, and deceiving the nation.

by Bob Collins

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March 13, 2018 2:00 AM

She was paralyzed. Then her husband left her. Now she’s in the Olympics

Marie Wright, Canada's lead for the women's wheelchair curling team at the the Paralympic Games in South Korea, is ostensibly talking about curling here but is really offering a life lesson. One rock at a time.

by Bob Collins

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March 13, 2018 1:00 AM

What’s on MPR News today? 3/13/18

Here are the topics and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.

by Bob Collins

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March 12, 2018 9:57 AM

Smartphone maker wants you to stop using its product so much

Motorola has spent a lot of money trying to get you addicted to your smartphone. It's worked splendidly; people are spending most of their days looking at their phone. So color us skeptical about a new series of ads from the tech giant lamenting that what they wanted to happen happened.

by Bob Collins