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April 10, 2019 11:17 AM

Black hole photographed; What did you do today?

Katie Bouman was in high school in Indiana when she first learned about the Event Horizon Telescope. As a doctoral student at MIT, she helped in the creation of an algorithm that helped devise imaging methods to piece together data from the system.

by Bob Collins

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April 10, 2019 9:48 AM

1,000 Words: The presidential eye

This is a pretty incredible photograph from Associated Press White House photograph Pablo Martinez Monsivais.

by Bob Collins

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April 10, 2019 6:54 AM

Coffee with an old blogger

WordPress was down for most of the morning, so I couldn't give you the benefit of my usual routine in the morning. Instead, I just went live on Facebook while I read the paper. Boring, I know, but this is gestational character of NewsCut.

by Bob Collins

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April 10, 2019 6:28 AM

How not to play outfield

Let (s)he who has never had a day like St. Louis Cardinals' outfielder Marcell Ozuna had last evening cast the first stone.

by Bob Collins

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April 10, 2019 5:48 AM

The people who shouldn’t be driving

An 18-year-old girl in St. Peter has proven that she does not deserve to drive a motor vehicle on Minnesota roads, based on a report from the Minnesota State Patrol on Facebook today. Not now. Perhaps, not ever.

by Bob Collins

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April 10, 2019 1:00 AM

What’s on MPR News – 4/10/19

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

by Bob Collins

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April 9, 2019 10:39 AM

Here’s the perfect beer ad

When's the last time you cried because of a beer ad? Today.

by Bob Collins

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April 9, 2019 10:03 AM

We’re No. 6

Minneapolis-St. Paul ranked sixth in the nation of best places to live in the annual U.S. News & World report survey. Winning the whole thing would've been nice but we're just happy to be in the same company as Des Moines, Fayetville, Austin, Denver, and Colorado Springs.

by Bob Collins